Whether it’s a finger gun or an AR-15, the love for things that go pew-pew or boom-boom is innate. Perhaps it’s because guns represent power or the ideals of rugged individualism, but the simplest explanation is most favorable: They’re just plain fun. The euphoria generated from pulling the trigger, hearing the boom, feeling the jolt from the recoil and accurately hitting a target is unmatched by most other experiences, except, quite possibly, for the booms that occasionally occur below the belt. Further, firing a gun is a tangible act of releasing tension. Some call it “brass therapy.” If that description stands, then Las Vegas is a Mecca for gun enthusiasts, for there’s no shortage of gun ranges that succeed in bringing the boom.

Las Vegas Shooting Center

For an experience catered to the casual gun enthusiast or first-time shooter, Las Vegas Shooting Center (702.778.5872) has the goods. Hands-on instruction is provided to ensure that customers have a safe time to complement their good time. And if one doesn’t know the difference between a rifle and a garden rake, the Shooting Center’s gun packages offer the perfect starting point. The First Base package includes a choice between an MK9 pistol or an MP5 submachine gun and another choice between a Glock 19, HK USP or SIG P226 handguns.

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