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JOINING US TODAY, AS WE CONTINUE OUR SERIES ON GUN SAFETY, IS KIPPY LEATHAM, OF SPRINGFIELD
ARMORY, A TROPHY-WINNING COMPETITION TARGET SHOOTER. WELCOME BACK!
IT'S GOOD TO BE HERE, OLGA. THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
YOU KNOW, I'VE LEARNED A LOT LAST TIME. REALLY GREAT INFORMATION. AND...REALLY AMAZING TO
ME HOW MANY MORE WOMEN ARE TARGET SHOOTING AND USING GUNS FOR SPORT, BUT WHAT I WANTED
TO TALK ABOUT THIS MORNING, IF YOU DON'T MIND, IS JUST HOW IMPORTANT SAFETY IS. REALLY PARAMOUNT.
AND I KNOW YOU BROUGHT A WAY TO SHOW THAT, SO TELL ME WHY SAFETY IS SO IMPORTANT AND
HOW WE CAN DO THAT. ABSOLUTELY. UH, SAFETY IS ALWAYS THE #1 PRIORITY,
WHETHER YOU'RE AT THE RANGE, WHETHER YOU'RE OUT HUNTING--.
MM HMM. --IF YOU GO PLINKING OUT IN THE DESERT. SAFETY
IS ALWAYS THE #1 PRIORITY. SO WHY DON'T WE GO THROUGH THE BASIC UNIVERSAL FIREARM SAFETY
RULES. LET'S DO IT.
STEP ON OVER HERE. OKAY.
BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO POINT A GUN AT YOU, WHETHER IT'S LOADED OR UNLOADED.
THERE'S SAFETY #1. (LAUGHTER).
ABSOLUTELY. SO THIS IS A STANDARD CASE THAT COMES FROM SPRINGFIELD WHEN YOU PURCHASE A
PRODUCT. IT'S AN XDS CASE AND IT'S LOCKABLE. OKAY.
SO THAT'S A GREAT SAFETY FEATURE. JUST OPEN IT UP HERE, AND WE'LL IMMEDIATELY POINT THOSE
IN OUR DOWN RANGE DIRECTION. TELL ME WHAT WE HAVE HERE. WHAT KIND OF...
WE HAVE, UH, THE SPRINGFIELD ARMORY XDS AND THE SPRINGFIELD ARMORY COMPACT XDM 3.8. AND
THE FIRST UNIVERSAL RULE IS TO ALWAYS TREAT EVERY FIREARM AS IF IT'S LOADED. OKAY? SO
WE'RE VERY RESPECTFUL ABOUT THAT. I'M JUST GONNA PICK THIS ONE UP OUT OF THE BOX VERY
CAREFULLY. AND IT'S GONNA RACK THAT SLIDE BACK TO ENSURE, AGAIN, THAT IT IS ACTUALLY
UNLOADED, AND IT IS. SECOND SAFETY RULE IS TO KEEP ALL OF OUR FINGERS OFF OF THE TRIGGER--.
OKAY. --AND OUTSIDE OF THE ACTUAL TRIGGER GUARD.
ANY TIME WE'RE NOT POINTED AT A TARGET AND READY TO SHOOT, OKAY? AND THIS IS THE TRIGGER
GUARD. IT GUARDS THE TRIGGER HERE AT THE BASE AND AROUND THE SIDE THERE. SO MY FINGER, YOU
CAN SEE, IS UP ALONG THE EDGE OF THE SLIDE THERE, NOT ANYWHERE NEAR THE TRIGGER BECAUSE
I'M NOT READY TO SHOOT RIGHT NOW. OKAY.
THE THIRD SAFETY RULE IS TO ALWAYS POINT THE MUZZLE IN A SAFE DIRECTION. AND WE ARE RIGHT
HERE DOWN RANGE. THIS IS OUR DOWN RANGE. REASON FOR MOVING ME OUT OF THE WAY.
GETTING YOU OUT OF THE WAY. AND WE DON'T EVER POINT THE GUN, THE MUZZLE, AT ANYTHING WE'RE
NOT WILLING TO DESTROY. THE FOURTH AND FINAL SAFETY RULE IS TO KNOW WHAT OUR TARGET IS,
THE SURROUNDINGS BEHIND THE TARGET, AND IF WE'RE NOT SURE, WE DON'T SHOOT. OKAY?
THAT ONE I'VE ALWAYS HEARD. YES.
NOT SURE... (IN UNISON) ...DON'T SHOOT.
GREAT TIPS. NOW LET ME ASK...WHILE...WHILE YOU PUT...
SO, LET ME PUT THIS AWAY. YES--.
BEFORE YOU WALK AROUND. --I WAS ALREADY GONNA MOVE BACK INTO MY SPOT--.
(LAUGHTER). --AND I REALIZED, NO, THAT'S A NO NO. DON'T
GET IN FRONT OF A GUN WHETHER IT'S--. CLOSE THAT UP.
--LOADED OR NOT. (SNAP).
EXCELLENT. NOW, WHAT ARE THE LEADING REASONS, KIPPY,
THAT MORE AND MORE WOMEN ARE...ARE...ARE SHOOTING TODAY?
WELL, OBVIOUSLY THEY BUY THEM FOR--. PROTECTION?
--FOR PROTECTION--. OKAY, OKAY.
--THAT'S THE OBVIOUS REASON. BUT I THINK EVEN MORE COMMONLY NOW, THEY'RE BUYING THEM FOR...FOR
THE RECREATION. THERE ARE SO MANY SPORTING, HUNTING, COMPETITION ACTIVITIES THAT ARE CHALLENGING
AND FUN, AND I THINK THAT WOMEN ARE SEEING IT. THEY'RE SEEING IT ON THE INTERNET, SOCIAL
MEDIA, ON REALITY SHOWS, AND ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY SEE OTHER WOMEN DOING IT, I THINK THEY
GET CURIOUS, AND THEY'RE LIKE, "WELL, WHY CAN'T I DO THAT?" AND SO IT ENTICES THEM TO
TRY IT. AND OBVIOUSLY YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE A CHAMP
WHEN IT COMES TO TARGET SHOOTING AND YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TO DO. YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE.
YOU'VE WON SO MANY TROPHIES AS WELL. WHAT WOULD YOU TELL WOMEN OUT THERE THAT SAY, "OKAY,
WELL KIPPY, I'M INTERESTED, BUT MMM, JUST UNCOMFORTABLE."
THAT'S TOTALLY UNDERSTANDABLE. THEY'RE NOT ALONE. SINCE MOST WOMEN DON'T GROW UP AROUND
FIREARMS, THEY ARE A LITTLE UNEASY AROUND THEM.
AND EVEN A WOMAN LIKE ME THAT HAS CHILDREN AT HOME. THAT SCARES ME.
ABSOLUTELY. WELL, WHEN YOU PURCHASE A FIREARM, SAFETY BECOMES AND SHOULD REMAIN YOUR #1 PRIORITY.
AS LAW-ABIDING FIREARM OWNERS, IT IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ALWAYS SAFELY STORE OUR GUN AND TO TEACH
OUR LOVED ONES ABOUT FIREARM SAFETY. MY DAUGHTER GREW UP LEARNING ABOUT FIREARM SAFETY.
SO SHE KNOWS. SHE KNOWS. SHE'S NOT CURIOUS, SO SHE DOESN'T
GET INTO TROUBLE. SHE UNDERSTANDS AND SHE'S BEEN TAUGHT.
BECAUSE YOU'VE EDUCATED HER VERY WELL. LAST QUESTION. FOR...FOR MAYBE SOMEONE THAT OWNS
A GUN, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS THE BENEFIT FOR THAT OWNER?
FOR WOMEN NOWADAYS, I WOULD SAY THEY ARE A PART OF A GROWING DEMOGRAPHIC OF PEOPLE, WOMEN,
WHO'VE STEPPED OUTSIDE OF THE BOX, OUTSIDE OF THEIR COMFORT ZONE, THEY'RE LEARNING A
GREAT SKILL THAT ALLOWS THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN A VARIETY OF FUN ACTIVITIES WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY
ALLOWING THEM TO PROTECT THEMSELVES SHOULD THAT NEED EVER ARISE. HOW CAN YOU BEAT THAT?
THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU.
I GOTTA GO ONE DAY AND SHOOT WITH YOU IN THE RANGE.
YOU HAVE TO GO OUT DEFINITELY. I'D JUST LIKE TO WATCH YOU, THAT'S ALL.
(LAUGHTER). THANK YOU, KIPPY, VERY MUCH. WE'LL SEE YOU
AGAIN NEXT TIME TOO, RIGHT? I'LL BE HERE.
(MUSIC) GREAT INFORMATION. GREAT SAFETY TIPS. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT GUN SAFETY OR ABOUT THE SPORT OF TARGET SHOOTING, VISIT US AT thebalancingact.com
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