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Hi folks! I've been lurking here for awhile, waiting for my membership to be activated by the staff (the email link didn't do anything for me).
In any case, I've now got posting permissions and wanted to introduce myself. My name is Robin, a fifty something woman. I was not raised around guns, so have always had a healthy respect for them. Because I didn't understand them, I didn't even want to touch them, for fear I'd accidentally shoot them - I know, what a noob!
In any case, my partner of 24 years was raised in a military family and he's had guns, and I had no interest in them.
But - with the political climate and all the "peaceful" protests, I decided that it was time to pull the proverbial trigger. I also spoke to some trusted friends, during the Atlanta riots, who are now retired from law enforcement and every one of them told me to get gun education and get armed.
About a week and a half ago, I picked up my first gun, a Glock 48. I've not loaded it yet, nor shot it - because I'm about to have hand surgery next week on my dominant hand - for a "trigger thumb" - it's really called that. Ironic, huh? But I have been getting familiar with handling it safely, working the slide and the slide lock, the magizine release and how to properly hold it and proper placement of the support hand.
It should only be a couple of stitches at the base of my thumb, and once healed, my first thing will be to take a beginner's class at our local gun club, and then continue taking classes that they offer and spend time at the range practicing and practicing.
I may have committed the ultimate "sin" and went with a "stars and stipes" Glock 48, rather than the black with silver slide one. I was feeling patriotic that day, and "thought" it may be my only gun purchase, so I wanted what I wanted.
However, I've since ordered a black Glock 43 from a friend who owns an online gun store in FL, and it's paid for, but on back order from Glock. She said back order was better than OOS - and we're on the wait list. Will be shipped to the same gun store I purchased the G48 from.
As you can tell, I'm a bit wordy! Not sure how to add a photo from my computer.
In any case, I've now got posting permissions and wanted to introduce myself. My name is Robin, a fifty something woman. I was not raised around guns, so have always had a healthy respect for them. Because I didn't understand them, I didn't even want to touch them, for fear I'd accidentally shoot them - I know, what a noob!
In any case, my partner of 24 years was raised in a military family and he's had guns, and I had no interest in them.
But - with the political climate and all the "peaceful" protests, I decided that it was time to pull the proverbial trigger. I also spoke to some trusted friends, during the Atlanta riots, who are now retired from law enforcement and every one of them told me to get gun education and get armed.
About a week and a half ago, I picked up my first gun, a Glock 48. I've not loaded it yet, nor shot it - because I'm about to have hand surgery next week on my dominant hand - for a "trigger thumb" - it's really called that. Ironic, huh? But I have been getting familiar with handling it safely, working the slide and the slide lock, the magizine release and how to properly hold it and proper placement of the support hand.
It should only be a couple of stitches at the base of my thumb, and once healed, my first thing will be to take a beginner's class at our local gun club, and then continue taking classes that they offer and spend time at the range practicing and practicing.
I may have committed the ultimate "sin" and went with a "stars and stipes" Glock 48, rather than the black with silver slide one. I was feeling patriotic that day, and "thought" it may be my only gun purchase, so I wanted what I wanted.
However, I've since ordered a black Glock 43 from a friend who owns an online gun store in FL, and it's paid for, but on back order from Glock. She said back order was better than OOS - and we're on the wait list. Will be shipped to the same gun store I purchased the G48 from.
As you can tell, I'm a bit wordy! Not sure how to add a photo from my computer.
