Comments on: Gun Training for the Tender-Hearted

By: Dan from THE INTERNET

Dan from THE INTERNET — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:02:59 +0000

I’ve not eaten meat in about 18 years. I got a CPL, I shoot regularly, and I got my NRA certifications for instructor and chief range safety officer. Oddly enough, the guy who taught my classes was also a vegetarian. We’re everywhere! And we’re just like normal people.

By: Lisanne

Lisanne — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 08:04:32 +0000

Go Marilyn! That’s awesome:)My first student was a 78 year old woman whose husband had passed and left her his pistol. She was living alone and needed the protection…so she decided to learn to shoot. By the time we were done, she took her target home and put it on her door! She was an amazing shot:)

By: Natalie

Natalie — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 06:11:23 +0000

You should be so proud of yourself! We sure are!

By: Marilyn (Grandmother)

Marilyn (Grandmother) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:36:58 +0000

This morning I had my first gun safety, handling, & shooting lesson. I love it. Was scared to death of guns; never been around guns. Have a wonderful son-in-law, a trained sniper, who is encouraging me to learn to handle a gun. Two more shooting sessions before my CHL class on Sunday. This is all new for this Grandmother and am so excited.

By: Cretia Hoefar Wilkie

Cretia Hoefar Wilkie — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 01:47:02 +0000

I guess I’m a select few. Born and raised in Texas and will probably never leave, I LOVE to hunt and do so responsibly. The meat saves us so much money year round. I grew up with guns of all kinds and my daddy put one in my hands when I was just a toddler. I married the best man ever whom became the Po-Po and has the same passion for hunting and guns that I do, probably more. That being said, I have the biggest heart and am the biggest nurturer. I love animals of most kind. I have rescued so many and would have a ton if I could afford it. I can be the most giving, caring, loving person one could know when it comes to humans and animals. I do have to say that I am a great shot that I’ve been told I got naturally, but I like to give my hubs credit for making me better with his being a Fire Arms Instructor on top of his many other titles. Oh and I have passed down that same love for hunting and shooting to our daughters.

By: Kemo Blue

Kemo Blue — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 01:16:39 +0000

“While it’s perfectly okay to be soft-hearted, to be a rescuer of creatures less fortunate, you must KNOW with all certainty that you are tough enough to shoot without hesitation when necessary. Begin with training. End with training.”
Very nice. I like that.
Sometimes we MUST be able to pull the trigger, whatever the situation. It’s good seeing someone else training with that theory. After all, we’re not trying to make killers, we’re trying to make protectors.

By: Lisanne

Lisanne — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 00:01:20 +0000

Hi Cretia:)
My daughters all hunt and they love it too! I’m perfectly okay with that. We can always use the meat. I actually shot my first buck last month. (Well…okay, so it was lying in the road because someone hit it with their car…and I was just putting it out of it’s misery…but it was still a buck! Lol!) I’m hoping that it’s the last one I have to shoot. (I know, I’m a big sap!)
We women really could take care of ourselves, couldn’t we?
I love that you say, ” I LOVE to hunt and do so responsibly.” That is awesome! I hope you have daughters, because you’re a great role model.

By: Kathy Sato

Kathy Sato — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 20:54:31 +0000

Great article. Go Cretia! I used to love to hunt and it doesn’t mean you aren’t a sensitive person! One of my friends is a Vegan and she just loves to shoot and gets a lot out of it!

By: Cyndi

Cyndi — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 17:25:58 +0000

I too, was not raised around guns except that my dad hunted. Unfortunately I was put in a situation where I needed protection so I learned how to safely operate a gun, but in the process discovered that I like the shooting sports! Now, I compete in IDPA with my husband, son and son-in-law and we have a hoot together. (Eastern term for “a lot of fun”.) However I do now carry a firearm for protection and feel very comfortable with it.

By: Sarah Jean Williams

Sarah Jean Williams — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 17:23:24 +0000

I worked as a balloon runner for one of the Alberta Mounted Shooter’s Society’s events last summer… If I had a horse, I would so love to do this!