[mswestfall]

I belong to the Charlotte Rifle and Pistol Club. Our Club has an active program to familiarize the general public in the safe use of handguns and in training for Concealed Carry Permitting. With violent crime up 15% in the first quarter of 2008 we have alot more people attending. A disproportionate percentage of attendees are older females from the high crime areas of Charlotte. We've received a reasonably good airing in local TV news.

Now our Club is taking another step in a proactive approach to supporting our Second Amendment rights.

Here is the stated purpose in the announcement:
The Charlotte Rifle & Pistol Club, which has provided firearms enthusiasts and sportspeople safety skills and a place to shoot since 1913, is inviting media representatives and elected officials to an afternoon of shooting and discussion about what the Second Amendment means to the men and women of the club. The seminar comes as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to announce, possibly by the end of June, its decision in the case of D.C. v. Heller, which may determine that a firearm ban is an unconstitutional infringement of the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution, and to interpret the Second Amendment as protecting an individual right to possess firearms for private use.


The meeting is tomorrow, Friday, May 9, 2008. I will report back on how the seminar goes....

[3KillerBs]

What a great idea. Here's hoping that you have a successful event.

I hope that you're making good use of the stories of the older women you mentioned. Its one thing for the antis to talk about drunks and road ragers and quite another for them to cast stones at helpless, little, old ladies who live alone.

My Basic Pistol class was half older women, some widows and some whose husbands worked odd hours.

[mekender]

please go over to carolinashootersforum.com and post a report over there too... im sure that would be well received...

[BamaHoosier]

I second 3KillerBs:)

[BullfrogKen]

That's a great idea. Let us know how it went.

Last fall my Club, West Shore Sportsmen's Association, hosted an event for the local chamber of commerce. Their Women in Business Roundtable came out for a day to network, have lunch, shoot a round of trap, and fired .22 pistols.

Two local media stations came out to film the event. The women had a great time, and the media coverage was great.


I really like your idea. I think I'll bring that up with the other Board Members this summer.