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Tue Sep 19, 2017, 07:07 AM Sep 2017

UT College Republicans aim for increased membership with shooting range social

Tinsai Worke had never shot a gun before — she feared her small frame wouldn’t handle the recoil ­— yet she gleefully joined nearly two dozen UT students to unload bullets into targets at Central Texas Gun Works on Sunday.

The political communications sophomore said she was glad her group, College Republicans, hosted a shooting range social where she could finally satisfy her curiosity with guns.

“I’ve been in love with guns ever since I saw Dirty Harry,” Worke said, referencing the 1971 police film starring Clint Eastwood.

College Republicans extended an invitation to the shooting range not only to its own members but to any interested UT students. President of College Republicans Alec Lucas said the event was an attempt to recruit new members.

Read more: http://www.dailytexanonline.com/2017/09/19/college-republicans-aim-for-increased-membership-with-shooting-range-social

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