13 from 4 to 8pm while enjoying the sounds of Mystery Trip, a local Beatles tribute band. One you won’t want to miss is the Heritage sandy springs Beer Fest, where 70-plus different brews from the southeast will be on display. 1978 Island Ford Pkwy., 678.538.1200, brew bash There are a slew of beer festivals being held around atlanta this summer. 242 Boulevard SE, 404.588.0006, of food, music and festivities. Make reservations now… this limited-seating dinner will book up fast. stick around after dinner for a raffle you won’t want to miss. The highly praised southwestern eatery takes you through a specially tailored five-course menu, accompanied with unique drink pairings featuring super Premium Corzo Tequila.
1199 Zonolite Road, 404.963.1962, bottoms up Join agave Restaurant on July 26 for its Corzo summer Tequila Dinner. Individual coaching is also available from the range’s top shooters.
If you’re looking to go from average to excellent, marksmanship classes are offered later in the day at 6pm. Don’t know a stovepipe from double action? The shooting range hosts a Quickshot 101 class every Tuesday at 11am. “I do carry, but I don’t know if I’d ever use it unless there was no chance of hurting someone else,” he said.The Mens Book Atlanta July/August 2011: ĪgendA July/auGusT 2011 Sharpshooter Get your aim on at Quickshot shooting Range, atlanta’s only ITP shooting complex. The amendment’s basic value, he said, is to ensure the citizenry is not afraid of the government but that the government is more afraid of the people.īut Koffler acknowledges he doesn’t know how he’d react if he was with a group of people being attacked by a gunman. “The framers of our Constitution had incredible forethought – it’s amazing how broad the language of the Second Amendment is,” he said. There are many LGBT people in the metro Atlanta area as well as throughout the state and Koffler said he is a firm believer that people who want to know how to shoot have that right and need a safe environment to learn gun safety and skills. “You need to have that extra training and experience that those in military and law enforcement receive – no ordinary civilian has that.” “I’m of the opinion that having a gun in that kind of situation puts you at more risk,” he said. in a packed nightclub, where no one is sober – just the idea someone could defend themselves while intoxicated” is not guaranteed, he said. “There might be an occasion where someone might be able to defend themselves, but at 2 a.m. Many people, including GOP Presidential candidate Donald Trump, said if people in the nightclub had been armed, the numbers of those killed would not have been as many. Koffler learned how to shoot while attending a private Jewish summer camp in North Carolina when he was a boy. “Anything more visible … stands out as easier to target,” he said. The gunman did also called 911 in the midst and said he was an “Islamic soldier.” And while the act has been condemned as a terrorist act, Koffler also said he believes the shooter was homophobic and purposely targeted LGBT people, specifically Latino and LGBT people of color, out of that hatred. While personal defense is a reason he carries, Koffler also said, “I just like putting holes in paper.”īut interest in self-protection always rises after a mass shooting. Koffler said he joined the Pink Pistols more than a decade ago after he came out as gay, looking to be with people who have the same interests. Zak Koffler prepares for target practice shooting.
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