Hello everyone.

[pattywak]

My name is Patrick, I am 21 and a college student. I'm in Murfreesboro for school, but I have family in Nashville and Hendersonville so I am around those areas a lot as well. I've always been interested by firearms, and I shot my first handgun less than 6 months ago. I received my HCP two days ago, and my current system is a FNX-9 (I'm a lefty!) worn in a Blackhawk Serpa CQC holster for an Hk P30. I frequent Guns and Leather in Hendersonville. I have been meaning to get to On Target in Murfreesboro, but the doubled daily range fee is quite a hit to my college budget.

I found this website while searching and researching information regarding the HCP - laws, experiences, suggestions, etc. and I decided that now I have my HCP would be a good time to join. I realize that I may represent the younger spectrum of members here, and as such I hope that I don't irritate people with my seemingly "newbie" status. I promise I'm here to learn as much as possible.

Hope to get you know you all soon!

Edited September 2, 2011 by pattywak

[Westwindmike]

Hello and welcome from the 'Boro.

[zapfbroad]

Howdy Patrick!

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[NRA]

Welcome ............. you seem to have a good attitude.

[Guest nj.piney]

welcome

[Jonnin]

welcome! Need more young shooters, drag your friends with you a few times.

[DWARREN123]

Howdy Patrick and Welcome to TGO

Always happy to see new folks here.

[UncleJak]

Greetings!

[Raoul]

Welcome!

[Guest capt usa]

Welcome aboard!

[pattywak]

Thank you all for the welcome. As far as needing more young members, I'm always trying to get my friends out to the range and to show them some really basic things about handguns. Oddly enough, it seems that almost all my friends who ask to go to the range are female. Maybe this has something to do with females feeling like they need to protect themselves more than males? I'm not sure.

[C.lunn]

Patty I'm not female and ask to shoot with you. Lol.

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[pattywak]

Haha. Thanks. I guess it's just interesting to see the gender split as far as people asking me to go to the gun range with them.

[Mechanic_X]

Oddly enough, it seems that almost all my friends who ask to go to the range are female.

Yeah baby!!

Hello and welcome. Us young guys need to stick together.

[pattywak]

Yeah! When I'm not in the boro for classes I'm back in Hendersonville actually. Nice to start to meet some local people.