Top Shot Chris Cheng is an American sports shooter, Second Amendment and diversity outreach advocate, and History Channel’s Top Shot Season 4 Champion. He is the author of the beginner’s shooting guide Shoot to Win and the World War II historical novel Proven in Blood: A Novel of War, Betrayal & Belonging.
Inspired by true events and the experiences of real Nisei, Proven in Blood follows Japanese American soldiers of the legendary 100th Infantry Battalion / 442nd Regimental Combat Team as they fight to prove their loyalty to a country that incarcerated their families. Blending meticulous historical research with compelling fiction, the novel shines a light on one of the greatest—and least widely known—stories of courage and sacrifice in American military history.
Cheng is a self-taught amateur shooter who defeated 17 professional marksmen to win $100,000 and the title of Top Shot. Following his victory, he left his career at Google to become a full-time professional shooter for Bass Pro Shops.
From 2007 to 2012, Cheng worked at Google in enterprise technical support, product policy, and program management. He returned to Silicon Valley in 2015 as a business executive in customer support & corporate security.
He is an NRA-certified pistol, rifle, and shotgun instructor and volunteers his time advocating for LGBT, Asian American, and Second Amendment civil rights. He has testified in the United States Senate to protect our Second Amendment rights. Cheng serves on the boards of the Asian Pacific American Gun Owners Association (APAGOA) and the Pink Pistols.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from UCLA and a master’s degree in international policy from the Middlebury Institute of International Studies.
Chris Cheng, Author of Shoot To Win
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Our guest today is Chris Cheng. Chris is a self-taught competitive shooter and tech guy who beat out 17 competitors to become History Channel’s Top Shot Season 4 Champion.
Chris is a techno-nerd, an Asian-American and openly gay – single-handedly breaking the stereotype of the “average” American gun owner and Second Amendment Advocate.
And, combining guns and tech, Chris recently created a groundbreaking NFT digital art auction along with RECOIL Magazine.
1) First of all, congratulations on your successful auction! How much did you raise and what organizations will benefit from the proceeds?
2) Second…what the heck is an NFT and how do you auction one off?
3) What lessons did you learn from this very first ever effort?
4) Do you have plans for another auction in the future?
