Narrative journalism
"An armed society of scholars"
The movement is thousands strong and growing. In the wake of Virginia Tech, some students argue for their right to carry concealed weapons on campus.
...We started with a revolver. Load five bullets. Grip the gun: one hand to the right of the handle, one hand cupped firmly below.
"Now, actor-yahoos who have never shot a gun -- they put their finger straight on the trigger," Garth said. "You can tell when you watch a movie who's shot a gun and who hasn't."
You do not put your finger on the trigger, if you know what you're doing, until right before you pull it. And don't yank it. Squeeze it so slowly, so gently, that you surprise yourself when the bullet erupts from the chamber.
I surprised myself. I surprised Garth. Bulls-eye.
A version of this article was published in the Yale Daily News Dec. 7, 2007.
The movement is thousands strong and growing. In the wake of Virginia Tech, some students argue for their right to carry concealed weapons on campus.
...We started with a revolver. Load five bullets. Grip the gun: one hand to the right of the handle, one hand cupped firmly below.
"Now, actor-yahoos who have never shot a gun -- they put their finger straight on the trigger," Garth said. "You can tell when you watch a movie who's shot a gun and who hasn't."
You do not put your finger on the trigger, if you know what you're doing, until right before you pull it. And don't yank it. Squeeze it so slowly, so gently, that you surprise yourself when the bullet erupts from the chamber.
I surprised myself. I surprised Garth. Bulls-eye.
A version of this article was published in the Yale Daily News Dec. 7, 2007.