BOSTON -- They love to target shoot, and they're passionate about the right to bear arms. They think the National Rifle Association is too "liberal" about gun control.

NewsCenter 5's Anthony Everett said that they're the Pink Pistols, and they're not your average gun enthusiasts.

On a recent Saturday at the Braintree Rifle and Pistol club, a photographer from Outdoor Life was doing a session with members of a gun club.

They are members of the Boston chapter of the Pink Pistols -- a club that shares a love for target shooting, a majority of whom are gay or bisexual.

The aim of the Pink Pistols is to shoot holes in stereotypes, and have fun while doing it. Doug Krick, a bisexual computer technician, founded the national club.

"Your average queer man, be it gay, bisexual or what have you, is generally not walking around with a limp wrist hitting the disco. Your stereotypical gun owner is not someone who has a shotgun rack on the back of his pickup. They're you, me, everyone," Krick said.

Albie Walton, a longtime member of Braintree Pistol and Rifle Club said that all kinds, from all walks of life, come to shoot, and all are welcome.

"The biggest thing our members would wonder about is how good a shot are they. In fact, these guys today were pretty good," Walton said.

"We're all in the same boat, whether you're gay, straight, a woman -- it doesn't mater. There's one thing with the Second Amendment. They're out to take it away from us," Braintree Gun Club spokesman Don Krusser said.

Pink Pistol Eryk Boston carries his pistol 24 hours a day for protection.

"What I carry is high-powered, double extra charge. It's definitely designed for self defense," Boston said.

He's never had to draw it. But part of the Pink Pistols mission is to warn those inclined to gay bash not to assume their intended victims can't fight back.

Pure constitutionalists that they are, the Pistols believe even the NRA is too soft on gun control. "The NRA is currently trying to enforce, 20,000 unconstitutional laws on the books. Our stance is to repeal those laws. We don't think they go far enough," Krick said.

They are fighting words that make Charleton Heston sound meek.

About 35 Pink Pistols chapters have sprung up across the country. Members get together at least once a month at local firing ranges to target shoot. They're fired up about being pigeonholed as anti-gun liberals, just because they're gay.