The perfect Pacific Northwest location, Clatskanie, OR, nestled between Seattle and Portland served as our staging ground for our first Packing Pretty/Girl’s Guide to Guns NRA Basic Pistol event.

No trip to the Pacific Northwest would be complete without a coffee run. I confess, there were several, but this was one of my faves: The Albina Press in Portland is a coffee snob’s paradise.

Another Portland must-see for me was the celebrated and epically huge Powell’s City of Books. In addition to an incalculable number of books, I found (drum roll, please) bacon bandages there.  @CamEdwards of Cam and Company on NRA radio and I have had extensive conversations about Tactical Bacon so I simply had to tweet it to him.

Time to get down to business and start the class hosted by the Clatskanie Gun Club. Gotta love a range with the Second Amendment painted on the wall!

Gracie and I tag teamed the lesson, with Gracie teaching the bulk of the material. That girl is a fantastic instructor.

Enough of the class room, let’s do some shooting!

The ladies’ firearm experience ranged from first timer to fairly proficient. My favorite thing to watch is a female shooter make that leap from feeling insecure with her firearm to feeling confident and competent. We saw several ladies experience just that and it was glorious!

One of the ladies brought her pink Kimber. I always love to see pink on the firing line! It just makes everything a little more fun.

After we finished up our time in the range, we headed back to the classroom to demonstrate how to keep your firearm clean. The innovative products donated by OTIS made the gun cleaning section of the class super easy. Check out our interview with Doreen Garrett, founder of OTIS gun cleaning systems.

Gracie and I would like to extend a big THANK YOU to our sponsors (see list below) and all the ladies who participated in our NRA class and shooting event.  We hope to see *you* at the next one!

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Ladies, get your guns and join Packing Pretty™ and Girls Guide to Guns™ for a women’s weekend full of firearms and fun!

November is the season for pumpkins, hot apple cider, and turkey feasts. It’s also the season for what can be a dangerous endeavor not only on your wallet but on your health – holiday shopping.  Consider this a little pre-holiday stress “group therapy” (pun intended).

This is your chance to meet, shoot with, and learn from seasoned NRA Certified instructor Gracie from Packing Pretty™ ; as well as Natalie from Girls Guide to Guns™.

Start the weekend off with our hands-on NRA Basic Pistol Course for women. Learn the fundamentals of pistol shooting and firearm ownership while building confidence, skill, and friendships. This is a great way to introduce yourself to the world of shooting. Whether you’re a first timer, or a basic to intermediate shooter, you are sure to walk away from this class confident, empowered, and ready further pursue your life as shooter.

End the weekend on a fun and feminine note with Ladies’ Day at the range. This is a great opportunity to practice what you learned in class the day before, and meet even more women who share the same interests as you.

Seats are limited for both events, so pre-registration is required.

Pre-Registrations opening soon

NRA BASIC PISTOL COURSE

LADIES’ RANGE DAY 

Where is Clatskanie? 

Clatskanie is tiny town conveniently located about halfway between Olympia, WA and Portland, OR. Clatskanie is easily accessible (by way of Longview) from both I-5 heading North, and I-5 heading South.

Want to stay in town for both events? The Clatskanie River Inn  is only five minuets from Clatskanie Rifle & Pistol Club, and prices start at $79/night for a suite with a view of the Clatskanie river.

Hope to see you there!!

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There is a lot of bad stigma out there about gun enthusiasts. Everybody seems to assume that we are egotistical rednecks with an eagerness to shoot someone. The sad part is, this stigma came from somewhere (yes, a segment of the shooting community) , and many gun enthusiasts are not helping to correct it.

It’s really no wonder that he anti-gun people think we do not value human life. When so many people wear gun themed tee shirts with distasteful slogans, it in no way helps our cause to deflect this stigma, it instead deteriorates it.

It takes 37 muscles to frown, 17 to smile and only 3 to pull the trigger” (from Cafe Press)

“Welcome to Florida Duck Mother F***er” (from mosh-pitt.com)

“Kill ‘em all, let God sort ‘em out” (from tees_and_trinkets on ebay)

“If you can read this, you’re in range” from Cafe Press

“This is my peace symbol” (from Cafe Press)

“Heavily armed and easily pissed” (from Cafe Press)

(from cafe press)

“Warning, Trespassers will beshot. Survivors will be shot again.” (from Cafe Press)

“15 reasons to kiss my ass and one in the chamber” (from Cafe Press)

“Too Many Assholes and Not Enough Bullets” (from Cafe Press)

READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE HERE: https://packingpretty.com/2012/05/04/thoughts-on-the-popular-stigma-surrounding-gun-owners/

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