Ok my mind is blown!

[Zeke 5,504]

Another article I never thought I'd read on Nj.com

 

 

http://www.nj.com/hunterdon/index.ssf/2016/03/watch_i_shot_a_gun_for_the_first_time_and_i_liked.html#incart_river_mobile_home

 

 

First time shooters positive experience.

[Rob0115 1,105]

I read it this morning good job by the author.

[NJGF 375]

Actually pretty amazing.

[voyager9 3,434]

I read that this morning. Overall a progun and it seems a positive experience for the author. Someone should invite her to a class while it is fresh in her memory.

 

I did think some of the wording around the rental was meant to evoke a knee jerk response (no background check, didn't mention that the rental is just for use at the range, etc). It was also early in the article so it does show how her outlook changed.

 

 

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[Scorpio64 5,147]

If you thoroughly examine the substance of the article and the video, in the end, she says guns are great for a fun sport but owning one is unnecessary and she will never buy one.  Compared to the way guns and gun owners are usually depicted in NJ, the article was stellar but the bar is so low here in NJ that seeing anything remotely pro 2A is shocking.

[ReadDude 0]

Hey the smile on her face in the lead photo is enough to call it a pro-gun article. Anytime we get press that shows the positive angles of gun ownership and sport i'll take it. maybe next time she'll be even more comfortable....

[siderman 1,137]

I suppose its a positive article but to me its only the author going on a thrill ride, kinda like one of us doing a rent-a-race-car ride or jumping out of a plane. It does nothing as far as promoting gun rights, revealing the oppressive act of getting a FPID etc, I doubt she'll be taking her experience any further than this.

[Zeke 5,504]

I suppose its a positive article but to me its only the author going on a thrill ride, kinda like one of us doing a rent-a-race-car ride or jumping out of a plane. It does nothing as far as promoting gun rights, revealing the oppressive act of getting a FPID etc, I doubt she'll be taking her experience any further than this.

She may or may not. But others may.

The only way to make this chorus louder is to add more voices.

[weekend_junkie 129]

Not everyone is going to like firearms, but this lady gave it a try and helped shed some of the stigma. I say good for her!

 

I also saw this article imbedded in the page. It lays out a few facts and doesn't seem to lean on any editorial opinions for closure. Not so bad.

http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2016/01/things_to_know_about_nj_gun_laws.html#incart_article_small

[The brew guy 22]

 

 

 I had never shot — or even held — a real firearm. Nerf, BB guns and plastic guns attached arcade games don't count.

Think we should tell her about BB guns in NJ?

[Soup76 4]

I found the article to be mostly flash, and little substance.

 

However, the fact that NJ.com put a picture of her smiling and the non-hostile headline...I count it as a win.