TopShotChris

This is a really great question, and it implies that if you are thing #1, then how could you support an organization that is another part of you (thing #2), but against thing #1?

Part of my personality is I'm the type of person that believes change can come within an organization. It's hard, and it's a slow slog, but the hard work that goes in can pay dividends.

There's a higher likelihood that the NRA will listen to LGBT concerns from NRA members, vs anti-gunners. I believe engagement, open communication, and fearlessness are all vital to building bridges between different groups.

I would also add that the NRA bringing me on as an NRA News Commentator should be a pretty clear sign that the times have changed :-D

I support policies and approaches that will reduce illegal crime, and I have yet to see many gun control proposals that can accomplish that goal. The data on gun control is not compelling- and if you're going to restrict rights and freedoms, you better be able to prove that a restriction produces the desired effect.

One thing I learned at Google having worked with engineers is their focus on the "root cause" of a problem. I don't think guns are causing the school shooting problem. Look at the UCSB killer who used his car, a knife, and a gun to injure people. Remove the gun and he's still lethal. The criminal use of firearms point to a deeper psychological problem - mental health - which is where I believe we should focus our efforts.

Most people don't care. That's equality. That's awesome.

It was a bit tough, I was under NDA but I'm sure if I told my parents, sister, or boyfriend that it would have been OK assuming they didn't post about it online. I was motivated to keep winning a secret because Season 3 was spoiled for me via Facebook when with 10 minutes left in the season finale, I signed onto Facebook and saw that Dustin Ellermann had won before I saw it live on the West Coast.

I didn't want to spoil the end for anyone, since that's no fun :)

First off, I'll say that Tim and are friends. We had our duel, and thankfully we were able to resolve our issue through competition, which is a really neat human dynamic.

What you saw on TV is what happened, but what you didn't see was the stress taking its toll on competitors who were away from their families for such a long time. We had no internet, no phone calls, no TV, etc and we lived in a bubble. That kind of stress can result in people saying/doing things they may not normally do. Stress management is an extremely important skill in life- and I talk about this in my book using anecdotes from Top Shot, as well as my job at Google providing customer support for angry customers.

The atlatl was a ton of fun. I had never heard of it before Top Shot, and if you have a chance to shoot one, definitely do it!