My family has been into shooting as long as I can remember. Although my family hunts I have never been hunting because I prefer shooting around and shooting objects/targets. I know a lot of people are afraid of guns and are afraid of their children around guns, but it was never a concern at our house because we knew the seriousness of guns.
So for my 21st birthday my parents paid for my concealed weapons permit. Although neither of them see a need to carry a gun on a regular basis they were and continue to be completely supportive of my choice to carry or not carry. Within a month of taking the concealed weapon class I also bought my first handgun, a 9mm that I could conceal...yeah pretty sweet.
Now one of my favorite things is taking new people out to shoot with that maybe haven't had that experience or at least haven't spent a lot of time shooting. I'm glad this is something that I was exposed to as a child and that I can appreciate and have an understanding of now. This last picture is of Jess and I shooting 9mm guns at the Centerville range. This was Jess' first time shooting and she is holding the first handgun I bought, the gun I am holding is a gun I bought for my dad a few years ago.
