In a Cincinnati church basement, black women take a class together: learning how to fire guns

[brooklynite]

Cincinnati Enquirer

ROSELAWN – New Prospect Baptist Church is home to one of the largest black congregations in Cincinnati. On any weekend there you'll find weddings, funerals, and three Sunday services.

Not exactly a place you think you'd find 179 women firing .22-caliber handguns in the church basement.

But that's exactly what happened on Feb. 8, when the church opened its doors to what state officials believe is one of the largest women-only, concealed carry gun certification classes held in the state of Ohio.

Over and over, the women cited the same reason for coming to the class. They were tired of being scared – of guns, of being alone in a home, of walking in some neighborhoods.

[Runningdawg]

1. Waaayyy past time to tax the churches.

[maxsolomon]

2. LOL.

PLEASE, black women's gun class, open-carry parade through the lily-white suburbs. Scare the fuck out of them.

Being a Cincy escapee, I can give you a list of suggested locations. Start with Steve Chabot's house.

[hunter]

3. More magic gun nonsense.

Most people in the U.S.A. don't care enough about guns to bother owning one.

Those that do own guns are too often a danger to themselves and others.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

4. There are standards for shooting ranges.

Air filters and other ventilation, projectile capture, lead entrapment and disposal, etc.

I can imagine that lead dust, improperly handled, is landing on spaghetti dinners and pancake breakfasts.

A church basement is not a shooting range.

[sl8]

6. All valid concerns.

According to the article they built the range above their community center, with input from the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms.

Absent any more details, I wouldn't assume they botched it.

[WhiskeyGrinder]

5. Works for me. Knowledge is empowering.