April 11th, 2009 by admin

The NRA hosted it’s first ever Open Range Day for people with disabilities at Ben Avery Shooting Range today.  As a student, I briefly worked for the NRA.  So I know that  NRA never does any event half way.  True to their reputation, Vanessa Warner and team didnt show  up with a few hand-me-downs and the old pea-shooter.   Participants got to shoot new Ruger semi-auto pistols and AR-15’s rifles, Remington and Baretta shotguns and there was plenty of ammo for everyone to make lots of noise.

We in Phoenix have one of the country’s premiere shooting ranges just north of town.   The Ben Avery Shooting Range offers every type of shooting (and archery) you can imagine.  Even better, the entire facility is very accessible. So the National Rifle Association (NRA) selected Ben’s to be the venue for their first ever Open Range Day.

Unfortunately it was a rainy cold day so we didnt have great turn out, but for the 15 or so that did arrive, there was that much more time on the firing line. Ben Avery is a big range and so hats off to the NRA for getting accessible buses to hussle the groups around and for catering a good lunch.

As for my photos, clouds and rain really reduced the type of shots I could get. Read the rest of this entry »