So... awhile ago my daughter decided that she wanted a .22 revolver of her own. We shopped around and she bought a Ruger. When she bought it, it was kinda late and she didn't get a chance to shoot it that night. Now, she's a busy kid with two jobs and working on her Masters degree. So, it took a while before she made a trip to the range with my wife. Next thing I know she calls to tell us that she went to the range, by herself, and "by the way, I bought a range membership while I was there". Makes a dad proud. I'm proud of her for lots of reasons but I thought this was really cool.

That's Awesome, how did the gun shoot? :unknw:

Very cool indeed. My mother was talking about getting her FID and buying a handgun. Never owned or shot one in all her life. She feels that the government is over-stepping it's bounds and wants to be able to excercise her rights while she still can. Suprised the hell out of me!

good on you and your wife for getting her interested, i am in the opposite boat, where I have the firearms and am working on getting my parents into it. i think i finally got through to my dad recently when i showed him my 1911 and he said "hmm thats pretty neat when are you going to shoot it?" - Anytime you want to dad!

That's Awesome, how did the gun shoot? :unknw:

The gun worked perfectly. It's an SP101 in 22LR. She shot very well. She shot about 200 rounds on the night she went by herself. Only ten or twelve shots missed center mass.

That story brought a tear to my eye. You should be rightfully proud.

Damn! I saw your thread title and thought maybe Chris Matthews choked to death on a hot dog.

Awesome. I know a few people who are just getting into it now too, and others considering owning guns. Funny, I think all this gun control talk this past month has bolstered our numbers.