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Beneath the gun debate: Bonding and nostalgia
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Wendy Lackomar, 41, remembers vividly the first time she shot a gun. She was a 12-year-old girl and her father, a marine, was target shooting. He was using a Soviet-designed SKS rifle.
“I was trying to be all cool and stuff because I didn’t want my dad to think I was weak or anything like that,” she said. He showed her how to hold and aim the weapon. “I pulled that trigger and I thought my right shoulder was ending up underneath my left ear. Honestly, the very first time it was weird, it scared the living hell out of me. It really did because I couldn’t imagine the amount of kick or anything that it had.” |
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Incorrect link. I would like to read this article to see if she is anti gun or pro gun.
AT 10 or 11 years old I was shooting a 12 gauge shotgun and a .270 Winchester rifle.
The SKS shoots the 7.62 x 39 cartridge that is an anemic round with very little recoil. She either got her guns mixed up, or is greatly exaggerating the experience. |
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