Stopped by to see some friends who were shooting a match the next county over Saturday and was invited to join them for lunch, along with the news crew from a local TV station (WSAV). It seems the news crew was putting together a special report on concealed carry and one of the shooters invited them to the match. The reporter actually participated in the match and the cameraman (who'd never fired a gun before) had a quick lesson and got to put rounds downrange when the match was over.
At lunch, the discussion mostly revolved around guns, as you might expect, and I think we really opened their eyes a bit. We talked about the responsibilities you take on when carrying, the necessity of getting good training, the disgust we all feel when the media gets it wrong, the increase in sales as the election draws closer and why that is, etc. It was a GREAT opportunity to sit and have good conversation with someone who can send a clear message to the community on our behalf.
The reporter also has the contact information about the director of my training group and is going to contact him to ask him to be a consultant to WSAV - to explain crimes and any gun or self-defense related news items that come in so they're getting it right. This could be a tremendous opportunity for G-Tac, but also a chance for us to "set the record straight" when things happen and the rest of the local media is getting it wrong.
Funniest moment: We're all sitting around the table and the cameraman says, "So is a Glock a type of gun or a brand of gun?"
Needless to say, we set them both straight on that and on AKs. :)
The report airs on Tuesday, Nov 30, so we'll see how they do with it. If they put it up on the website, I'll post a link.