Growing up, almost every single girl my age played soccer, but I on the other hand, found myself spending a lot of my weekends at the Koko Head Shooting Range. I first learned how to shoot when I was 9 years old and since then, I have been utterly hooked. However, I never really talked about this passion with my friends because when most people hear the word “gun” or “shooting” they associate those words with violence and crime. But to me, this hobby represents so much more. Even though I always found excuses to not try out for the air riflery team at my high school, I still believe that shooting is an exemplary individual sport that assists in developing critical life skills.…
Growing up, my family did not own guns, and I only saw guns on television, until I married my husband. My husband has been in the United States Marine Corps since he was eighteen and has been around firearms for most of his military career. He is very pro-gun and it has…
The night sky was black with grey clouds, the wind was howling. I could sense some fear in a old womens farm. As my friends and I were hiding in the to old barn behind where they put the horses in. The sense of fear grew stronger and stronger as I scratched my paws against the warped barn doors. The others creeped slowly coming from the north to the front porched tried ripping the sod, so they could get into the house.…
When the time came and I was old enough my uncle took me shooting. This is what started my interest in the outdoors. After we were done shooting he told me one of the biggest surprises of my life. My uncle told me that he was going to take me hunting. When he told me this I was the most excited kid in Arkansas.…
Having lived in North Carolina for all of my life I am no stranger to southern culture. A large part of southern culture is hunting and I have been participating in that popular pastime since I was a little boy. Throughout history and in all different cultures around the globe one of the challenges that a boy must face in order to become a man is going on his first hunt, and making a kill. This shows that he is able to supply and support his family with food if need be. My dad began taking me deer hunting when I was about six or seven; I wasn’t allowed to actually carry a gun yet though.…
Edgar, You chose a controversial topic for the research project. There have been great arguments in favor and against the gun ownership. Some aspects to take into consideration are history of gun culture in America, percentage of the households that possess one or more guns in different geographical locations, variation of the laws in many states, poverty and crime levels in the large cities, and many more. It has been a rather challenging task for me to completely agree with either side. I hope to learn more about this subject from your research.…
Gun Control Boom! The deer dropped straight to the ground, and the boy smiling cheek to cheek ran to go retrieve it. It’s an important part of people 's lives, and they couldn’t do it if there family didn’t own guns. Even though hunting is what some people use them for, guns are used for many other things. Is owning them really necessary, though?…
There are many pressing issues in the United States today. These vary from gun control, to same sex marriage, health care, and legalizing marijuana. Some think Americans should have privilege of direct democracy to vote on these issues, but would a national referendum be necessary for these issues? Depending on what you are talking about, I do believe a referendum would be necessary. For example, the United States government has run into some problems on whether or not gun control would be necessary.…
Deer hunting with my dad always brings joy to my life. He has taught me everything I know about shooting a gun, and being able to patiently wait for the animal. My dad is a great teacher and super supportive if I miss a shot. Instead of getting enraged, he encourages me try again. Deer hunting is one of the many events my dad and I can do to bond, and strengthen our father and daughter relationship.…
One morning specifically, I was lucky to have ventured to the deer stand with my dad. November 24th, 2006: a day that will always mean something to me. At the young age of eight, I did everything I could to be just like my dad. When the question arose if I wanted to go hunting, of course the answer was an excited yes.…
Gun control is one of the greatest topics to argue about, but there is no reason we should have gun control for the people. I have done some reacher to give you the reasons we should have gun control. First they protect us from all of the harmful people, animals and other crazy things. Second most people use guns for hunting. Third no matter what we will still be able to get guns.…
Guns… People use them for a fun pass-time, hunting, self-defence, and with the law enforcement. The second amendment and National Rifle Association or better known as the NRA help america ’s keep the right to bear guns. In recent news and talk about gun control has made guns a very controversial topic. Is it the guns or the people that hold the guns that make it dangerous?…
Imagine the world without mass shootings, homicides, or gang violence. This same world can exist with hunters that collect guns as well as families that own guns for self-defense in households. Most people do not see that there is a strong need for an increase in gun control in the United States. Americans take pride in the pioneering role and the United States’ culture being built on the Second Amendment. This amendment states that Americans have the right to bear arms.…
The day I got my first Skateboard It was 1:40 Pm on sunday. I had just gotten back from texas. At texes i watched a bunch of youtube videos of skateboarders doing tricks and going down hill I wanted to do it. My dad told me i couldn't get it until i was back at colorado.…
My First Deer One brisk 30 degree day in January, when I was nine years old, was a day for which I was extremely excited. My dad got me out of school earlier that day, so we could go deer hunting. I had already shot a turkey the year before, so guns were nothing new to me. We made a quick stop at my house so that we could pick up the .243 youth edition, a really short barreled .243, that my dad had bought just about a month before so that we could go hunting, and I would actually be able to handle the gun. At this point we did not have the hunting land that we do today, so we went to my grandpa’s house and hunted in the clearing of trees behind his house.…