First, two ladies: one's been there before, the other had never touched a gun before; the first had convinced her to come and try it before she headed back home. She was visibly nervous, but listened well to the 'how to' and gave it a try.
After the first few shots she was still a bit scared, but finally fired some more, then they moved on from the .22 to a 9mm. By the end she didn't have the first-timer smile I always work for, but she wasn't scared anymore either: "That wasn't actually bad."
Turns out the repeat is originally from Iran; her friend about to head home to Russia. And seemed a little annoyed she couldn't try this again after she got there.
The other: seven guys from India, none of whom had ever shot before. They stayed close to three hours, and every one of them had that smile when they left. Had a chance to talk to one, the now-familiar "I was kind of scared when we got here, but it's fun, I like it!"
The gun bigots want to scare people and make them scared forever: we want to get rid of fear and make them enjoy this; guess which works out better?
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