Tag: guns
Wednesday, March 14th, 2012
Below is a “Campus Safety Alert” issued by Adam Garcia, the Director of Police Services at UNR. The incidents described below are just two examples of why I feel uncomfortable visiting the UNR campus as an unarmed female.
University Police Services and the Reno Police Department have received two separate reports of suspicious incidents. On March 8, 2012 at approximately 7:00 P.M. a victim reported that she was followed from Virginia Street and 10th Street to Angel Street by a male in a black unknown model truck with a small white rectangle shape on the cab of the truck. The male subject drove alongside her, then parked at the cemetery in the area and continued watching her. The subject was described as being male, unknown race approximately 40-50 years of age.
In the second incident, a UNR student reported that on Monday March 12, 2012 at 3:30 P.M. a male driver drove alongside her and attempted to coax her into his vehicle. The female ran to her vehicle while the subject followed her. This subject is described as a black male with scruffy facial hair, approximately 40-50 years of age, driving an older white Isuzu Rodeo with two blue stripes on the side and no license plates.
If you have any information regarding these incidents, contact Investigator Jaime McGuire at 682-7284 or Regional Dispatch at 334-COPS(2677).
University Police Services also wants to take this time to remind you of the following safety tips:
- Make personal safety your number one priority. Awareness, Avoidance and Risk Reduction is the best way to not be a victim.
- Travel in groups of two or more and always travel in well-lit, heavily traveled areas.
- Tell someone where you are going and when you will return.
- Carry a whistle or noise maker. This can serve as a reminder to exercise caution, and can alert someone in the area that you need help.
- Be alert! Look around you; be aware of who is on the street and in the area. Make it difficult for anyone to take you by surprise.
- If listening to music, keep the volume low so you can hear what is going on around you.
- If you know you are going to be working late, plan ahead as to how you will get to your vehicle or home safely.
- Use Campus Escort or University Police Cadets to get you to your vehicle safely. Campus Escort operates 7 days a week during academic semesters from 7:00 P.M. – 1:00 A.M. They can be contacted at 742-6808. Police Services Cadets operate Monday through Thursday from 6:00 P.M. – 12:00 A.M. during academic semesters. Student cadets can be contacted at 745-5921 or 745-7505. When these services are not operating, contact the duty officer at 745-6195 and request an escort.
This message is being sent in compliance with the timely warning provision of Title II of Public Law 101-542 34, CFR 668.46 (e), the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act.
Adam Garcia
Director
Police Services
University of Nevada, Reno
1664 N. Virginia St. MS/250
Reno, NV 89557
(775) 784-4013 Main
(775) 784-4689 Direct
(775) 327-2220 Fax
www.unr.edu/police
“COMMUNITY FIRST”
Tags: campus carry, concealed carry, Defensive Carry, gender, Girls and Guns, gun control, guns, self defense, Situational Awareness
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Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
Someone online, at my encouragement, asked me some gun questions. Her text is below. I’m more of a target shooter than a hunter. Please let me know what you all would say to her! Thanks in advance for your help.
“My current 5 year plan is to set up a small homestead in northern Minnesota. Moose, bear, wolves, deer and other such critters are commonplace.
As a nearly middle aged woman who has never held a gun – whats the best starter weapon for me? I’m thinking some kind of rifle, something that would be good for property protection as well as eventual hunting.
My husband was an expert marksman with the military, so I’m sure he could help me learn to use it well. That said, he never used guns before the Army and not since, so its not an area we know much about.”
Tags: Female Shooters, Girls and Guns, gun ownership, guns, hunting, rifles, self defense
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Wednesday, June 29th, 2011
The Appleseed-shoot-neglecting, can’t-afford-ammo, no-new-guns-for-me stretch of life in the GG household seems to be soon coming to an end. GB got a job!!! A good one too with a nice pay rate and health insurance. I’m proud of my honey. Final exams are tomorrow. Between being done with summer semester and having two stable incomes again, I’m going to head into this nice long Independence Day weekend with a smile on my face! Maybe I’ll even find a way to get to the shooting range this weekend!
Tags: guns, shooting, shooting range
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Wednesday, June 8th, 2011
I received an email from Jenny Teague of the League of Lethal Ladies letting me know that the league has died. The email included a lot of useful information, so I’m posting it here for you all to see. I only went to one LLL after work shooting event, but I had a lot of fun there. I got the opportunity to try things I wouldn’t have otherwise, such as shooting at a playing card, bowling pins, or clay pigeons. Anyway… on with the email:
This is just a note to everyone that the League of Lethal Ladies has been officially disbanded as an organization with the State of Nevada. That just means we no longer are recognized by the state as a non-profit organization. That doesn’t mean you can’t get together to shoot or meet monthly if you want. In fact, I highly encourage those of you who have got together for shoots to keep doing so. This is the most current email listing of everyone in the organization. Feel free to try and set up shooting dates still. Also, if you are interested in other organizations to join and shoot at, I highly recommend Stillwater Firearms Association in Fallon and Western Nevada Pistol League in Reno. If you join Stillwater, please tell Elynda Long, their president, I sent you. She’ll see to it you get the VIP treatment because they love having ladies join there. Thank you to everyone who helped out with the League, whether with paperwork and organization, hosting League nights, or just attending League Nights and shoots. It was a fun run while it lasted.
The website and facebook page will be removed soon, but here’s some links from there. If you enjoy posts on shooting and safety, you can always sign up to like the facebook pages of The Women’s Shooting Academy or Women’s Safety Academy to get Vicki’s up to date info on classes, tips, and newsletters, or The Gunslinging Housewife for my product reviews, tips, crafts and recipes.
Thank you to Vicki for originally collecting a list of students who wanted to get together and shoot more. Without her originally, there never would have been a League. Even though there is no more League, doesn’t mean to say you’re not all Leathal Ladies. You all shoot. You all won’t put up with garbage. You are all amazing!
Finally, here’s some shooting resources for you to continue your love of the sport:
GOOD PLACES TO SHOOT:
Ranges
Washoe County Shooting Facility
21555 Pyramid Way, Reno, NV (775) 475-2991
City of Carson Rifle and Pistol Range
4000 Flint Dr, Carson City, NV (775) 887-2262
Capital City Gun Club – Carson City, NV
3590 Arrowhead Drive, Carson City, NV (775) 882-9904
Sage Hill Clay Sports – Reno, NV
7370 Desert Way, Reno, NV(775) 851-1123
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Derby Dam
Hwy 80 off exit 36 Derby Dam
PLACES NOT TO SHOOT:
Congested Area Maps
Interactive Congested Area Map
Washoe County Sheriff’s Department Congested Area Map
SHOOTING CLUBS & ASSOCIATIONS:
Stillwater Firearms Association
A Nevada non profit organization dedicated to promoting public interest and skill in the use of small guns and firearms; providing proper training and education in the use of firearms; promoting public interest and skill in the sport of target shooting; and promoting healthy and social recreation for the members of the organization as well as for the public at large.
Western Nevada Pistol League
A practical pistol shooting club featuring USPSA, IDPA, and Steel Challenge matches.
Palomino Valley Gun Club
Supporting competitive rifle endeavors and promoting firearms marksmanship and safety.
SHOOTING RULES & REGULATIONS:
International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA)
United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA)
International Confederation of Revolver Enthusiasts (ICORE)
Tags: 2nd Ammendment, Activism, Female Shooters, Girls and Guns, guns, Leage of Lethal Ladies, shooting, shooting ranges, Washoe County Regional Shooting Facility
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Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
My hubby lost his job. We are creatively making ends meet at the moment, but we can’t maintain our current lifestyle if he doesn’t find another job in the next month or so. If he doesn’t (and he is working his rear end off to make sure this doesn’t happen), our plan is to move to a small apartment in a bad neighborhood to help make up the income/expenses difference in our budget.
I am happy to have the guns we do have right now. They may come in handy because the area we can afford to move to should we have to move is high in crime and gang activity. Also, the lesser used ones may be sold to help pay bills/buy food. Guns are a good investment in good times that can be used in so many ways for the health and safety of the family in bad times. 
Tags: guns, Personal Safety, safety
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Wednesday, May 4th, 2011
Photo courtesy of www.amazon.com.
I was wandering around my local bookstore the other day and I saw this book. Its title made me laugh out loud: “Strangling your husband is NOT an option.” I laughed because it’s true! I’ve wanted to strangle my GB but no, it’s not an option. For us gun-owning wives, we can’t shoot our husbands either.
Shooting our husbands is NOT an option, even when they do something lead-worthy. A quick Google News search reveales women quite frequently shoot their men. So girls, check yourselves: are you feeling violent towards your husbands? If you are, ask yourself if his lead-worthy act is worth losing your gun rights and even your freedom forever. The answer is probably no. But if you’re still seething, it might be time to lock up the guns and hand off your safe keys to a trust-worthy friend who will keep them for you until you’ve regained your senses.
If you’re leery about giving your safe keys to anyone, and I don’t blame you, another option is to lock up your safe key in a safety deposit box at your bank. This way, when you’re trying to work through whatever stupid thing he’s done and he puts his foot in his mouth (again), it will be harder for you to shoot his head off. You’ll just have to bite it off instead. Be careful what you say when you’re biting it off, however. I know someone who had his guns taken away because he told someone that “they ought to be shot.”
When things have calmed back down at home and you’re not in danger of saying or doing anything that would cause you to lose your guns or your liberty, you can get your key back from its keeper, weather its keeper is a good friend or the local branch of your bank. Better safe than sorry ladies; if you’re feeling homicidal, lock up your guns! Don’t end up one of the 100+ “wife shoots husband” hits on Google News.
Tags: gun ownership, gun safes, gun safety, guns, shootings
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Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
The annual May Gardenerville Appleseed Shoot is coming right up Northern Nevada gun enthusiasts! I’ve gone to the last two Gardnerville Shoots and have learned a lot and had a great time. I hope to see you there!!
Here is some information about the shoot, copied from the Appleseed event page:
- Range: Private Property
- Address: 2449 Leviathan Mine Rd., Gardnerville, NV
- Website: none
- When: May 28-29, 2011
- Range Fee: none
- Camping available: Primitive camping on site. Potable water and porta-potties are available on site.
RV hookups available nearby at Topaz Lodge & Casino RV Resort.
- Hotels:
- Carson Valley Inn (Hotel, Motor Lodge, RV resort), Minden, NV (800) 321-6983
- Holiday Inn Express, Gardnerville, NV. (775) 782-7500
- Topaz Lodge and Casino, RV Resort (800) 962-0732
- Directions: From Gardnerville take Hwy. 395 south approx. 10 miles to Leviathan Mine Road. Turn right to the range site at 2449 Leviathan Mine Road. Watch for signs.
- GPS:
- 38*47’56.06”N
- 119*37’40.60”W
- State Laws to be aware of: Check State laws.
- Misc: This promises to be an excellent shoot at a DAR site. With ranges out to 600 yds.+ bring the center fires. The firing line can handle 50 shooters with room for more easily added. No tracer or ammunition that is attracted to a magnet is allowed due to fire hazards.
- For More Information Contact: Private Message to “ChrisH” or “featherblue” on the Appleseed Forum. email NV@Appleseedinfo.org
- Registration Link: May 28-29: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/1360865385
Tags: appleseed, guns, rifles, shooting range
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