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Before the summer of 2020, going to the gun range was a pastime for Valee Penn, something she did for fun with her husband. But after the wave of civil unrest prompted by violence and police brutality against Black Americans brought protests to her neighborhood, Penn decided it was time to get serious. She bought a Glock 19 and a Smith & Wesson revolver. |
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Excellent article. But I'd like to clear something up. Nedra writes, "[H]istorically certain groups, particularly women and people of color, have been excluded from the conversation."
To an extent, perhaps, but the greater reason is self-exclusion - we've been here and welcome all comers, but they just weren't motivated to HAVE that 'conversation,' ostensibly for two reasons; politics, and gender-specific timidity. ('Man-splaining' to someone who needs 'woman-splaining' is counterproductive.) We laud those who muster the moxie to overcome both, and the trainers with the insight to make positive adjustments.
The change is nothing but positive, and we welcome it. |
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