National Shooting Sports Foundation's Plus One Movement
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The National Shooting Sports Foundation’s Plus One Movement is all about growing the sport within the entire shooting community. It’s easy and rewarding to become involved.
Taking People Out to the Range
You can take someone to the range for the first time with the expectation that they’re going to develop their self-defense shooting ability and be more prepared to defend themselves and others. Or you might only want to get someone to appreciate going out and shooting because it’s fun, or maybe you want to get them into hunting or competitive shooting.
PDN’s Viewpoint
The reason doesn’t matter to the Plus One Movement, which is devoted to getting more people out and shooting. Here at the Personal Defense Network, we hope you not only make someone a shooter but that you make someone interested in learning how to be a responsibly armed American prepared to defend themselves and others in a worst-case scenario.
Probably most of you watching this video know how it goes — when you take someone who has never been shooting out to the range, they have a great time experiencing how much fun shooting is. Then you’ve done good for the industry and you’ve shared the sport and the experience with other people. Some may never have considered taking responsibility for their and their loved ones’ safety because they were intimidated by guns and shooting. After they’ve spent a few hours on the range, they may be ready to take some handgun training.
For Further Information
If you have never shared your love of shooting with anyone, this is what the Plus One Movement is all about. And if you have, the Plus One Movement is for you too — who else can you introduce to shooting?
If you have any hesitation about bringing a new person shooting, check out the Plus One Movement website linked above for helpful information about planning a safe trip to the range, five essentials for a first outing, and much more.
This is the mentor coin from the National Shooting Sports Foundation's +ONE movement. The +ONE project is all about growing the sport inside of the entire shooting community and that's what the National Shooting Sports Foundation is advocating for. Now, whether you take someone to the range for the first time with the expectation that they're going to develop their defensive shooting ability and be more prepared to protect themselves or others. Or you simply wanna get someone to appreciate going out and shooting because it's fun, maybe you get them into hunting or even competitive shooting, doesn't really matter to the +ONE project. Obviously here at Personal Defense Network We hope that you not just make someone a shooter, but that you really do make someone interested in learning how to be a responsibly armed American, prepared to defend themselves or others in a worst case scenario. Regardless of your specific interests I am a huge advocate of the +ONE movement. I've already spent some time in 2019 bringing some new people out to the range. In fact, I did it with the NSSF during SHOT Show out in Las Vegas. We found a couple of people who had never shot before, put 'em in a van, took them to the range and had a great time with them. And every time I've taken somebody to the range and had them experience shooting for the first time, there's a smile on their face. And I feel like not only have I done good for the industry, but I feel good myself because I've shared the sport, I've shared the experience with other people. Some of those people have gone on to become very well-trained, prepared, they have firearms staged in their home or they carry firearms in the public space. Join me and the NSSF and the +ONE movement by bringing somebody to the range, getting them into the shooting sports and getting them to not only enjoy it, but possibly also be prepared to protect themselves and those that they care about.
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