NRA All Access features Kirsten Joy Weiss, a talented sharpshooter. The show focuses on Kirsten’s growth as a competitive shooter and her success as trick-shot artist through her YouTube channel. Here’s the All Access segment that features many of Kirsten’s most famous trick shots.
Kirsten talks about her shooting history and how she hopes to be an ambassador for shooting sports. Kirsten says: “The challenge and joy of shooting is important for me because I wanted to be positive.” So, when the media claims that guns are bad and no one uses guns well, they can simply say “Well, what about Kirsten
Kirsten: “I believe it’s important that young girls have someone to look up to… I feel the responsibility to show young shooters, especially females that you can respect yourself as well as shoot a gun.”
Kirsten, a gifted “natural” shooter, started shooting at the age of 16. Despite her late start, Kirsten learned quickly and was able to get a spot on the University of Nebraska’s shooting team. Kirsten says that this opened up a whole new world. I have been to World Cups in Zagreb, Croatia and Munich, Germany. I have won National Championships and made it to the U.S. Olympic shortlist, so it has been a great career.”
Kirsten says: “Many people don’t consider shooting a sport, but it is absolutely a sport, and I would even go as far as to say it is an art form.” While we don’t know if it is art, sport, magic, or art, very few shooters have the ability or flexibility to create this upside-down shot…
