My name is Nina Ann. I am 23 years old, Graduate college may 2015 with an english degree. I was raised in the country around guns and hunting and all the things that made me a tomboy growing up. I love to shoot guns for plinking and for competition whether its an at home sibling rivalry or a silhouette match. I always had a small interest with guns because it was my connection with my dad and my bother but it was not until 2013 that I was interested enough to learn about different guns and take an interest in everything the local gun shop had to offer. I started working that year at Cabelas and for a year I strictly sold optics. I made myself familiar with all types of guns and ammunition so I could better understand the needs of the customers and quickly became the Optics expert. I trained several people so I could move on and sells guns once I turned 21. I was mostly interested in showing off my knowledge of guns "for a girl" and skills mounting and sighting the gun I sell on the spot. I bought my first handgun, a ruger single six that year also. I later traded it for a semi-auto sig 22 mosquito. I bought a couple shotguns and took up skeet shooting, went on a work outing to the Police training range by lamar Dixin and kicked butt skeet shooting, then with my 10/22 shot a 3 inch explosive target at 200 yards that 6 eople tried to shoot with fancy guns from the Cabelas Gun Library. Now I am the marksman at work as well as the optics guru. Now I work at the NICS counter and in the gun vault to run background checks, steal and safety check firearms, and answer any and all questions customers are willing to ask a girl about guns. My little brother (not yet 21 yrs old) is an infantry soldier in the US Marine Corps. He recently (nov 2014) returned to the states from his tour in afghanistan. Before he left he brought home his personal AR 15 rifle to shoot and modify. Of course this Christmas I had to buy myself one and be like my hero. I have a growing gun collection and am always up to talk guns.