Local business teams with NRA to present self-defense class
No more victims.
That is the motto of Faith Sample, whose new business, She Shoots Back, is teaming up with National Rifle Association to host an event entitled
“Refuse To Be A Victim.”
The self-defense class, which will be held Saturday, Jan.
13, was borne out of a desire to equip everyone with basic safety methods.
“‘Refuse To Be A Victim’ teaches methods to avoid dangerous situations and prevent criminal confrontations,” said Sample. “Seminar participants will be presented with a variety of common-sense crime prevention and personal safety strategies and devices that may be integrated into their personal, home, automobile, telephone, technological and travel safety.”
“Refuse To Be A Victim,” which has been a mainstay of self-defense prevention since 1993, focuses on basic habits and steps that can be taken to reduce being the victim of a crime.
The class will not contain or train on firearms, instead focusing on preventing situations rather than confronting them.
The class is open to both men and women, and there are sections dedicated to people of all ages, as well as parents.
Sample said that she teaches
many similar techniques through She Shoots Back, which was established in 2023. “There have been times in my own life, and in the life of loved ones when either ignorance or inability has led to devastating results,” Sample said. “I have since spent many hours in training
and research to be able to teach others what they can do to either prevent or deal with a victimizing situation.”
Part of learning to deal with such situations is being armed, which Sample includes as one of her many classes. “I learned how to shoot and carry
a firearm after these initial experiences and after ten years have finally decided that continuing training and becoming an instructor was something I could do to make a difference,” she said.
Sample stated that her gun
classes are catered toward women in an effort to foster a comfortable environment. Some of the women she teaches come from unstable or violent backgrounds, and need a safe space to learn to protect themselves.
“Domestic violence is more prevalent than you think,” she said. “It can be fostered through generations, and it takes strong people to seek help and break such cycles. What every woman needs on hand to protect herself is, in my opinion, a determination to succeed and a listening ear to the inner voice that lets you know when something isn’t right.”
Sample, who also works as a teacher and has children of her own, said she hopes She Shoots Back will be part of solution to end cycles of violence.
“I think the most important thing we should take from this is that we should never just look the other way or accept abuse. We should always recognize the worth of every human soul and that includes our own. No one deserves to be a victim.”
“Refuse To Be a Victim” will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Jan. 13 at the Gene Moss Building, located at 913 Sevier Street in Benton.
Tickets are $40 and proceeds will be donated to the Saline County Safe Haven. Those who sign up by Wednesday, Jan. 10, will receive a booklet with their training.
For tickets and more information on She Shoots Back, please visit https:// sheshootsback.com/nrarefuse-to-be-a-victim/.