David and I have been talking about getting a gun. With all the traveling we do, it's better to be safe than sorry. I didn't grow up around guns and have never shot one or even held one. So I'm a little hesitant since guns scare the crap out of me. But David always tells me that guns are like life insurance...you don't want to ever use it, but you'll be glad you have it if you ever need it.
Our friend, Shelby, agreed to teach me how to shoot a shotgun! So today, we met her at her family's ranch just outside of Mineral Wells. Her mom and dad also came because we wanted to try out a handgun., too Since we don't have much experience with guns, her dad wanted to be there with us.
I went first. I was so nervous. I don't think I'd even ever heard a gunshot before. Yes, I grew up in Texas. But I grew up in Arlington and went to high school in Plano, so give me a break! Tony (Shelby's dad) was so good at showing me what to do and how to hold it. We started with a .380 handgun.
We had a contest on who could shoot the target the best. We both took 5 shots and guess who won! ME!
Then came the shotgun. We used Shelby's 20 gauge since I probably would have hurt myself if we used a 12 gauge. Ha!
David won the shotgun contest. The first shot I took, I did the almost-impossible and missed the target. But to be fair, shotguns are a lot heavier than you think they'd be. Or at least I thought so.
David took a turn shooting Tony's .45. I didn't think I needed to do that. I didn't want to hurt myself.
I had a lot of fun learning how to shoot! I want to see how other kinds of guns shoot, but I'm definitely more comfortable with the idea of getting one. I think for home protection we should just get a shotgun. And hopefully if anybody ever breaks into our house (knock on wood), just the sound of cocking the shotgun will be enough to scare them off and we won't actually ever have to shoot it.
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