In her first contribution to The WON as Millisecond Molly, teen shooter Molly Smith shares her views on what it takes to become a fearless shooter, competitive or otherwise.

Millisecond Molly: Wanna be a pro shooter? Molly smith shares 5 tips on how.

How Molly Smith is preparing for the upcoming World Action Pistol Championship.

Competition shooter Molly Smith describes why women must be fearless in the shooting sports.

Team Smith & Wesson competition shooter Molly Smith describes 4 things she hears as a high school competitor.

Millisecond Molly (Smith) discovers the world of Cowboy Mounted Shooting after interviewing Colt-sponsored shooting champion Andra Olson at SHOT Show 2014.

Molly Smith “Millisecond Molly” shares her year in review of 2013, and also tells what she is looking forward to in 2014.

Molly Smith shoots the Ag-Safe Fundraiser match and gives an impromptu shooting lesson to wives of the other shooters.

Molly Smith discusses how to shoot a revolver, including stance, grip and trigger press.

Molly Smith attends the HAVA Family Day in Tennessee. Learn more about this fine organization that provides opportunities for disabled veterans and their families.

Molly Smith describes instructing new female shooters in a fun and safe atmosphere as a volunteer instructor with Guns and Ladies Shooting (GALS).

There is a starting line for everything: for college – orientation, for a novel – page 1, and for a shooting career – the first match. My first match, and the beginning of my love for competition, happened in 2008 at Steel Challenge World Championship. From the moment I first stepped on the dusty range […]

Molly Smith tells about being appointed Chief Justice of the California Girls State Supreme Court.

How many Bianchi Cup competitors does it take to get a .22 conversion attached to a 1911 handgun? Funny story, actually … let me start by saying Bianchi Cup is one of the most difficult matches in the world, focused on a brutal combination of accuracy, under a time limit. Those who compete are incredibly […]

Brownells and the NRA have been teaming up since 2001 with a goal of annually awarding youth with an Outstanding Youth Achievement Award.  It’s an honor to receive the medal and certificate, but the significance is more than a medal and a paper certificate; it’s recognition and acknowledgment of dedication and hard work, of focus […]

The National Rifle Association has as one of it foremost goals the protection of firearm-related rights. In this respect, it is the leader when it comes to programs related to gun safety, wildlife conservation, women’s and junior programs, philanthropy and education (not just gun related either). Programs such as Eddie Eagle (aimed for youngsters) and […]

Recently, I was in Redding, Calif., for the 29th Western Trail Classic Archery competition! I was asked to be a California Correspondent for American Trigger Sports Network TV, so I was covering the event! The Western Trail Classic is a remarkable event, orchestrated by a brilliant team from the Straight Arrow Bow Hunters. For the past 44 […]

When Smith & Wesson teen shooter Molly Smith is not training or in competitions with her revolver, she remains an active student — educating herself and participating wholeheartedly in extracurricular school activities. Molly, a gifted writer and orator, recently argued for the Second Amendment in her school’s Mock Trial event. We think it is heartening to read that she and other students vigorously debated and considered the impact of the Second Amendment, while exercising their First Amendment right.

Just last week, it seemed like everyone and her brother in the shooting world was heading to the SHOT Show. Sadly, I still have one more year before I can make it out to the show myself. Luckily, there is no height limit … but, they do have an age limit! I hope everyone who attended […]

Just this month, I had the new and exciting experience of shooting Action Shotgun. Straightforward enough, eh? Well, for my stature it took a little bit more energy! At the same time I think that my stature made it more fun. Let me say that shotgun has been one of the most fun things I’ve […]

Millisecond Molly recalls the first time she fully understood the “true and special” meaning of Veterans’ Day.

There comes a time in every (short) person’s life when she is faced with a challenge; for some that challenge comes often. Most recently, my challenge was an option: do I give up when faced with a port too high for me to even see the target, or do I shoot? Well, I was going […]

One thing I love to mention about shooting, when people ask about the sport, is when there are women shooters there is an immediate bond. And as great as it is to be part of this “sisterhood,” there also is something more — the legacy this sisterhood upholds that dates back to the first gun […]