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CURRENT EVENTS
SAS of TN will be holding Ladies Practice Days on the 3rd Saturdays of each month until further notice, from 3 till 5pm at the TN Wildlife Resources Agency Range (Stones River Hunter Education Center) at 2618 Hobson Pike in Antioch, TN 37013. The fee is $5.50 for 2 hours. This is a cold range, which means to have your pistol and ammo brought in separate compartments in your range bag. There are ears and eyes to rent/borrow and they also have targets to use. Bring your own water/soft drinks. You do not have to make reservations. We just meet and shoot and have a great time! Tell them you're with the SAS group! For further information please call Barbara at 615-207-9222 or Tim at the range at 615-641-8896.
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July 24, 2008 Ladies Learn and Shoot Day!
"Early morning, about 7:30am, on July 24th, SAS of TN hosted a Ladies Shoot & Learn Day. It was a small group, with 9 ladies present. One of those, Karen Yatuzis, a SAS member, also, came out to help me keep things moving! The group was a mix of newbies and experienced, so the day progessed along quite well at each own's pace. We shot about 100 or so rounds, up until our final competition....actually we had a practice competition, with the "crow" targets first, to really give them sight alignment practice, then we had our poker shoot, with the poke targets.
Karen won First place, with Renorva, who's been to a previous shoot, coming in 2nd, and Nicole, fairly new, coming in 3rd! She brought her mom, too, and they both had their own guns, so they knew a little, anyway! Melissa and Anna received "Most Improved Shooters" of the day. These two gals showed more confidence and shot better as the day went on! All of these gals received a certificate.
The ladies "brown bagged" their lunch, and during this time, I gave out door prizes to everyone. As the day wore on, we got through about 2pm. The day turned from a beautiful morning to a rather warm afternoon with no breeze. Since the breeze quit, we were ready to quit, too!! I got a few invitations to talk to some women's groups around the area, from some of the ladies, so I'm looking forward to hearing from them and getting that set up!
The ladies left with a confident feeling in handling their guns, and some even learned that the gun they had was not quite the gun for them! We're so glad we could help!
I want to thank Buford Tune and his Staff at Academy of Personal Protection and Security, for supplying extra ammo, guns, ears, eyes and targets, not to mention the wonderful instructions. I'm looking forward to setting a date for my next shoot!
Keep on Shootin'
Barbara Oonk,
TN Coordinator
Buford checking Anna's sight alignment.
Barbara (me) helping Anna.
Buford teaching the ladies defensive stance.
Nicole showing off her target!
Pat and daughter Nicole Clevenger
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Pictures from our May 17th Ladies Shoot!
 
1st place winner Karen Yatuzis (right) 2nd place winnder Barbara Ragland (right)
 
3rd place winner Nikki Morton (right)
On May 17th, 2007, SAS of TN held a Ladies Shoot. Eighteen ladies came out on this beautiful day to hone in on their skills, with only a couple still in the learning phase! Our Range Master, Buford Tune and his APPS staff did their usual great job of teaching and entertaining the girls throughout the morning and early afternoon.
After giving the safety talk and demonstrating loading and unloading and grips and sights, the women shot about 100 rounds to practice what they had been taught. After that, we took a breather, while Karen Yatuzis, a SAS member's husband, Larry, went and picked up some barbeque. There were 50 rounds left to be shot, and also the competition to go, so we asked the women to save 10 to 15 rounds for the "game"! It was a good thing, too, because we had to have a shoot off for 2nd and 3rd places!!
Our very own Karen Yatuzis won 1st place, and Barbara Ragland won 2nd, with new shooter Nikki Morton earning 3rd! They each got a certificate, along with 2 most improved shooters. These were two new shooters, Nikki, again and Chevene Herring, who did an awesome job of becoming more confident throughout the day with their shooting!
These gals had such a great time, along with door prizes won by almost everyone (until I ran out!) and great food and great fun, that we're going to get together soon at another local Tennessee Wildlife range just meet and shoot! SAS also gained 3 new members that day, with a couple more on their way!
We're looking forward to hosting another shoot, as soon as we can get the range again!!
This is what makes it all worth the effort!!
SASily Yours,
Barbara Oonk, VP
TN State Coord.
tn_coord@2asisters.org
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Barbara Oonk, TN SAS Coordinator, and SAS member, Karen Yatuzis, are photographed practicing at the range in Nashville, TN. Barbara was interviewed by Christian Borttoff of the Tennessean on why more and more women were getting their carry permits in Tennessee!
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New Reciprocity State for Tenn!
Colorado will honor a Tennessee permit. You can confirm this at
http://cbi.state.co.us/ccw/reciprocity.asp
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Don't forget to frequently check: The Tennessee Firearms Association website
for excellent information on state and federal legislation that threatens our Second Amendment Rights, as well as good bills that may give us back our freedoms.
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