5 Methods to Conquer Your Fears and Overcome Gun Anxiety

[Talyn]

If you have never shot a firearm before, it can be easy to view them as intimidating and dangerous weapons. However, they are actually well-loved for being engaging, exciting, and, more importantly, safe to use.

As natural as it is to feel nervous around firearms, you should never let your fear of them hold you back from experiencing the joy of shooting. Luckily for many new shooters, gun anxiety is easily curable. Here are five simple ways you can do so.

5 Methods to Conquer Your Fears and Overcome Gun Anxiety

If you have never shot a firearm before, it can be easy to view them as intimidating and dangerous weapons.

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[Belt Fed]

I fear going in gun shops, it's not the guns though. it's the fear of i know some of my money is about to stay there.

 

[Belt Fed]

I do fear those evil black rifles though.

 

[SimonRL]

I find the best way to get over my gun anxiety is to take them home and shoot the attitude clean out of them.

Whats that Custom Works Sig? 2.5 lb trigger you say? You better hope so.

I’ll show you who’s got a license to kill, out-of-production Walther P99.

And as for you Henry Lever Gun, let’s stick a couple of grand’s worth of accessories on you and see if everyone’s still talking about your good looks then!

I feel less anxious just thinking about them.

 

[Grayfox]

I only have gun anxiety when I don't have one with me.