Page 30 - Final Inspirational Women Issue

INCREDIBLE KIDS OF SAN DIEGO

David Dezan from a holster, and per- for the support of his

formed speed reloads.
parents, and is grateful
In August 2016, Da-
MAKING WAVES vid started going to the that his Dad spends
his time teaching him
Pala Indian reservation.
because this is some-
There, he would shoot thing he really enjoys
By Nini Hodge with the shooting club doing together with his
called “Linea De Fuego," Dad. He is fortunate to
which means, "Line of train with one of the
Fire” in Spanish. On the top pro and semi-pro
AVID DEZAN IS A weekends, he gets up competitors in South-
D12-year-old boy at 5:00 A.M and drives ern California.
who was born and 45 minutes, where he In October, this
raised in Poway, Cal- shoots until 3:00 P.M. last year David was
ifornia. He has been Every other Sat- off to Utah with his
shooting guns since urday he competes at Dad to compete at the
the age of five. When Pala, there are about Iron Sights National
David first started 80-120 participants, shooting competition,
shooting his Dad took and he's the only kid which was sponsored
him out to the desert at the local matches. by CZ-USA Firearms.
to shoot a .22 caliber There are six stages to a Although the compe-
long rifle and revolver. competition. A stage is tition was stretched
These guns are quiet like an obstacle course out over a week, he
and mainly used for with guns, where speed only competed the
Photos courtesy of David Dezan shooting at targets. and accuracy count the last three days against
The more David most. David says, “My almost 500 of the top
practiced, the better Dad always told me ‘Be competitors in the
rd
his aim became. This safe and have fun,' and nation to place 3 out
encouraged him to go my mom agrees with of 7 adult men. David
shooting more often. this statement." says “I hope to con-
When David turned 8, In October of 2016, tinue to improve with
his Dad started taking the shooting club my Dad’s help and one
him to “Escondido Fish sponsored the first day beat him on every
& Game,” every other ever “Waves Charity stage. That may not
month, to compete Match," a Wounded be hard to do because
at the junior rifle and Warrior's fundraiser at as he gets slower, I am
pistol matches. It was Pala and David worked getting faster...hahaha."
here that he won his the match. They raised David's Dad is proud
first trophy in 2014, money to donate to of the progress he has
shooting a .22 caliber the Waves Foundation. made so far and will
long rifle and pistol. David finally got his continue to support
In 2015-2016, David chance to compete at him.
started practicing with Waves charity, the same David is a normal
an airsoft pistol to learn charity he worked at in kid just like you and
safety procedures for 2016. David came in first me, he enjoys hanging
competing in Action as a junior shooter, and out with his best friend
Pistol competitions. his Dad was so proud. Billy with whom he
He also trained by David states, "Although skateboards and snow-
dry firing (practicing I am a lower-class shoot- boards. Some other fa-
without ammunition) in er I was able to beat half vorite things for David
his garage with his Dad of the shooters above are dirt biking with his
2-3 times a week. Also, me in the class and I family, camping and of
he went to the shoot- was the only kid, the course video gaming.
ing range in the Poway rest were all adults.” A fun fact about David
Business Park, where he David also states is that he has a twin
learned to draw a pistol that he is very thankful sister named Jenna.

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