>>
>> WELCOME BACK. THERE'S A NEW GUN OWNERSHIP
MOVEMENT.
MOVEMENT.
MOVEMENT. LOTS OF PEOPLE OF COLOR ARE
BECOMING GUN OWNERS.
WE CHATTED WITH THE OWNER OF THE
NEWEST INDOOR SHOOTING RANGE
ALONG WITH HIS GENERAL MANAGER.
IT'S SO GREAT TO HAVE YOU ON
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. CONGRATULATIONS ON THE GRAND
OPENING OF YOUR SHOOTING RANGE.
YOU THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN
TO OWN A SHOOTING RANGE IN
MARYLAND.
MARYLAND.
MARYLAND. >> I BELIEVE THAT'S THE CASE,
YES.
YES.
YES. >>
YES. >> WOW.
>> WOW.
>> WOW. CONGRATULATIONS.
CONGRATULATIONS. GUN CONTROL IS A BIG ISSUE.
WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO OPEN A
SHOOTING RANGE?
SHOOTING RANGE? >> IT IS A BIG TOPIC WITH
SOCIETY IN GENERAL AND I FEEL
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FOR US TO
MAKE SURE THAT THERE ARE GOOD
PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO TRAIN, GET
EDUCATION SO THAT THEY CAN LEARN
THE FUNDAMENTALS.
THE FUNDAMENTALS. ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT FIREARMS
HAS TO DO WITH PEOPLE NOT
KNOWING AND UNDERSTANDING THEM.
MIKE AND I ARE HUGE ON EDUCATION
AND TRAINING.
AND TRAINING. >> SAFETY WOULD BE LIKE VERY KEY
THERE.
THERE.
THERE. SO
THERE. SO, YOUR BUSINESS.
WHAT ARE YOU HOPING TO DO WITH
IT IN THE FUTURE?
>> WE ARE IN MARYLAND RIGHT NOW.
THAT IS OUR MAIN FOCUS.
WE WOULD LIKE TO MOVE INTO THE
DISTRICT.
DISTRICT.
DISTRICT. WE HAVE PLANS TO DO THAT IN THE
FUTURE, BUT WE ARE FOCUSED ON
HAGERSTOWN.
HAGERSTOWN. THEY ARE HAPPY TO HAVE US.
WE ARE HAPPY TO BE HERE.
>> AS A WOMAN, DO SEE A LOT OF
WOMEN COMING OUT?
>> WE FOCUS ON EDUCATION, SAFE
USE.
USE.
USE. IT'S
USE. IT'S GOING TO BE VERY DIVISIVE.
THE GUN COMMUNITY IS UNITED.
THE GUN CULTURE IS, LISTEN.
IF YOU ARE A GUN PERSON, NOBODY
CARES ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT.
THERE'S A LOT OF GUNS IN THIS
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY.
COUNTRY. WHETHER YOU LOVE GUNS OR HATE
THEM, COMPLETELY INDIFFERENT.
WE CAN AGREE, FROM GOING TO HAVE
GUNS I SHOULD HAVE SOME KIND OF
A SICK TRAINING.
THAT'S WHERE WE ARE AT.
-- SOME SORT OF TRAINING.
THAT'S WHERE WE ARE AT.
WOMEN
THAT'S WHERE WE ARE AT. WOMEN, I'D RATHER TEACH A WOMAN.
THEY ARE BETTER STUDENTS.
THEY TAKE INSTRUCTION BETTER.
IF YOU HAD A MAN AND WOMAN
STARTING AT THIS THAT AT THIS AT
THE SAME SKILL LEVEL, WHO SHOOTS
BETTER?
BETTER?
BETTER? >> WOMEN.
>> WOMEN.
>> WOMEN. WOMEN ARE BETTER SHOOTERS.
>> THEY TAKE BETTER INSTRUCTION.
OVER THE LONG HAUL, MEN TEND TO
PRACTICE MORE.
PRACTICE MORE. THEIR SKILL LEVEL INCREASES MORE
RAPIDLY.
RAPIDLY.
RAPIDLY. WOMEN ARE A HUGE PART OF THIS
COMMUNITY.
COMMUNITY. >> TT'S SO INTERESTING THAT
THEY START OUT BETTER.
WHAT ABOUT CERTIFICATION?
DO YOU DO THAT THERE?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THE GUN LAWS IN MARYLAND ARE
FAIRLY STRICT.
FAIRLY STRICT. POSSESS A HANDGUN QUALIFICATION
LICENSE WHICH REQUIRES
EDUCATION, FINGERPRINTING AND
BACKGROUND CHECK.
BACKGROUND CHECK. THERE'S ALSO, IT'S DIFFICULT AND
MARY DOES IN MARYLAND TO GET A
CARRY PERMIT.
CARRY PERMIT. WE OFFER THAT TRAINING AS WELL.
WE HAVE THE OTHER KIND OF
CERTIFICATIONS.
CERTIFICATIONS. >> WE ALSO DO
CERTIFICATIONS. >> WE ALSO DO, WHICH IS ANOTHER
BRAND.
BRAND.
BRAND. LIKE AN RA.
THEY HAVE THEIR OWN, FIRST AID
-- IN RA -- NRA, WHICH IS
ANOTHER BRAND.
ANOTHER BRAND. THAT'S A BIG PART OF OUR SAFETY
PROGRAM.
PROGRAM.
PROGRAM. WE OFFER A WIDE REVIVAL --
VARIETY OF CLASSES.
>> THIS IS GRAND OPENING WEEK.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TAKING