No wonder.... based on the photos who'd want to ??? On Jun 20, 11:22 am, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > From: *Travis* > Date: Fri, Jun 19, 2009 > Subject: Women with Guns Don't Get Raped > > Well, duuuh! Anyone thinks Democrats and liberals care? > > B > > http://blogs.ink19.com/truthtopower/archives/6963 > > Women on Target: Preparing women to defend Liberty > June 16, 3:17 PM · Howard Nemerov - Austin Gun Rights Examiner > > The United Kingdom and Australia instituted gun bans in 1997. Between 1995 > and 2006, women in the United Kingdom suffered a 76.5% increase in rape; by > 2007 Australian women experienced a 29.9% increase. Meanwhile, rape * > decreased* 19.1% in America.* > > Today, women are raped twice as often in the UK as America, and Australian > women are raped three times as often. This is damning evidence that gun > control places women at *greater *risk. American women are hearing this > message, and more and more are arming themselves every day, not only to > protect themselves and their families from harm, but to ensure our > government doesn’t enact laws which disenfranchise women. > > In support of this effort, the National Rifle Association developed the Women > on Target <http://www.nrahq.org/women/wot.asp> (WOT) program to introduce > women to shooting sports in a safe and fun manner. Yesterday, 61 women > participated in WOT at the American Shooting > Center<http://www.amshootcenters.com/>in Houston, Texas, hosted by the > Houston > Daughters of Liberty <http://www.daughtersofliberty.com/>. > > Beth Hellmann, Program Coordinator for NRA Women’s Programs, was a WOT > clinic coordinator for 5 years at her gun club before joining NRA > headquarters and has run the WOT program since its inception. She has seen > WOT grow from just 13 clinics in the first year to over 200 clinics > annually, and says that 2009 looks like another record breaking year. Clinic > directors report that classes are filling up months in advance, and often > add clinics to accommodate demand. The WOT program is on track to teach over > 8,000 women this year, breaking last year’s record of 7,250 students and 240 > clinics. By mid-June of this year, 232 clinics are already registered. > > Beth started her career in shooting instruction when her son wanted to join > the high school rifle team. She was surprised that the school even had a > rifle team in this “civilized” era, but grew up in a shooting family, so she > was amenable. She asked the coaches if they needed any help, figuring that > being a woman they would have her bake brownies for fund raisers or > something along those “traditional” lines. Instead, they invited her to > become a rifle instructor and then get her coaching credentials. Now, she is > a national leader in bringing women into shooting sports, changing the face > of the shooting community to one that is family-friendly and mainstream > America. > > At Monday’s event, 61 women braved the Houston heat and had an opportunity > to learn how to shoot rifles, shotguns and pistols. After a range safety > briefing by Deb Wardlaw <http://www.debwardlaw.com/>, TSRA Director of Women > in Shooting Sports, women divided into three groups, each one receiving > instruction in one of the disciplines. > > (Deb Wardlaw, TSRA Director of Women in Shooting Sports, taught range > safety. The class emphasized that the best way to have fun was to be safe at > all times.) > > (Learning to shoot a rifle while resting it on the bench is an excellent > place to start for beginning shooters who are uncomfortable around > firearms.) > > (Personal instruction enables students to feel much more comfortable firing > a shotgun.) > > (Penny Uselton did an amazing job organizing the event, from hiring the > shooting center as the host site, to signing up students, to finding rifle, > shotgun, and pistol instructors.) > > (Ray Neely, member of the Board of Directors for the Texas State Rifle > Association, teaching a student handgun skills.) > > (Water, provided by state Senator Dan Patrick, was available everywhere, > and women were encouraged to drink as much as they pleased.) > > Response was positive, with students asking for tips on buying a firearm, > additional training, and how to qualify for a concealed handgun license. > Some women inquired about joining the NRA and Texas State Rifle Association, > and a couple asked about becoming instructors. > > The next generation of Liberty champions will be born to women like these. > > One should either write ruthlessly what one believes to be the truth, or > else shut up. -- Arthur Koestler > > __,_._,___ > > -- > *~@):~{> > > -- > *~@):~{> > > Neely.jpg > 178KViewDownload > > Water_Break.jpg > 282KViewDownload > > WOT_Banner.jpg > 245KViewDownload > > Wardlaw.jpg > 150KViewDownload > > Shotgun(3).jpg > 224KViewDownload > > Rifle(2).jpg > 216KViewDownload > > Penny(6).jpg > 257KViewDownload --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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