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« For the third time, a Chicagoan blasts a robber with an unregistered gun | Main | GREAT video, watch it while you can »

Shooting is a dignified sport

Posted by David Hardy · 9 June 2010 08:48 AM

The points are counted, and if you didn't qualify, you case your guns, pack your range bag, and join the spectators. In other sports, it's not so dignified.

We had a joke going around, regarding what would be the Camp Perry equivalent of Europe's soccer holliganism. We figured it would be something like: a couple of Marines whisper "semper fi" too loudly after a Marine competitor makes a good shot, and cease after other spectators give them looks of disapproval.

6 Comments | Leave a comment

noName | June 9, 2010 9:19 AM | Reply

Headline at video clip says it all: "21-year-old weightlifter tries to squat 1008 lbs. at Sr. nationals in Chicago; projectile vomits all
over judge, passes out."

bombloader | June 9, 2010 10:55 PM | Reply

I'm thinking of a Heinlein quote right now:)

M Gallo | June 10, 2010 10:16 AM | Reply

I think the equivelent would look like WWIII, your scenario would be more appropriately called an analog...

Anonymous | June 10, 2010 2:42 PM | Reply

Perhaps I need to make a trip to Camp Perry, and avoid doing so many club-level USPSA matches, where my primary rule is: "Don't shoot with your friends."

kalashnikat | June 10, 2010 3:36 PM | Reply

Hey...everybody at the match is polite for good reason...because they know everybody else at the match is armed. :-)

The Family that Sings together...
Clings Together.
The Family that Prays together...
Stays Together.
The Family that Shoots together...
...is very nice to each other...

Kman | June 10, 2010 5:43 PM | Reply

Let's not dump on weightlifting as a sport. A little solidarity between enthusiasts of various "non-mainstream" sports/activities is in order.

It takes a great deal of effort and discipline to shoot at a competitive level and to powerlift at a competitive level. And being non-mainstream, both shooting and powerlifting tends to cause squeamish people to get nervous for no good reason. So why dump on powerlifters?

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