2nd Amendment

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5 Common Mistakes Firearms Instructors Make

By North American Outdoors / August 2, 2021 / Comments Off on 5 Common Mistakes Firearms Instructors Make

NRA Firearms instructors are the best of the best—now here’s how to stay that way! When conducting NRA Firearms Training classes, always be on the lookout for techniques, methods or the lack thereof that might affect the quality of the course you are teaching. Whether you’re a brand-new instructor or one who has been teaching for…

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How to Become an NRA Certified Firearms Instructor

By North American Outdoors / July 16, 2021 / Comments Off on How to Become an NRA Certified Firearms Instructor

NRA Women Firearms Instructors are the best of the best … so naturally that means you! As an NRA Training Counselor, it seems that many of my students would like to become Instructors themselves. If you’d like to join the ranks of “the best of the best,†you should know that there are three steps, regardless…

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NRA Women Instructors: Transforming Gun Owning to Gun Ownership

By North American Outdoors / July 12, 2021 / Comments Off on NRA Women Instructors: Transforming Gun Owning to Gun Ownership

Owning and ownership aren’t the same thing. NRA Women instructors make the difference. Few causes have such a direct impact on our lives, children, grandchildren and the future of our country as the Second Amendment. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of women who own guns is rising rapidly. But what about…

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The Men Who Helped Shape Our World: NRA Women Pay Tribute on Father’s Day

By North American Outdoors / June 20, 2021 / Comments Off on The Men Who Helped Shape Our World: NRA Women Pay Tribute on Father’s Day

Whether he’s called Dad, Grandpa or by another name, the father figures in the lives of many NRA Women have shaped their love and respect for the outdoors lifestyle. Read some of the tributes to them here. My grandpa was a Navy veteran, animal-lover, hunter, fisherman and shooting enthusiast who taught me to stand up…

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In Defense of Lightweight Carry Guns for Women

By North American Outdoors / June 7, 2021 / Comments Off on In Defense of Lightweight Carry Guns for Women

“Everybody knows” what the best guns for women are … but you’re not everybody, are you? by HEIDI LYN RAO posted on June 7, 2021 No matter which NRA firearm training course I am teaching—Pistol, Rifle or Shotgun—my students invariably ask the same question: “What is the best gun for a woman?†This typically sparks a vigorous debate among…

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NRA Firearms Training Has Real-Life Benefits

By North American Outdoors / October 26, 2019 / Comments Off on NRA Firearms Training Has Real-Life Benefits

by Heidi Rao – Saturday, October 26, 2019 As America’s firearm safety and education leader, the National Rifle Association (NRA) offers a multitude of training opportunities to the public. Some training accounts for things you learn and then use every time you handle a firearm while other training, such as self -defense, you hope to never have to…

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Use Texas’ 2nd Amendment Model to Recruit Teen Hunters

By North American Outdoors / March 9, 2019 / Comments Off on Use Texas’ 2nd Amendment Model to Recruit Teen Hunters

by Heidi Rao, 2nd Amendment Teen Hunter Program Developer – Saturday, March 9, 2019 What if there were a program for young Americans that created all-American NRA Life members just in time for their voices to be heard at the polls for the first time in 2020? What if this same program created a brotherhood, sisterhood…

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