Jay Gonzalez

Claudia Vidanes aims a Phatom Strike AR-15, a custom gun designed by her father, Jojo Vidanes, who is the president of the Norco Running Gun Club in California.

At this Filipino gun club, shooting is just part of the heritage

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It’s rare to see an Asian gun club. Most gun owners in the US are white males. Yet Filipino immigrants in the Norco Running Gun Club of California say guns are part of Filipino culture, and part of the intertwined history of the Philippines and the US.It’s rare to see an Asian gun club. Most gun owners in the US are white males. Yet Filipino immigrants in the Norco Running Gun Club of California say guns are part of Filipino culture, and part of the intertwined history of the Philippines and the US.