The Countertop Chronicles

I’m sure by now you’ve all heard about the ad in the Washington Post, put up by the National Shooting Sports Foundation and promoting First Shots, and their free gun training for DC residents.

When Washington, D.C. residents open three of their local papers this morning, they’ll see a statement - and an invitation - from the firearms industry.

The Full-page ad, running in the Washington Post, Washington Times and The Hill tells residents, media members and the ever-present politicians about a firearms training opportunity put together by the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the trade organization described in the ad as representing a “responsible industry”.

The D.C. Venue is the Arlington-Fairfax Chapter of the Izaak Walton League, located at 14708 Mount Olive Rd in Centreville, VA. The training session is taking place early, Sunday August 24th.

This happens to be my local gun club. I won’t be around, I’ll be on vacation that day . . . as I suspect others will.

Which brings me to my long standing pledge, which bears repeating here. As posted at Publicola’s - it was as follows

I do my shooting at the NRA Range in Northern Virginia (DC area).
Conditions - I’ll provide a hand gun, ammo, and range fees, they just
need to give me as much advanced notice as possible (scheduling is
always an issue) and be willing to sit down and take the NRA Range
test - part of the instruction includes my assistance in completing
the test (the NRA uses it as an educational tool).”

I’m still willing to meet you, at the NRA, but would much prefer (weather permitting) to do this over at the Izaak Walton League - and can take anyone out to shoot pistol, rifle, or shotgun - their choice (or all three).

Just let me know.