There's a new women's club in town and the members are packin' heat.
The Well Armed Woman Shooting Chapter of Sahuarita had its first official meeting Saturday at the Southeast Regional Park Shooting Range near the Pima County Fairgrounds. Twenty women signed up, most sporting their own firearms – mainly pistols and semi-automatics.
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