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Sorry to hear of her passing, she sounds like a lady I would have enjoyed shooting with. I bet that was a huge step forward for her, to confront her fears the way she did. In my younger days, I moved out young, got my own place, had a decent job, but because I was a young woman living on my own, I had issues with nosy landlords coming into my apartment when I was not home, and a stalker ex-boyfriend or two. Even without a gun, I was determined that I was not going to put up with prolonged harassment. I told the perps I did not believe in restraining orders, that I would handle the situation myself. That was enough to keep them from coming back. A little bit of attitude has gone a long way, lol! I bet if I had a gun at the time, and they had known, they probably would not have attempted to harass me in the first place.

I hate to hear that. There is nothing that is more satisfying for me than to see the initial conflicted smile of a woman who has just realized she is more capable than she previously imagined. It makes it all worth while!

As the female owner of AK Virtual Arms Training LLC Sevierville, TN, I get plenty of women coming to my business who are curious about firearms and firearms training. In our first few months, it has become apparent that many newbies are reluctant to go to a live fire range for their first experience. They may not want to admit it to you. At my laser simulator range, we give the reluctant, nervous and timid a place to start that is warm, comfortable and fun to take their first steps toward being in charge of their own safety. Often times, they have so much fun, they will WANT to go to a live-fire range and start shooting their first live-fire pistol! The future of the 2nd Amendment depends on us bringing NEW shooters into shooting. AK Virtual Arms Training LLC does that very well. In addition to our regular training, we have women's only training and host women's shooting groups through events, parties and fund-raisers. Use one of our gift certificates to give that special woman in your life the gift of confidence and self-defense through one of our classes or events. And maybe, you will get a new shooting partner out of it! PM me if you want more information on our "women's only" courses.

Thursday January 24th, 2019 6:30-8:00p.m. at AK Virtual Arms Training LLC 2662 Wears Valley Road, Sevierville, TN 37862 Steel Challenge Competition Practice Social Build the discipline and skills necessary to compete in a live-fire Steel Challenge competition, while making new friends and having a BLAST! Steel Challenge Competition Practice Social will be at our comfortable and warm log cabin on Wears Valley Road. Use our police and military grade firearms simulator, shot detection, surround sound and laser training pistols to build speed and accuracy under pressure. It gets your heart going! We have professional grade laser training Glock 17's, Smith & Wesson M&P, recoil enabled Beretta M9's and a recoil enabled AR-15. Comparing my scores from last years live-fire Steel Challenge, to this years live-fire Steel Challenge after using the simulator, I have seen a 20% overall score improvement for my Ruger Mark IV .22LR and a 13% overall score improvement for my Colt 1911 9mm. I hope to get some improvement numbers on using my S&W M&P 15 .22lr in the next couple of weeks. I am using the recoil enabled AR-15 at the simulator range to practice. I am excited!! The simulator DOES improve shooting times and accuracy. And there are no worries about ammo costs. Come by and see for yourself. You will not be disappointed. The cost is $15 per person and includes competition, scoring, use of laser enabled firearm, unlimited shots and coaching. Recoil enabled firearms have an additional gas fee.

Saturday January 19th, 2019 2:00-4:00p.m. The cooler weather makes great indoor handgun competition season! Our simulator competitions are a great way to beat cabin fever, have fun, get dry fire practice, meet new friends and it is very inexpensive when you consider live-fire ammo costs! What is an IPSC competition? We have professional grade, fully animated, mathematically correct simulator software that moves through 5 different stages and each stage has 3-4 individual runs. There is no time limit. Whoever has the best time, most hits, least misses and least penalties wins! There are cardboard double tap targets, steel single shot targets and the dreaded Texas Star! The simulator gives the feeling that you are moving with the targets. Check out our video on the home page of our website, it shows some of the IPSC stages in motion. It is similar to IDPA. We will be using the S&W M&P’s and Glock 17’s for this competition. The cost is $15 per person and includes competition, scoring, use of laser enabled firearm, unlimited shots and coaching. The simulator DOES improve shooting times and accuracy. And there are no worries about ammo costs. Come by and see for yourself. You will not be disappointed. Advanced registration is required. Please contact us to reserve. http://www.akvat.com AK Virtual Arms Training LLC Laser Range 2662 Wears Valley Road Sevierville, TN 37862

Saturday January 5th, 2019 2:00-4:00p.m. AK Virtual Arms Training LLC and Indoor Laser Range 2662 Wears Valley Road Sevierville, TN 37862 Come for the excitement and friends, and get in some dry fire practice at the same time! All experience levels welcomed! Our professional grade firearms simulator DOES improve shooting times and accuracy. And there are no worries about ammo costs. Come by and see for yourself. You will not be disappointed. The cost is $15 per person and includes competition, scoring, use of laser enabled firearm, unlimited shots and coaching. What is the dueling tree? You shoot one side, your opponent shoots the other side. Every time you make a hit, the target gets pushed to the opponents side and visa versa, until someone entirely clears their own side of targets! The more equally matched you are to your opponent, the longer you go! Then we rotate the roster so you can be matched against others until we come up with an overall winner. The more contestants we have, the bigger the prizes! You can use your choice of full sized Smith and Wesson M&P, Glock 17 or our sub-compact laser pistol. Our recoil firearms are not appropriate for this particular event, but you are welcomed to demo the recoil Beretta M9 or AR15 after the event. Advanced registration is required. Please call for reservations no later than 48 hours in advance of the event so that we have time to better plan YOUR experience!

Have a safe and warm Thanksgiving, everyone! - From your 2A friends at AK Virtual Arms Training in beautiful Wears Valley, TN.

Just an update... the simulator event was held this past Thursday and it was a great success! We were booked to capacity, and everyone had a great time. The word "fun" was used by most, more than once! We had some experienced people, some new people, and such a positive experience should go a long way to ensuring that the newbies stay engaged, and continue on to be both shooters and supporters of the 2nd Amendment. We all need new 2nd Amendment supporters and that is one of the primary intents of my business. So send me your "on-the-fence" neighbors, timid co-workers, shy friends, or disinterested girlfriends and wives. I'll show them a good time. Not only will we have new 2A supporters, but you might just get a new shooting partner! And we do have simulator time gift certificates for the holidays!

We have a nice group coming this Thursday, so far. We still have room for 3 or 4 more, so let me know if you would like to participate! I have decided to make some home made apple pie, and will bring a few more treats to the 2A party!

It IS a good idea. The hard part is getting experienced shooters past the "I shoot REAL guns" comments so it would certainly be an interesting experiment to see how it would do at a gun show.

Right now, we have a nice storefront in Wears Valley for the simulator. We have setup the technology to be portable enough that we have the option of going mobile in the future.

Thursday November 15th, 2018 6:00p.m. Our new firearms simulator is a new, exciting and fun way to get shooting practice in situations that are not usually available at a live fire range. We have 11 professional grade laser and recoil enabled firearms for you to choose from for your simulator experience! If there is someone in your life who is timid or on the fence about firearms, this is a great way to desensitize them and work them toward an eventual positive live fire experience! What is a Dueling Tree Simulator Practice Competition Party? It is an informative, fun, safe, inexpensive way to practice shooting and learn the basics of competition. The main intent is to get some practice time in and have fun! 2 people shoot against each other at the same time. One shoots one side, one shoots the other. Whoever pushes the targets to the others' side first wins that round. Then we do new pairs until we come up with an overall winner. SPACE IS LIMITED SO MAKE SURE YOU RESERVE A SPACE IN ADVANCE by contacting me to make a reservation. The cost is $15 per person and includes competition, scoring, use of laser enabled firearm, unlimited shots and coaching. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CANCEL THE COMPETITION IN CASES OF BAD WEATHER OR EMERGENCY, SO MAKE SURE WE HAVE YOUR CONTACT INFORMATION SO WE CAN REACH YOU. Fees are fully refundable, if we have to cancel for some reason. For more info, visit our website at www.akvat.com Feel free to PM me with any questions you might have! We are located in a comfortable, homey log cabin at 2662 Wears Valley Road, Sevierville, TN 37862.