Mrs. Gabby Franco

Gabriela "Gabby" Franco grew up in Venezuela. As a child, She was very active and practiced different sports like swimming, gymnastics, and running. Until one day her Dad took her to the shooting range when Gabby was only 11 years old. Since day one she knew she wanted to know more about the Shooting Sport. Gabby became an Olympic Pistol shooter, and she used to train six days a week 4-5 hours a day after school. At the age of 16 after a few years of training, Gabby became part of the Venezuelan Olympic Team and won her first International Silver Medal at the Bolivarian Games in Peru (1997). Since then Gabby became one of favorite pistol shooter of the Venezuelan Team competing in 14 different countries in 5 years and earning at least a dozen of International titles. Gabby became Venezuelan National Champion for several years. Gabby moved to the United States in 2002 shortly after her last match in Brazil (South American Games) where She won 3 Gold medals. In the USA Gabby started working in the Firearms Industry becoming more involved in the USPSA and Tactical shooting. Currently Gabby is FIREARMS INSTRUCTOR and an active competitor in USPSA.