defygravity
Active Member
My mother is 66 years old and has never fired a gun. I'm not sure why. Growing up she always let me play with cap guns and the such, but actual firearms were never really brought up in my home, other than the passing "guns are dangerous" statement meant to keep me safe.
As a result, there was this latent sense of fear about them in the house, me included. I just never wanted to fire one, until I did. Now I'm here with the same addiction as the rest of you...
...anyway, last weekend....
My mother went to Havre de Grace with her friends for the War of 1812 anniversary thing they had going on up there. They stopped in a combination antique/pawn/gun shop (not sure if it was the IP on here or not). They got into looking at guns for some reason, and the guy showed them a .38 Lady Smith. This triggered an interest in them, and after handling a few more guns, they left.
When she got home, my mom called me (knowing I'm a gun guy) and expressed an interest in going shooting. This absolutely floored me. I can think of only 1 or 2 other things that I would imagine she'd never say.
So, I took her down to AGC on Monday for an early Mother's Day mom and son shoot. I brought along my wife's Model 10, because she seemed interested in revolvers. It took her some time to get the grip down and her finger on the trigger (her hands are super small), but she finally got the hang of it.
Then, like everyone else whom I've taken shooting for the first time, she laughed because it was so much fun.
She shot some more, and got pretty good when she remembered to aim at the big X.
In any case, it felt good to spend that time with her, and to be able to teach her about something that she was only afraid of out of ignorance.
Now I've not only gotten another shooting buddy, but also another 2A supporter as well!
Just thought it was a nice story to share with you all....Anyone else take their mothers out shooting?
As a result, there was this latent sense of fear about them in the house, me included. I just never wanted to fire one, until I did. Now I'm here with the same addiction as the rest of you...
...anyway, last weekend....
My mother went to Havre de Grace with her friends for the War of 1812 anniversary thing they had going on up there. They stopped in a combination antique/pawn/gun shop (not sure if it was the IP on here or not). They got into looking at guns for some reason, and the guy showed them a .38 Lady Smith. This triggered an interest in them, and after handling a few more guns, they left.
When she got home, my mom called me (knowing I'm a gun guy) and expressed an interest in going shooting. This absolutely floored me. I can think of only 1 or 2 other things that I would imagine she'd never say.
So, I took her down to AGC on Monday for an early Mother's Day mom and son shoot. I brought along my wife's Model 10, because she seemed interested in revolvers. It took her some time to get the grip down and her finger on the trigger (her hands are super small), but she finally got the hang of it.
Then, like everyone else whom I've taken shooting for the first time, she laughed because it was so much fun.
She shot some more, and got pretty good when she remembered to aim at the big X.
In any case, it felt good to spend that time with her, and to be able to teach her about something that she was only afraid of out of ignorance.
Now I've not only gotten another shooting buddy, but also another 2A supporter as well!
Just thought it was a nice story to share with you all....Anyone else take their mothers out shooting?
