As that “New Shooter Smile”.

Actually there are many things that are so rewarding, but that smile is one of them.

Spent Saturday morning with a bunch of people helping teach an NRA First Steps pistol course put on by my local private shooting club.

Had 24 people show up, the Max our classroom can hold. If we could have held a class with 50 we’d have been able fill it. The demand for these classes has exploded.

18 of the 24 had never held a firearm in their life. Most planned to purchase one soon, or had just done so in response to the gun grab they all expect soon.  There were 2 families. Dad, Mom, and 3 daughters, and Dad, Mom and 2 sons.

After the classroom time, we went to the range and that, of course, is where I got to see the “New Shooter Smiles”.

Mom and Daughters were a bit afraid, but excellent students. Mom was
shaking the first time she pulled the trigger, but was hitting her
target regularly at the end She’ll be a gun owner soon. 

Everyone was able to get their shots on target at 7 yards before they left, and they all knew how to handle, clean, load, unload and store their firearms safely.

The smiles that I saw as they left made spending a Saturday worth it.

Just in case you missed it…

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For this day, instead of wasting my time at some rally, I am teaching another NRA First Steps pistol course.

It’ll make a bigger impact, I think

is that Obama punts on Gun Control until he has the opportunity to “refresh” the Supreme Court with the proper level of liberalism.

Then we will have to worry.

Until then, I figure he won’t try.

That what Barry really did was vote “Present” on the whole Gun Control idea.

And I couldn’t argue.

That the executive orders (toothless though they are) were the best that Obama could come up with. I am sure that he felt that he Had To Do Something.

 That something wasn’t much though.

One could surmise that all the phone calls and emails and faxes and such actually worked. That the Senators and Congressmen heard the voice of the people.The response must have been overwhelming for them to take notice.

The calls for “all the people to contact their legislators” by Mr. Obama show that the support for any gun control legislation is too low for him to push it any farther, so he can only call for Something to Be Done. No one would sponsor any legislation, or he would have announced it today. The fact that he didn’t means that no one felt anything would happen, so they chose not to even bring a bill up for consideration. One could even think that the Senators night have told him to shut up about this….

This does not mean, however, that we can relax. Don’t let up.

They won’t.

ETA: Peter has a different take.

I bet our legislators heard this a lot from their constituents.

Was researching the 29 19 23 Diktats“Executive Orders”. Had commentary, but actually, Uncle says it better.

We will have to continue to agitate to Congress. Barry left the fight to them.

Call, email. Fax. MAKE YOUR VIEWPOINT KNOWN. Be NICE, Be RESPECTFUL, Be FIRM.

You can find your legislators HERE.

If you feared what Barry might do, then take the time to oppose him. Make sure your Senators and Congressmen/women know your views.

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