When: Sunday August 22, 2010
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Where: Scarborough Fish & game
Law Enforcement Rental Range
70 Holmes Road
Scarborough, Maine
Weaponcraft, Maine’s largest firearms training company, is hosting a free women’s only event for both non-shooters and shooters alike.
Do you have questions about obtaining your Maine Concealed Carry Permit? Ever wanted to shoot a handgun or rifle?
We will have various handguns and rifles available for you to demo. Our instructors will assist you with safe firearm handling and use. All ammo, and safety gear will be provided.
Attend the event and you will be eligible for a special raffle drawing. Prizes include: Free Basic Handgun Class, Weaponcraft hats, and pepper spray!
To sign up for this fun free event, contact Weaponcraft at 207-829-4020 or info@weaponcrafttraining.com
Participants under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.
Directions to Scarborough Fish & Game: Exit 42 on I-95 in Scarborough and take a left onto Payne Road at the light followed by a left onto Holmes Blvd; the range entrance sign is on the right past the large parking lot (across from the speedway).
Weaponcraft, a locally owned Portland company, is now a member of the Buy Local Portland Maine campaign.
Top Ten Reasons to Buy Local in Portland, Maine!
- KEEP DOLLARS IN PORTLAND’S ECONOMY
For every $100 spent at a locally owned business, $45 stays in the local economy, creating jobs and expanding the city’s tax base. For every $100 spent at a national chain or franchise store, only $14 remains in the community.
- EMBRACE WHAT MAKES PORTLAND UNIQUE
Portland is a city of neighborhoods. Where we shop, where we eat and hang out—all of it makes our neighborhood home. Chain stores are growing more aggressive throughout Portland and threatening to change the unique character of our city. One-of-a-kind, independent businesses are an integral part of what makes Portland a great place to live.
- FOSTER LOCAL JOB CREATION
Studies show that locally owned businesses create more jobs locally and, in some sectors, provide better wages and benefits than national chains.
- HELP THE ENVIRONMENT
Local business owners tend to set up shop downtown and in walkable neighborhood business districts, rather than developing on the city’s fringe or in suburban strip malls accessible only by automobile. Having a diverse array of businesses within walking or biking distance reduces the amount of driving Portland residents must do to shop for goods and services. It also helps to conserve land, limit sprawl and lessen traffic and air pollution.
- NURTURE COMMUNITY
Independent businesses are owned by people who live in this community and are committed to investing in Portland’s future. Studies have found that locally owned businesses contribute more than twice as much of their revenue to charitable causes as corporate chains do. And advocates of local causes find that local business owners are generally much more accessible than executives of large corporations based in other states.
- CONSERVE YOUR TAX DOLLARS
Small neighborhood and downtown businesses require less public infrastructure and make more efficient use of city services compared to sprawling big-box stores and shopping centers, which are far more costly in terms of road work and police services, according to studies.
- HAVE MORE CHOICES
A marketplace of thousands of small businesses helps to ensure more innovation and competition, and lower prices over the long term. Independent businesses, choosing products based on what their local customers need and desire, not a national sales plan, guarantees a more diverse range of product and service choices.
- BENEFIT FROM LOCAL OWNERS’ EXPERTISE
Local business owners and employees often possess a level of expertise and a passion for the products they sell that is unmatched by employees and managers of national chains. They also tend to have a greater interest in getting to know their customers—who are, after all, also their neighbors. Simply put, local owners and employees take a special pride in their trade.
- PRESERVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Entrepreneurship fuels America’s economic innovation and prosperity, and serves as a key means for families to move out of low-wage jobs and into the middle class. Plus, the success of locally owned, independent businesses provides real-life inspiration to our young people, proving that they can stay in Maine and prosper on their own terms.
- ENSURE PORTLAND STANDS OUT FROM THE CROWD
In an increasingly homogenized world, communities that preserve their one-of-a-kind businesses and distinctive character are more likely to attract entrepreneurs and new investment. Portlanders place a high value on individuality and consider our homegrown enterprises a source of pride. They are also an attraction to visitors.
New Women Shooting Blog:
This blog is being written by a women shooter addressing women’s concerns with firearms and personal security. My name is Julie Ann and I am the General Manager for Preparedness Experts (www.preparednessexperts.com), a sister company to Weaponcraft Training. Working in the same office as Weaponcraft, I am surounded by guns on a daily basis both at work and at home. I wanted to educate myself on safe gun handling skills, laws, and shooting fundamentals so I attended the Basic Handgun/Concealed Carry Class offered by Weaponcraft.
Prior to attending the class, my husband gave me one of his guns to use in the class, only to realize that the gun was too large and was a poor fit for my hand. Fortunately there were demo guns available in the class that I could use. The Glock 19 9mm that I used fit my hand like a glove. This experience made me realize that women need an event where they can demo different handguns and rifles. The Girls N Guns event is for both experienced and first time shooters, in a safe no-pressure environment for women who have the same concerns and interest about firearms.
