Paris Vega, Editor-In-Chief/Owner

    paris vega aiming a rocket launcher bazook with jason durham in army camo
    Paris Vega aiming a rocket launcher/bazook with Jason Durham in his army uniform.

    Experience with Guns

    Paris Vega shooting his Glock 45 Gen 5 pistol during a dueling tree target competition
    Paris Vega at a friendly dueling tree competition in Austin TX

    As a young boy he shot BB guns and .22 rifles. Then he moved up to shotguns, hunting rifles, and modern sporting rifles (AR15 style rifles) as he got older. He would go into the woods with friends and practice shooting cans and any other random items they could find.

    As a teenager, him and his brothers were paid to shoot snakes at catfish ponds for farmers. It was an accuracy game. After one of the snakes caught a bullet right between the eyes from Paris, he tried to get the nickname Snake Eyes to catch on, but it didn’t take.

    From training at shooting ranges to hunting deer, wild hogs, and other invasive species, he enjoys and respects the great equalizing power of firearms.

    Expertise

    Paris has 20 years of experience in design, website development, copywriting, and digital marketing. He’s the CEO of The Nine Digital by day, and an entrepreneur and investor involved in a few other businesses by night. He is currently focused on the SEO aspect of Digital Marketing.

    Paris has owned The Real Gun Guys website since 2022, and written several articles about guns since then. Some of those were even sponsored companies wanting him to review their products. His experience with guns span across decades, but he still considers himself a beginner. Follow along as he documents his personal journey through the world of guns and acquires the knowledge and skills required to use them properly in every situation.

    Read articles written or edited by Paris Vega for TRGG here.

    Learn more about his other business adventures at ParisVega.com.

    Learn more about his work experience and education history on LinkedIn.

    Associations

    • National Rifle Association (NRA) member
    • United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) member
    • American Marketing Association (AMA) professional member
    • American Radio Relay League (ARRL) member (aka National Association for Amateur Radio)

    Background

    A proud American citizen, he was born in the Willamette Valley in Portland, Oregon. He grew up in the heavily forested hills and low marshy plains of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. After living in the Hill Country of Austin, Texas briefly, he moved to Orange Beach, Alabama to enjoy the sandy beaches and dense swampy forests of the Gulf Coast.

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