{"id":4,"name":"Gordon Smith","url":"","description":"By day I\u2019m a mild-mannered manager of Critical Accounts at a large Enterprise Resource Planning company.  By night I use my cat-like reflexes and Ninja skills to fight crime.  No \u2013 wait, I\u2019m exercising poetic license here.  I don\u2019t actually fight crime.  Truth-be-told, I never had cat-like reflexes and no Ninja skills either.  What I do have is a passion for all things airgun related.\r\n\r\nOver the past several years I have been dragged into the 21st century kicking and screaming, but now it is time to expand my comfort zone and jump into this whole blogging\/social media business.  My plan is to inform in an entertaining and enlightening way while adding to the general body of knowledge involving airgunning.\r\n\r\nA little background:  My older brother had a Daisy model 25 that was well broken-in and he was an excellent shot.  He taught me the basics and I coveted that rifle of his.  My folks finally thought that I was mature enough to have my own air rifle by my 13th Christmas and so I became the proud owner of a Daisy model 1894 \u201cSpittin Image\u201d.  Those were the beginnings of my life-long love affair with contraptions that sling projectiles downrange.  I\u2019ve now logged over 60 years on the planet and still have that Daisy.  Actually, I believe it is in better shape than me, although it is 13 years younger\u2026  I enjoy the technical aspects of the airgunning game and tend to write from that prospective.  I\u2019ve competed in organized events a few times; however, the chance to attend formal matches is limited in my neck of the woods so competition will never become a forte of mine.  Long ago and far away I taught Industrial Arts \u2013 yep, a shop teacher.  I left the education game with all 10 digits intact and with my mechanical aptitude\/curiosity alive-and-well and that is where my penchant for the technically oriented writing comes from.  It has served me well as it led to a position as the Field Editor for Airgun Hobbyist magazine, currently the only hard copy and color format airgun magazine of U.S. origin.  My articles have also appeared in a few other national publications in recent years.\r\n\r\nI appreciate the opportunity that Airguns of Arizona is entrusting me with and hope that you enjoy my humble contributions.  Until next time, get out there and exercise that 2nd Amendment right!\r\n\r\nRegards,\r\n-Gordon","link":"https:\/\/www.airgunsofarizona.com\/blog\/author\/gordonsmith","slug":"gordonsmith","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.airgunsofarizona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.airgunsofarizona.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users"}]}}