When I was writing an article about the NRA and kids with guns this morning, I stumbled upon this little gem on the NRA Women website. The NRA is co-sponsoring a series with the catch title?”Love at First Shot,” which features women with guns. Episode 1: First Trip to the Range addresses the following:
For many women a public range can actually be the one barrier to picking up a gun, simply because they don’t know what to expect. Join host Natalie Foster as she explains how to make a first timer’s trip to the range educational, stress-free and FUN!
NRA model (snicker) and host Natalie Foster?points out that a visit to the gun range isn’t like a day at the spa, and the first thing the video addresses is what Foster calls the “number one need to know” before your trip to a shooting range:
“What on earth do you wear?”
Yeah, she said it just like that. Her tips include: keep your legs covered up, wear a hat, and “definitely not a low-cut shirt.”?You actually CAN wear a low-cut shirt, according to Foster,?but you need to wear a scarf or a “nice light-weight jacket that can be zipped up.” As long as it’s covering your cleavage. See the visual guide below.
But why? WHY do women have to keep their cleavage covered at the gun range? Because the bubbas present will be ogling them? Well maybe, but these ladies advise us to “cover” because empty shell casings can pop out of a semi-automatic and sneak down into your cleavage. Like this:
Foster loves scarves, it seems, and she put added emphasis on not showing any cleavage. She said:
“Trust me, you don’t want to be doing the “hot brass dance.”
Which apparently makes you say this:
As for the hat? Foster gives us the guidelines. Above all, look cute!
“It can be any sort?of fabulous hat because I like to look cute at the range, but it’s important to be practical as well.”
I’d like to point out to Ms. Foster that the ?”number one need to know” is not “what to wear.” It’s how not to get hurt. How not to kill your instructor.
My message to Natalie Foster. I’m not going to mince words here, or be subtle.
YOU STUPID B*TCH. THIS IS NOT A GAME, IT’S NOT A JOKE, IT’S NOT A FASHION SHOW. I AM A GUN OWNER, A LOADED LIBERAL, IF YOU WILL. THIS CRAP IS STUPID. I AM SICK OF HEARING THE WORD “FUN” IN CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WEAPONS. DO NOT GLAMORIZE GUNS. DO NOT GLAMORIZE THE GUN CULTURE. PLEASE STOP DOING THIS.?
The fact is, I don’t call women names very often?and certainly?not in a public forum, in writing. I try to engage in respectful dialogue. But I’m not deleting this, my beloved liberals. It’s a Southern thing, you could say. Sometimes things just need to be said a certain way.
I believe this woman is playing dangerous games. I believe the NRA is playing dangerous games. The?NRA doesn’t?care. They’ll sleep well at night regardless of the consequences of their actions. Will you, Natalie Foster?
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