Emily Houston Monroe, The "How-To" Gun Girl, is passionate about the shooting sports.
A Brief Introduction
It started as sibling rivalry and grew into a lifelong passion. Target shooting is at the core of Emily Houston Monroe's past, present, and future. From targets to turkeys. From smallbore rifle up to .338 Lapua Magnum. From 10 meters to 1600 yards. If it is a shooting sport, the "How-To" Gun Girl will try it out and explain it all.
Shooting international air rifle in 2011 at the CMP Camp Perry Air Gun Competition Center
Credentials
Emily Houston Monroe is a competitive smallbore and air rifle shooter based in New Hampshire, USA.
Degrees and Certifications:
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Bachelor's of Science in Mechanical Engineering (2010)
- Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society
- Tau Beta Pi National Engineering Honor Society
- Duke University - Master of Engineering Management (2017)
- NRA Rifle Coach (Level 1)
- Gunsite Academy Ladies Defensive Pistol graduate
- Sportsmen's All-Weather All-Terrain Marksmanship (precision long range rifle) Level 1 graduate
Shooting Accomplishments:
- Current or past holder of 24 national records in smallbore and air rifle shooting
- Distinguished Rifleman in 3-Position Smallbore
- Most Valuable Player (MVP) four times at MIT
- NRA 3-Position Air Rifle National Champion (2006)
- NRA 3-Position Smallbore National Champion team (2003)
- Ohio 3-Position Smallbore State Indoor Champion (2011)
- Virginia 3-Position Smallbore State Indoor Champion (2004)
- Mid-Atlantic Conference All-Conference selection (2007, 2010)
- More to come as I dig into the archives...
Memberships:
- National Rifle Association - life member
- USA Shooting
- USA Archery
- National Wild Turkey Federation
- Quality Deer Management Association
- Black Hawk Rifle Club
- Rugeley Rifle Club (UK)
- Ohio Rifle and Pistol Association (former member)
- Virginia Shooting Sports Association (former member)
Press
- Range 365 - Gun Owners We Love: Emily Houston Monroe
- MIT Admissions Blog - MIT'10: Another Fab Four
- The Tech - Athlete of the Week: Emily Houston '10
- Columbia News Service - Rifle Teams are Coming Back
- NRA Blog - National Air Gun Champ Continues Success at MIT
- Junior Shooters Magazine - Instant and Lasting Gratification - Why I Became Involved in the Shooting Sports
- NRA Women - Emily Houston Monroe
other publications
- The Daily Caller - 6 Reasons Why Ginny Thrasher is Just What the Shooting Community Needs
- Women's Outdoor News - The "How-To" Gun Girl column
Affiliations
The "How-To" Gun Girl is owned and operated entirely by Emily Monroe. The opinions expressed on this page are her own.
Emily Monroe is employed by Sturm, Ruger and Co. as a manufacturing engineer. This blog in no way represents the opinions of Sturm, Ruger, and Co.