To the woman at the gun shop today,
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry I didn't interrupt when the (older, male) idiot behind the counter insisted that women needed revolvers instead of a semi-auto, because apparently we women are to stupid to learn to identify and clear malfunctions.
I'm sorry I didn't offer to help when I saw you in the lane next to me with a snub-nosed thirty-eight, and your (young, male) "gun expert" encouraging you to continue shooting a gun you were obviously not comfortable with.
I spent the entire time watching you and wanting to pull you aside, wanting to tell you to take a proper class, wanting to tell you the men who were advising you today were idiots who have no idea what they were talking about.
You see, a snub-nosed revolver is an expert's weapon, not a beginner's one, but the "experts" you had to deal with today aren't expert enough to know that.
I'm not an expert, but I dedicate a lot of time to shooting and studying shooting. I knew they were steering you wrong.
I should have broken my rule of not offering unsolicited advice, and for that I'm sorry. I've been angry at myself ever since.
Please accept my apologies,
GunDiva
4 comments:
Perhaps some "business cards" with your name and phone number/email would be in order. FIREARMS ADVICE & CLASSES or something. Hand her one and step aside smiling.
Bill
Gun store employees should be taught to send new shooters to the rental counter with an instructor for a quick intro course with a variety of guns. Make it a package deal for $50 that counts towards the purchase of a gun at the shop. Be a lot less of this kind of crap or its kissing' cousin "Here, you need a sub compact polymer pocket pistol in .40S&W because..."
Business cards are going into my range bag from now on.
Agreed
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