Shootout continued   6-25-12

Our client Johnnie claimed that she had never fired a gun before. The man behind the counter was very patient with us as we tried different handguns to find the one that fit Johnnie's hand the best. He barely flinched when she inadvertently pointed one of them at him. In the end we decided to fire the guns that Susan and I had brought and resolved to zero in on favorite style of gun for Johnnie from there. As I mentioned in the previous post, she insisted on covering our costs for the range time and even for the modest yearly membership fee. We picked out some simple paper targets...the ones with Osama Bin Laden were no longer offered. We borrowed some ear protection and were off to the anteroom that led to one section of the indoor range. Ear and eye protection in place, we opened the heavy door of the range to the accompaniment of loud percussive explosions. There were 10 lanes and 9 of them were filled and active. We stepped into our assigned 6th lane and laid our guns and ammo on the counter. I stapled a target onto a cardboard backing and hit the switch that sent it whizzing out to 25 feet. Sue's 38 Smith and Wesson Airweight was already loaded (it always is) so she stepped up and shot first. Each round pierced the heart of the target as flame shot out of the barrel. Muggers and rapists instinctively avoid Sue and her shooting provides instant validation for their caution. Johnnie's eyes widened a little as Sue reloaded and I hinted that Johnnie would be the next to shoot. After a brief lesson on grip and aim, Johnnie stepped up to fire a gun for the first time. She shot...and hit the target on her first try!! To be continued.