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A friend, my wife and I attended the Appleseed shoot at Quail Creek last month and I highly recommend the program. As stated in the previous comments, there was no political ideologies put forth; they just encourage you to be active in your community. The "lectures" consist of the history of the Revolutionary War, and set the stage for the development of the American Rifleman. The talk during lunch on the second day was a good review of ballistics and known distance shooting (I think this was a bonus, not necessarily part of the normal course). The instructors were all top rate.

I thought I was a pretty good rifle shot (one-shot-one-deer every year), but I learned ALOT. I didn't come very close to the rifleman's score (210/250) on the AQT, but had alot of fun trying. My wife, who has very little shooting experience had a good time as well. The instructors went out of their way to help her and the other novice shooters.

A few suggestions for anyone planning on attending:
-Bring some elbow pads. Several of us had raw elbows after the first day. About half or more of the shooting is from the prone position.
-If you think you need a scope, use one. I was using a 10/22 with stock sights and the 1" targets at 25 yards were pretty hard. Most of the people who shot a rifleman score were using scopes. I'm hardheaded enough that I'll try again with open sights, but may eventually put one on the gun.
-Try the GI sling that Appleseed suggests. I got a loaner from one of the instructors, and now have them on all my .22's.

My 2 cents is that this is a good program, and I'll attend again to improve my skills and get the Rifleman patch.