A Girl and A Gun

[LittleOldLady]

I just noticed 'A Girl and A Gun' is streamed on Netflix.

Here is a link to the website:

http://www.agirlandagunfilm.com/

[jeremiah12]

I just watched it. It did give both sides. I wonder though if whole idea is over thought. Why does gender matter when it comes to shooting? I am sure that as a group that ladies enjoy shooting for similar reasons that guys enjoy it. Then maybe, that is the point of the film.

[WindyRN]

I want to watch it. Thanks for sharing

[LittleOldLady]

I just watched it. It did give both sides. I wonder though if whole idea is over thought. Why does gender matter when it comes to shooting? I am sure that as a group that ladies enjoy shooting for similar reasons that guys enjoy it. Then maybe, that is the point of the film.

I thought it was a bit much. And I agree with you on the gender issue as well, for me I love the noise and the firearm recoil and the smell.

This is what I want to do:

[jeremiah12]

I thought it was a bit much. And I agree with you on the gender issue as well, for me I love the noise and the firearm recoil and the smell.

This is what I want to do:

That looks like fun. It combines two of my favorite things, off-roading and shooting.

I love the smell of gunpowder. It has been a year since I got back into shooting. For years, loud noises set off panic attacks, especially gunfire (long story). After many trips to the gun range I am over that and find it relaxing now. When I go shooting, it is me and the target and I pretty much do not notice the gun shots from other shooters, just my own.

I do have sympathy for those who have lost loved ones to any sort of violence. My brother-in-law was murdered several years ago in a very high profile case by a serial killer. Some family members blamed the gun. The murderer was a meth-head with all sorts of other problems and really used a gun because it was easy to get. He would have used any other tool if a gun was not available.

Those people are hurting and want a simple answer and so they conclude ban guns and everything will be good. Their lack of knowledge about guns make them believe that they are very complicated tools and can only be made in factories using specialized equipment. Really, the basic gun is not that complicated. On top of that, smuggling guns is easy. Look at Leland Yee.

Ultimately, I grew up around women who used guns. The mother of my step-father hunted every year and always got her quota of deer. She also hunted quail and ducks. His two sisters also hunted. My grandfather and his wife hunted. My father-in-law hunted as well as his mother and most of his sisters.

Today, I have many teenage girl students who are shooters, and some shoot competitively. Since they have learned I am a gunner, they will stop by after school to show me pictures or awards they have won. I have met a few of their parents when shooting on the weekends.

I am not surprised at all that gender is not a barrier to the enjoyment of guns and shooting. If their is a barrier, it is in the minds of men.

[IPSICK]

I thought it was a bit much. And I agree with you on the gender issue as well, for me I love the noise and the firearm recoil and the smell...

I just finished the watching the film and I wonder what parts you thought were a bit much.

I am a Human Development student who has taken significant coursework in Women's Studies along with the study of Women's Development as part of my basic Human Development coursework. I like to believe I at least have an academic understanding of feminism but at the ultimately I am just another man. I know there are quite a few that would disagree with this notion, but I liken it to most modern individuals who are not racist and have studied African-American history and may feel they have an understanding of the African-American plight. But ultimately they are not African-American, and do not have full understanding of what it means to be African-American. Just my opinion so please don't blast me too hard for it.

Returning to discussing the movie, I actually thought it did a decent job of showing some of the complexity of women and their relationship with guns and the gun culture. Every woman had a different story and a different journey. Touching a bit back to my comparison above, I found it interesting that women with guns were demonized in a similar fashion to African-Americans and guns. And similarly there was this backlash in their respective segments of the population against guns. It seems ironic that these segments of the population that would actually benefit from having guns for self-defense have such strong voices within their own community against gun ownership.

Anyways, as a passionate gun owner and 2nd Amendment advocate I really enjoyed the perspectives this movie brought. There were probably a few things I could have nitpicked but overall I thought the filmmakers did a good job. In some ways, I liked this film better than Assaulted.