Most times I offer my Sociology of Guns seminar, I require students to obtain “permission of instructor” prior to enrolling. I do this for three main reasons. First, many students (like many sociologists and some of the public) assume that “of guns” means “of gun violence and gun control.” I want them to be clear … Continue reading Permission of Instructor Info for Sociology of Guns Seminar, Fall 2020

The Civilian Marksmanship Program has announced the cancellation of multiple CMP Games events and CMP activities due to increased health concerns brought on by the COVID-19 virus outbreak.  The CMP made its decisions based on the recommendation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read our Special Notice. By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer CAMP PERRY, Ohio – The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) welcomes the public to join the reopening of the CMP North Store on Thursday, March 19, 2020. The store underwent a transformation and relocation, maintaining its place on the grounds of Camp Perry National Guard Training Facility from its original warehouse site to Building 3 – sharing a location with CMP’s front office and headquarters. The CMP will also be hosting a Grand Opening celebration with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, set for April 17, 2020, at 11 a.m. Guests of the Ribbon Cutting Ceremony will be treated to drinks, light appetizers and several door prizes. Regular store hours will be Thursday-Saturday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. The store will also remain open through the duration of the National Matches at Camp Perry, held in July and August. About CMP Stores: Beyond its online sales, the CMP holds three physical stores – one in Anniston, Ala., another at its Talladega Marksmanship Park in Talladega, Ala., and in Camp Perry (Port Clinton), Ohio. Each store contains a collection of historical vintage rifles, able to be held and closely examined by visitors. The stores are also stocked with supplies and memorabilia items. […]

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By Ashley Brugnone, CMP Writer  Cynthia and Cindy Hernandez, both 17 of Reseda, Calif., have always been close – so close, they were even born on the same day. “We pretty much do everything together,” Cindy said of her twin, Cynthia. “It’s natural for twins to be the closest to each other.” The two are constantly at each other’s side. If one finds something enjoyable, she’ll immediately tell the other, who will ultimately enjoy it too. At their Reseda Charter High School, they’re signed up for the same classes and even take part in the same involvements – that’s how they both became interested in joining their Navy Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) rifle team. It all started three years ago when they were searching for different scholastic activities to try out. They signed up for many drill teams in their ROTC unit, and despite having never been around any type of shooting, the girls decided together to give the rifle team a chance. “It was new to us,” said Cindy.  “It’s completely different from everything else, and it’s only you that’s doing it,” Cynthia said. “It’s your skill and nobody else’s.” Cindy confessed, “It’s kind of hard, but we work with each other – being on every single drill team, we have to practice kind of hard after school, and it kind of takes away from air rifle. So, it’s a struggle. We can make it work though.” “Shooting is a very hard sport. And a lot of […]

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By Serena Juchnowski, CMP Feature Writer Outside of shooting, 15-year-old Katrina Demerle is a lot like most teenagers. She enjoys hanging out with friends, listening to music, watching Netflix and sleeping.  But Katrina is not the typical teenager. She holds five national records, earned the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s Junior Distinguished Badge for air rifle at age 12 and won two J3 gold medals from the Junior Olympics at the age of 13.  Her accolades do not stop there. She has won three consecutive double gold medals for the Ohio Junior Olympic Qualifiers, has won two consecutive Gary Anderson Invitational titles, and a stellar performance at Camp Perry last month made her the Camp Perry Open 3-Position champion, two years running. Hailing from Hamilton, Ohio, Katrina competes in both smallbore and precision air rifle and is based out of two different home clubs: Butler County Sportsmen’s Club for smallbore and Fairfield Sportsmen’s Association for air rifle.  Starting young likely contributed to Katrina’s impressive list of accomplishments.  “My dad let me shoot his rifle at his friend’s house when I was about six years old, and I loved it,” she said.  The following spring, Katrina’s father signed her up for the Hotshots junior smallbore program. Her performance there gave her the opportunity to try out for the local air rifle team.  “The rest is history,” Katrina said.  Her love of the sport and dedication shines through in her exuberant response to her favorite thing about marksmanship: “Getting 10.9s!!!”  She also values the […]

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By Serena Juchnowski, CMP Feature Writer Defining a goal and working towards it – Zevin Linse of Kent, Wash., has spent the last five years improving himself as a marksman, and he is not stopping any time soon. Zevin shoots on the Washington Warriors junior highpower service rifle team, but the 11th grader also shoots air rifle as part of his school’s Marine Corps JROTC marksmanship program, uses smallbore as winter cross-training and has embarked on an adventure into long range.  In 2018, in an unusual set of circumstances, Zevin was appointed head coach of his JROTC air rifle program after the primary instructor left. Though another instructor has since come on board, Zevin’s up-to-date knowledge on rules and ability to pass what he has learned on to the newer shooters has proven extremely valuable.  The Linse family is an outdoors one but did not have a competitive shooting background. Zevin recalls plinking with a .22 at his family’s cabin with his two sisters and parents as well as hunting with his dad.  A family friend who happened to be a junior coach suggested Zevin try highpower around the same time his parents discovered the Cascade Shooting Facilities junior program. Curious about the opportunity, Zevin soon found himself more involved than he could have ever imagined.  “I do a lot less hunting than I used to,” he said. “I did like hunting, but I think the thing I liked most about it was just shooting, I liked marksmanship. So once […]

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