{"id":2470538,"date":"2025-08-04T11:40:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T15:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-resurfaced-video-of-sydney-sweeneys-serious-pistol-skills-shows-she-really-may-be-one-of-us\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T11:42:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T15:42:10","slug":"watch-resurfaced-video-of-sydney-sweeneys-serious-pistol-skills-shows-she-really-may-be-one-of-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-resurfaced-video-of-sydney-sweeneys-serious-pistol-skills-shows-she-really-may-be-one-of-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: Resurfaced Video of Sydney Sweeney&#8217;s Serious Pistol Skills Shows She Really May Be One of Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-resurfaced-video-of-sydney-sweeneys-serious-pistol-skills-shows-she-really-may-be-one-of-us%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2470538&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses actress Sydney Sweeney facing criticism from the political left for a video showing her proficient and safe handgun use at a shooting range-a relatable activity for manny Americans. the video highlights her responsible approach to firearm handling,including proper gear and technique. Sweeney has recently been a target of leftist backlash, notably after starring in an American Eagle denim campaign with a slogan playfully referencing &#8220;jeans&#8221; and &#8220;genes,&#8221; which some critics controversially linked to racism and eugenics.Despite the criticism, Sweeney and american Eagle did not apologize or retract but moved on quietly. Additionally, reports revealed Sweeney registered as a Republican in Florida, further fueling the left&#8217;s disapproval. The article portrays Sweeney as an unapologetically American figure who challenges the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disgraced-film-producer-harvey-weinstein-sentenced-to-16-more-years-for-sex-crimes\/\" title=\"Disgraced Film Producer Harvey Weinstein Sentenced To 16 More Years For Sex Crimes\">entertainment industry&#8217;<\/a>s &#8220;woke&#8221; culture by being skilled, relatable, and confident in her values.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Actress Sydney Sweeney is under fire again for doing something normal that everyday Americans can actually relate to.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/sydney-sweeney-military-trends-shooting-105505068.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A video<\/a>, which resurfaced over the weekend, showed the 27-year-old TV and film star showing off some serious handgun skills at a shooting range.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/vance-s-hilarious-tips-dems-linking-sydney-sweeney-nazism-keep-great-strategy-guys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sweeney<\/a> handled the firearm with confidence, competence, and safety in mind.<\/p>\n<p>She was wearing all the right protective gear. She checked her stance. She hit her marks, according to a video first posted by an X account for Taran Tactical, then by X account ExistenceExists.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Here&rsquo;s the shooting only. Very nice! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vognxjAcxV\">pic.twitter.com\/vognxjAcxV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ExistenceExists (@IamSvented) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IamSvented\/status\/1951383318710341670?\">August 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>There was nothing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dumb-dumber-dumbest-hollywood-star-mourns-kamalas-loss-compares-lincoln\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hollywood<\/a> about it. Just solid, working-class skill with a side of Second Amendment appreciation.<\/p>\n<p>Sweeney has been the target of the leftist outrage since last month, when American Eagle featured her in its denim campaign titled &ldquo;Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The slogan was a light play on words: &ldquo;jeans&rdquo; and &ldquo;genes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But the left is always hunting for something to be offended by and has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/msnbc-producer-lashes-american-eagles-sydney-sweeney-ads-regressive-shift-toward-whiteness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tried<\/a> to link the campaign to eugenics and racism.<\/p>\n<p>To their credit, neither Sweeney nor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dems-american-eagle-stunt-just-hurt-demographic-desperately-need-win\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Eagle<\/a> backed down.<\/p>\n<p>Neither party issued a groveling statement vowing to &ldquo;educate&rdquo; themselves and go out to &ldquo;listen.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>They didn&rsquo;t virtue signal a phony apology and hang a flag emoji in a social media bio. They just moved on and read the room.<\/p>\n<p>The room says Americans didn&rsquo;t just elect a new president last November, they voted to throw out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/years-wokeness-nike-releases-pro-family-ad-people-loving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the cultural sickness<\/a> that had seeped into every facet of life.<\/p>\n<p>Then <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >leftist reporters dug deep<\/a>, trying to expose Sweeney for something, anything they could get their hands on.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/natashajokic1\/sydney-sweeney-registered-republican\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BuzzFeed<\/a> reported, Sweeney registered as a Republican in Florida in June 2024, as if no one in that &ldquo;newsroom&rdquo; had ever heard of such a thing. What&rsquo;s next? Is HuffPost going to tell us the star likes cheeseburgers?<\/p>\n<p>The shooting range video probably has people in newsrooms everywhere clutching their pearls.<\/p>\n<p>Here&rsquo;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/weinstein-accuser-blasts-hollywood-me-too-group-for-focusing-on-left-wing-political-interests-instead-of-victims\/\" title=\"Weinstein Accuser Blasts Hollywood \u2018Me Too\u2019 Group For Focusing On Left-Wing Political Interests Instead Of Victims\">young actress<\/a> who is a registered Republican, unashamed, knows how to shoot, respects gun safety, and doesn&rsquo;t cave to the mob.<\/p>\n<p>And it&rsquo;s driving the self-anointed cultural elites and gatekeepers bonkers.<\/p>\n<p>They&rsquo;ve spent a decade trying to erase people like her from the spotlight. But here is an A-list star who is relatable, skilled, and unapologetically American.<\/p>\n<p>Whether she meant to or not, Sydney Sweeney blew a hole through the left-wing entertainment industry&rsquo;s woke bubble.<\/p>\n<p>Good for her.<\/p>\n<p>Good for us.<\/p>\n<p>Good for America.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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