Seventeen Magazine: Girls with Guns (now with mag article)
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Seventeen Magazine: Girls with Guns (now with mag article)
Did my idea get stolen? About 13-14 months ago I sent to Seventeen magazine a picture of my daughter (Brunetti) sporting her bronze medal from Camp Perry along with a pic of the top 3 Texas Junior High Power shooters, who were all female and attractive. I suggested that Seventeen write an article on Girls and Guns. Never heard back from them.
Brunetti called me from Tel Aviv yesterday all irritated, "Daddy, Seventeen magazine ran a story on Girls with Guns. And the two with rifles were using scopes! Scoped rifles! That means they can't be that good!!!" And so on and so on, she had a bit to say and it was rather embellished.
This was the November issue which was delivered in October. This means it went to press in June/July. So they probably started working on the story in February. About 3-4 months after they got my email.
Did I give them the idea for the story? Brunetti says yes, and the editors (perform the mechanical action required to drink through a straw). A journalist friend says probably was my idea. That's okay.
The story (http://opencarry.mywowbb.com/forum4/34614.html) was mostly positive. I suggested that my daughter write a letter to the editor if she wants to see her name there. BTW, she was still 17 when I wrote the letter and she just turned 19.
Some of you High Power shooters on this board will recognize these girls who at the 2008 Camp Perry National championships were the top 3 Texas juniors:
Same three at 2007 National Championships. Do not be fooled, these girls shoot better than most of us guys.
Brunetti called me from Tel Aviv yesterday all irritated, "Daddy, Seventeen magazine ran a story on Girls with Guns. And the two with rifles were using scopes! Scoped rifles! That means they can't be that good!!!" And so on and so on, she had a bit to say and it was rather embellished.
This was the November issue which was delivered in October. This means it went to press in June/July. So they probably started working on the story in February. About 3-4 months after they got my email.
Did I give them the idea for the story? Brunetti says yes, and the editors (perform the mechanical action required to drink through a straw). A journalist friend says probably was my idea. That's okay.
The story (http://opencarry.mywowbb.com/forum4/34614.html) was mostly positive. I suggested that my daughter write a letter to the editor if she wants to see her name there. BTW, she was still 17 when I wrote the letter and she just turned 19.
Some of you High Power shooters on this board will recognize these girls who at the 2008 Camp Perry National championships were the top 3 Texas juniors:
Same three at 2007 National Championships. Do not be fooled, these girls shoot better than most of us guys.
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Fascinating post & pics ! Congrats to your daughter. It's refreshing to see things like this.
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I found a link where someone posted a copy of the story. They should have had some of the U.S. top female competitors in the story to emphasize the sporting aspect.
http://opencarry.mywowbb.com/forum4/34614.html
http://opencarry.mywowbb.com/forum4/34614.html
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It's good that they published the article, but there is one thing I do object to about its tone, and that is all the emphasis on how the gun makes the girls feel, rather than what they can do with the gun, or their involvement in the sport. The reason this bothers me is that this is part of the misconception that anti-gunners have about the gun culture — that we are dysfunctional people who require the talisman of a gun to complete ourselves.iratollah wrote:I found a link where someone posted a copy of the story. They should have had some of the U.S. top female competitors in the story to emphasize the sporting aspect.
http://opencarry.mywowbb.com/forum4/34614.html
Are they not strong/safe/proud/confident without a gun in their hands? To me, guns do not augment who I already am as a person. The article kind of implies that these young ladies are somehow more complete as individuals because they shoot guns. You are rightfully proud of your daughter's accomplishments, and she should be too. But I'm also betting that your young lady is complete as a person, with or without her guns.17 Magazine wrote:"It makes me feel strong"...
"It makes me feel safe"...
"It makes me feel proud"...
"Shooting makes me feel confident"...
I don't know if any of this makes sense to anyone else, but that's my 2¢.
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I would have sure enjoyed knowing some girls like those when I was 17!
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Congrats. I love to see young ladies out shoot most of the guys.
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This video may be in keeping with this thread on girls and guns?
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In keeping with Girls and Guns - this is a video of my niece's first round downrange with williamkevin's RRA about five months ago. Watch the video all the way to the end and pay attention to her face. It's priceless! In the last eight months, she's gone from being concerned about handgun recoil to getting her own gun (a Beretta 9mm) for her 16th birthday. I'm thinking that potential suitors might want to pay attention.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-SdKzwmS8w
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AHHH.....that never gets old!!!TLynnHughes wrote:In keeping with Girls and Guns - this is a video of my niece's first round downrange with williamkevin's RRA about five months ago. Watch the video all the way to the end and pay attention to her face. It's priceless! In the last eight months, she's gone from being concerned about handgun recoil to getting her own gun (a Beretta 9mm) for her 16th birthday. I'm thinking that potential suitors might want to pay attention.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-SdKzwmS8w
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Thanks for posting this!!iratollah wrote:Did my idea get stolen? About 13-14 months ago I sent to Seventeen magazine a picture of my daughter (Brunetti) sporting her bronze medal from Camp Perry along with a pic of the top 3 Texas Junior High Power shooters, who were all female and attractive. I suggested that Seventeen write an article on Girls and Guns. Never heard back from them.
Brunetti called me from Tel Aviv yesterday all irritated, "Daddy, Seventeen magazine ran a story on Girls with Guns. And the two with rifles were using scopes! Scoped rifles! That means they can't be that good!!!" And so on and so on, she had a bit to say and it was rather embellished.
This was the November issue which was delivered in October. This means it went to press in June/July. So they probably started working on the story in February. About 3-4 months after they got my email.
Did I give them the idea for the story? Brunetti says yes, and the editors (perform the mechanical action required to drink through a straw). A journalist friend says probably was my idea. That's okay.
The story (http://opencarry.mywowbb.com/forum4/34614.html) was mostly positive. I suggested that my daughter write a letter to the editor if she wants to see her name there. BTW, she was still 17 when I wrote the letter and she just turned 19.
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Well done! Thanks for sharing that. More young women should be encouraged to get into this sport, they are our future. They will be raising our next generation of shooting sports enthusiasts and 2A supporters.TLynnHughes wrote:In keeping with Girls and Guns - this is a video of my niece's first round downrange with williamkevin's RRA about five months ago. Watch the video all the way to the end and pay attention to her face. It's priceless! [/url]
Here is picture of Brunetti's face immediately after the first burst with a FA Uzi...."Daaaaaaaaddy, I want one of these." Right after this pic she was immediately back into it. This was her 17th birthday, her choice for my gift to her. (Keen eyes will notice how she puts Scotch tape over one lens on her competition shooting glasses.)
She's currently a college freshman studying art in Israel and is trying to get some range time in, the gun ownership laws there are surprisingly strict and it's not easy for civilians to get in trigger time. While she could do a 3 month IDF boot camp experience, it would take too much time away from her art studies and she's working hard to build her art portfolio. For last Father's Day, she used her air rifle to spell out an I <3 U pattern for my card. Am I proud or bragging? You bet.
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Thanks for sharing the picture! Brunetti is a beauty. Proud and bragging? You should be.iratollah wrote:
She's currently a college freshman studying art in Israel and is trying to get some range time in, the gun ownership laws there are surprisingly strict and it's not easy for civilians to get in trigger time. While she could do a 3 month IDF boot camp experience, it would take too much time away from her art studies and she's working hard to build her art portfolio. For last Father's Day, she used her air rifle to spell out an I <3 U pattern for my card. Am I proud or bragging? You bet.
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That was awesome! The smile on her face at the end was priceless!TLynnHughes wrote:In keeping with Girls and Guns - this is a video of my niece's first round downrange with williamkevin's RRA about five months ago. Watch the video all the way to the end and pay attention to her face. It's priceless! In the last eight months, she's gone from being concerned about handgun recoil to getting her own gun (a Beretta 9mm) for her 16th birthday. I'm thinking that potential suitors might want to pay attention.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-SdKzwmS8w
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