RIFLE hosts IPVAC clinic members

wsmitty@ufl.edu — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:39:27 +0000

The Republican Idealists Furthering Legal Education (RIFLE) executive board hosted Professor Teresa Drake (pictured here) and members of the Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Clinic (IPVAC) at the gun range Feb. 18. The IPVAC clinic assists victims of domestic violence with their legal and non-legal needs. The executives of RIFLE empowered those in attendance with firearm’s safety knowledge and proper shooting techniques. Many of the IPVAC volunteers had never fired a gun before and several expressed intent to join RIFLE at the range again in the future.

RIFLE educates UF Law community during Guns Awareness Week

wsmitty@ufl.edu — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:40:43 +0000

Republican Idealists Furthering Legal Education (RIFLE) sponsored “Guns Awareness Week” from Jan. 23–28, and distributed a five-question “Basic Gun Facts Test,” which encouraged students and faculty to join the group for an educational range trip over the weekend. By the end of the week, more than 75 students, faculty, and staff had completed the quiz, five receiving a perfect score. Several student participants said the test cleared up misconceptions they had about guns and helped to inform their stance on gun policy issues. Twenty students made the trip to Bradford Sportsmen’s Farm on Jan 28 and received training on both gun safety and the operation of several types of firearms. RIFLE President John Annesser said the purpose of Guns Awareness Week is “to ‘arm’ everyone — pro, neutral, or anti — with basic firearms knowledge that is necessary to form a reasoned opinion on gun policy.”

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RIFLE hosts IPVAC clinic members

RIFLE educates UF Law community during Guns Awareness Week