Casey Whittaker, 11, receives instruction from shooting coach Ed Stanhope of the Sportsman's Alliance. The Sportsman's Alliance of Maine has created a portable shooting range system that can be taken to American Legion Posts throughout the state to teach youths how to handle firearms, beginning with air-fired pellet guns.
Ed Stanhope offers a brief refresher course in safety at the start of class in Brunswick on March 16.
Luci Timblin brushes hair out of daughter Erryl Timblin's face while the 9-year-old takes aim at a paper target.
Erryl Timblin, 9, takes aim at a paper target.
Mariah Richards, 16, takes aim at a paper target.
Erryl Timblin, 9, checks her shot placement on a paper target at American Legion Post 20.
Elliot Timblin, 11, takes aim at a paper target, while Riley Saunders, 17, watches.
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