Schoolgirls and shotguns - The Firearms Forum

White Hawk · 03-01-2007, 12:06 AM

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Imagine a weird parallel high-school universe where the pretty, popular girls carried shotguns instead of pompoms. Such a dimension exists, not in the Twilight Zone, but in McKenzie, Tennessee, where the all-girls trapshooting team includes beauty pageant winners, cheerleaders, and the homecoming queen.

“People look at these girls and say they’re too pretty to be shooters,” says coach Lance Rider. “But they’re serious about it, and it shows in competition.”

In just its second year, the team has captured the imagination of little McKenzie in northwest Tennessee. The whole town participates in Fun Shoots for its benefit; last year they raised $10,000 to send it to the Grand American Handicap in Vandalia, Ohio. “This is a football town, but we’re getting more attention right now because we’ve won more competitions,” says senior captain, class president, honor student, and homecoming queen Rachael Clark, who, like several of her teammates, had never shot before joining the team. “I thought shooting would be scary. It’s not at all.”

The girls with Tennessee governor Phil Bredesen.

I'm betting these gals would upset the anti-gunners' stereotypes about gun enthusiasts. Read the rest at Field & Stream.

Nighthawk · 03-01-2007, 01:31 AM

now there's a group of young ladies to be proud of

pickenup · 03-01-2007, 02:43 AM

I sure would be proud if I had a daughter in that group.

358 winchester · 03-01-2007, 02:50 AM

I would be proud to be part of that group

Fine looking ladies there, you know they have some PROUD DADDIES

Lead Lobber · 03-01-2007, 03:00 AM

Gotta love those girls. I hope more are inspired to learn to shoot.

LL

blackhawkkid308 · 03-01-2007, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by 358 winchester

I would be proud to be part of that group

Fine looking ladies there, you know they have some PROUD DADDIES

you don't fit the profile for that group. wrong sex and all besides that if they were around you carla would be toting the shotgun if you get my drift.

nice group of young ladies though.
bhk308

southernshooter · 03-01-2007, 06:45 AM

Teenage girls with shotgun does anyone else see the scary side of it, Just kidding thanks for the read Hawk

White Hawk · 03-01-2007, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by pickenup

I sure would be proud if I had a daughter in that group.

If I had a daughter, that's where I'd want her to be. When she wasn't at the track honing her driving skills, of course.

Another thing I thought of after posting this: You just know that any potential suitors are treating these girls with the upmost respect!

17thfabn · 03-01-2007, 07:16 AM

Kind of reminds me of the movie "Drop Dead Gorgeous", in one scene one of the beauty contestants is a member fo the "Lutheren Sisterhood Gun club".

rosierita · 03-01-2007, 07:26 AM

VERY COOL!

JohnK3 · 03-01-2007, 09:26 AM

My girls like to shoot.

I let the boys know, it ain't Daddy they gots to worry 'bout. It's Momma and her girls!

Marlin · 03-01-2007, 09:48 AM

All of my daughters shoot as does one of my grand daughters!!

Lovely group and, obviously, good at it. Thanks for posting. It is a light on the horizon in times when there is a lot of darkness around.....

durk · 03-01-2007, 09:39 PM

Where were those kind of girls when I was in high school????

Bruce FLinch · 03-02-2007, 08:49 PM

Wish I could convince my Daughter to get involved like that. She is pretty enough to fit in like that.

I got some strange looks, just suggesting the school sponsor an Airgun Club

But I'm proud to know there is a High School in America, with students like these young ladies.
Thanks for the Post, WhiteHawk

Marlin T · 03-02-2007, 09:09 PM

Amazing that a school would let such a group be organized at all. So my hat is off to not only those young women, but to the school board if indeed it is really a school group.

Thanks White Hawk.

White Hawk · 03-02-2007, 11:13 PM

Y'all are quite welcome. I kinda figured we could use an uplifting article with all the other news floating around.

It gives me hope to know that in the newer generations, there will be those who know how to do something that doesn't involve a videogame or a phone, those who know how to respect a sport. It makes me even more proud to know that this is happeneing in my home state of Tennessee. But even here, you have to look outside the only two "blue" counties, Davidson (Nashville) and Shelby (Memphis) before you'll find a community and school system would even allow this, much less support it.

Perhaps sometime in the future we can have a thread discussing how the more congested an area is, the more gunophobia is prevelant, but I don't want to disrupt the good vibes of this thread.

Three cheers to these girls, their parents, and their community.

WarSteed · 03-06-2007, 06:42 PM

I'm still young so i can say this...

Those girls are HAWT! And knowing how to shoot well..adds at least 2 points to the hottness factor.

Wraath · 03-07-2007, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by WarSteed

I'm still young so i can say this...

Those girls are HAWT! And knowing how to shoot well..adds at least 2 points to the hottness factor.

Easy thar Simba

03-01-2007, 12:06 AM	#1
White Hawk V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 458	Schoolgirls and shotguns Excerpt: Imagine a weird parallel high-school universe where the pretty, popular girls carried shotguns instead of pompoms. Such a dimension exists, not in the Twilight Zone, but in McKenzie, Tennessee, where the all-girls trapshooting team includes beauty pageant winners, cheerleaders, and the homecoming queen. “People look at these girls and say they’re too pretty to be shooters,” says coach Lance Rider. “But they’re serious about it, and it shows in competition.” In just its second year, the team has captured the imagination of little McKenzie in northwest Tennessee. The whole town participates in Fun Shoots for its benefit; last year they raised $10,000 to send it to the Grand American Handicap in Vandalia, Ohio. “This is a football town, but we’re getting more attention right now because we’ve won more competitions,” says senior captain, class president, honor student, and homecoming queen Rachael Clark, who, like several of her teammates, had never shot before joining the team. “I thought shooting would be scary. It’s not at all.” The girls with Tennessee governor Phil Bredesen. I'm betting these gals would upset the anti-gunners' stereotypes about gun enthusiasts. Read the rest at Field & Stream. __________________ Remember the good old days, when everything said "Made In Japan" on it? -->

03-01-2007, 01:31 AM	#2
Nighthawk Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: South Central Texas Posts: 3,330	Re: Schoolgirls and shotguns now there's a group of young ladies to be proud of __________________ Our obligations to our country never cease but with our lives." --John Adams, letter to Benjamin Rush, April 18, 1808 NRA Life TSRA Life GOA Member

03-01-2007, 02:43 AM	#3
pickenup Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains Posts: 6,838	Re: Schoolgirls and shotguns I sure would be proud if I had a daughter in that group. __________________ The gene pool needs chlorine

03-01-2007, 02:50 AM	#4
358 winchester TFF Admin Staff Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Pensacola Fl. area Posts: 7,335	Re: Schoolgirls and shotguns I would be proud to be part of that group Fine looking ladies there, you know they have some PROUD DADDIES __________________ Administrator & Owner RangeDay.com Proud, White, Heterosexual, Gun Owning, Southern American, Christian. Any question about where I stand?

03-01-2007, 03:00 AM	#5
Lead Lobber Former Guest Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Central California coastal area Posts: 965	Re: Schoolgirls and shotguns Gotta love those girls. I hope more are inspired to learn to shoot. LL

03-01-2007, 06:45 AM	#7
southernshooter Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Deep South Mississippi Posts: 5,943	Re: Schoolgirls and shotguns Teenage girls with shotgun does anyone else see the scary side of it, Just kidding thanks for the read Hawk __________________ Only you can see this

03-01-2007, 07:16 AM	#9
17thfabn Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: North bank of the mighty Ohio River Posts: 847	Re: Schoolgirls and shotguns Kind of reminds me of the movie "Drop Dead Gorgeous", in one scene one of the beauty contestants is a member fo the "Lutheren Sisterhood Gun club". __________________ "Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world!" Albert Einstein "The opportunist thinks of me and today. The statesman thinks of us and tomorrow." Dwight D. Eisenhower, U.S. President & Five Star General. Rock and Roll forever, rap, hip hop and disco never!

03-01-2007, 07:26 AM	#10
rosierita Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: South Carolina Posts: 5,218	Re: Schoolgirls and shotguns VERY COOL! __________________

03-01-2007, 09:26 AM	#11
JohnK3 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 1,636	Re: Schoolgirls and shotguns My girls like to shoot. I let the boys know, it ain't Daddy they gots to worry 'bout. It's Momma and her girls!

03-01-2007, 09:48 AM	#12
Marlin TFF Admin Staff Chief Counselor Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: At SouthernMoss' side forever! Contributor Posts: 13,853	Re: Schoolgirls and shotguns All of my daughters shoot as does one of my grand daughters!! Lovely group and, obviously, good at it. Thanks for posting. It is a light on the horizon in times when there is a lot of darkness around..... __________________ *The flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing.* *The only criminal class native to the United States is Congress.*

03-01-2007, 09:39 PM	#13
durk Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 2,026	Re: Schoolgirls and shotguns Where were those kind of girls when I was in high school???? __________________ Durk

03-02-2007, 08:49 PM	#14
Bruce FLinch Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bay Point, Kali..aka Gun Point Posts: 5,016	Re: Schoolgirls and shotguns Wish I could convince my Daughter to get involved like that. She is pretty enough to fit in like that. I got some strange looks, just suggesting the school sponsor an Airgun Club But I'm proud to know there is a High School in America, with students like these young ladies. Thanks for the Post, WhiteHawk __________________ A bad day @ the Range, is better than a good day @ work.

03-02-2007, 09:09 PM	#15
Marlin T Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: New Mexico Posts: 7,857	Re: Schoolgirls and shotguns Amazing that a school would let such a group be organized at all. So my hat is off to not only those young women, but to the school board if indeed it is really a school group. Thanks White Hawk. __________________ "But the simple truth--born of experience--is that tyranny thrives best where government need not fear the wrath of an armed people." Judge Alex Kozinski - United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit It is the duty of the patriot to protect his country from its government. - Thomas Paine Did you read todays GOOD shooting? >>>KEEPANDBEARARMS.COM <<<

03-02-2007, 11:13 PM	#16
White Hawk V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 458	Re: Schoolgirls and shotguns Y'all are quite welcome. I kinda figured we could use an uplifting article with all the other news floating around. It gives me hope to know that in the newer generations, there will be those who know how to do something that doesn't involve a videogame or a phone, those who know how to respect a sport. It makes me even more proud to know that this is happeneing in my home state of Tennessee. But even here, you have to look outside the only two "blue" counties, Davidson (Nashville) and Shelby (Memphis) before you'll find a community and school system would even allow this, much less support it. Perhaps sometime in the future we can have a thread discussing how the more congested an area is, the more gunophobia is prevelant, but I don't want to disrupt the good vibes of this thread. Three cheers to these girls, their parents, and their community. __________________ Remember the good old days, when everything said "Made In Japan" on it?

03-06-2007, 06:42 PM	#17
WarSteed V.I.P. Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 188	Re: Schoolgirls and shotguns I'm still young so i can say this... Those girls are HAWT! And knowing how to shoot well..adds at least 2 points to the hottness factor.