My Experience At The Columbine Shootings: Personal Narrative

My experience at the shooting range went differently than I had expected. Given that I have never shot a gun before, I have always looked at guns in a negative way. Going into the range I had a negative outlook on guns and was expecting to have a negative experience. Walking into the range I felt timid and scared. Hearing gunshots for the first time sent chills through my spine. When I felt the gun in my hand, I felt nervous and uneasy. Nevertheless, as I began to get more comfortable with the gun in my hand, I began to like shooting. At the end of the day, I now understand the viewpoint that guns serve a good purpose for sport.

Walking into the range I felt very timid. Given that I have never been to a shooting range before, I was nervous to hold and fire a gun. I did not know what to expect. Stereotypes regarding guns flew through my mind. I have always pictured shooting ranges to be a place with guns laying around and a bunch of targets set up for people to have free reign. I anticipated an unsafe atmosphere. This was not the case. The range seemed a bit like a driving range; if you do not cross the shooting line, then you will be safe. Recognizing that it was a controlled atmosphere eased my tensions a bit, and then the shooting started.

Unlike Pia, I did not break done in tears imagining harm on another human being. I did not feel as if I was using a gun to shoot somebody; I was using a gun for sport, and it was fun! The adrenaline rush was intense and trying to shoot accurately was a fun task. The first few times I shot I missed the black target. I presume this was because of my shakiness and fear of the gun, but as time went by I began to shoot more accurately. Likewise, at first I was essentially pulling the trigger with every finger, thus tilting the gun. After getting comfortable holding the gun in my hand and using a soft, consistent pull with my index finger my shots were more