09-10-2007, 06:41 PM | #11 |
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Shotguns are for wimps.
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09-10-2007, 06:43 PM | #12 |
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rifles should always be fired, knowing exactly where the bullet is going to go if it misses its target.
Of course you know that, and I'm sure you did your Annie Oakley responsibily. Probably a range right next to a mountain. |
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09-10-2007, 08:36 PM | #14 | |
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The skeet and trap ranges are up Provo Canyon and you shoot off the ledge into the center of the canyon. Directly to the highway below. But the highway is about a 1/2 mile away so it doesn't matter. Of course, rifles and pistols are fired in a gravel pit off to the side.
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09-10-2007, 09:50 PM | #15 |
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I have one boy in Scouts. I would prefer to know beforehand if any guns are going to be fired, but, if I didn't find out about it until after, I wouldn't freak out, unless it was with leaders I don't trust (not the case now, our leaders are generally excellent).
Anything "worse" than a .22 or shotgun, I wouldn't be thrilled about (probably including a .22 pistol or similar handgun, easier to have accidents with them, in my uninformed opionion). If there was an automatic weapon, my boy wouldn't go. A tank, on the other hand, would be pretty cool. |
09-10-2007, 09:52 PM | #16 |
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Why is that?
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09-10-2007, 10:39 PM | #17 | |
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We usually just called them scout activities until the guns came out, then they magically turned into a church youth activity. There are similar "fuzzy" requirements for rock climbing and repelling. IIRC, the church allows kids to repel, but not climb. Scouts require a leader to have gone through the Climb On Safely course. I think I'm the only adult in the history of our ward to have gone through this class, but there are probably a half dozen guys in our ward who are more qualified to run a safe climbing activity than I am. The class basically told us that if there is a chance of a rockslide or lightening storm, you might want to cancel the activity. |
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09-11-2007, 03:20 AM | #18 |
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according to BSA, boy scouts can't shoot anything but a single-shot .22.
http://www.scouting.org/pubs/gss/gss08.html That's bullcrap. So I guess we will be transitioning to youth activity when we shoot. I think the .22 is best for the young guys. I have a rule. If you aren't strong enough to hold the gun steady, you aren't allowed to shoot it. We had a deacon that shot Farah's Kahr 9mm. The slide wouldn't return because he kept limp wristing it. He was going to shoot a 12ga but I took it away when he couldn't point it without waving up and down. They sure make weak kids these days. Probably a good idea to stick to rifles. Harder to accidentally point a rifle in the wrong direction. |
09-11-2007, 03:31 AM | #19 |
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It costs at least $250 to become NRA certified.
http://www.nrahq.org/education/train...ate=TX&Type=IT |
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