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Your Second Amendment Rights, In Quotes – NRA Women.com Those who would infringe your rights always tell you first; it’s time to listen. by HEIDI LYN RAO posted on September 21, 2021 The United States has a very brave and colorful past. We are unique in the fact that we are guaranteed the rights that…
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Chamber: The Least Understood Part of a Firearm- NRA Women.com The data stamp on a firearm’s barrel is the road map to the chamber by HEIDI LYN RAO posted on September 14, 2021 If there ever was an “ah-ha” moment when teaching an NRA Firearms Training course, it is when I explain a firearm’s chamber. Most students understand the…
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How to Become an NRA Certified Firearms Instructor – NRA Women.com 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…
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NRA Women Instructors: Transforming Gun Owning to Gun Ownership – NRA Women.com 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…
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Heidi Rao, demonstrating firearm muzzle control. Firearm Muzzle Control – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department This is Passport to Texas Developing and reinforcing hunter safety skills must be a lifelong pursuit for every hunter. The first principle when hunting with a firearm: always point the muzzle in a safe direction. This is basic safety. Heidi…
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Illustrating a safe zone of fire. Safe Zones of Fire – Texas Parks and Wildlife Department This is Passport to Texas Before you discharge a firearm, ask yourself: what is my safe zone of fire? Not knowing can have devastating consequences. But how do you determine your safe zone? It’s easy to find your safe…
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Use Texas’ 2nd Amendment Model to Recruit Teen Hunters – nrahlf.org 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…
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The Second Amendment Teen Hunters Program is rethinking how we reach teenagers about the outdoors and the shooting sports. Second Amendment Teens: ‘What Can I Do To Help The NRA Fight For Me?’ – Shooting Sports USA Do you remember your first hunt when you were younger? Or perhaps one of your fondest memories was…
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Today we’d like to introduce you to Heidi Rao. Voyager: Meet Heidi Rao with North American Outdoors – Voyager Thanks for sharing your story with us Heidi. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there.It all began after graduate school in 1998. I started working with multiple state and federal…
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