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FEATURE Today Gun Powder Gals is a diverse group of women that consists of active duty military, women who have never held a gun before, women who have men who are encouraging them to learn, and even national competitors. Candace Mosteller perfects her aim on the indoor range at Jim's Indoor Range on Yadkin Road, which also caters to female shooters. Pistol Packin' Mamas Fayetteville women are becoming increasingly interested in shooting for sport 60 | March/April • 2012 rels and gun powder. But there are a number of women in the Fayetteville area who T have indulged themselves in the confidence, camaraderie and competition that come by way of pistols, rifles and shotguns. Be- ware intruders; these women know how to handle themselves. Three years ago Jim's Indoor Range introduced the idea of hav- ing a special ladies shooting night to our area and now Gun Powder Gals is the only women's shooting club in Fayetteville. You'll catch them at Guns Plus, on North Bragg Boulevard in Spring Lake, from time to time, as well as at the Cross Creek Rifle and Pistol Club and participating in the Coharie Shooting League, a chapter of the International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) in Clin- ton, NC. You can also watch these women in action in March at their Impromptu Fundraiser. They are asking for non-monetary donations to benefit the Cumberland County Rape Crisis Center. Candy Sugarman founded Gun Powder Gals aſter she started BY CHRIS KENON he fairer sex. The weaker sex. High heels, silky hair, perfume, and soſt, clean, manicured hands — that's how women are usually perceived. Rarely does one associate a woman with concealed pistols, ammunition, smoking bar- Photography by Byron Jones

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