Hello all
I agree, we need to make our sport more prolific with the public. I also agree that we need to be carful with our sport. I think that the left wing media has demonised a fun sport. As I am only a young fellow,
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, I have heard stories from old timers who say that schools used to have 22LR for shooting targets. School cadets would use guns, such as 303. In the cadets we had SLR Rifles, well they weren't real, one of the officers was great with meccano and used to make SLR's for us to do drills and parades.
My mate tells me of the days when living in the bush he would take his 22 to school. He would hand it to the bus driver who held onto it till he got to school, then my mate gave it to the school principal till the end of the day and he would go and upset rabbits in the afternoon.
Those days are gone.
But we can in time present a rational and positive case for our sport. There will always be idiots and criminals types who do silly things with guns, as they do with alcohol and cars etc etc. We need someone to be the face of our sport, an organisation who will stand up for what is right and just for out sport. They need to be at the forefront of advertising and the media. Get the word out. Have cadets back in schools. Let kids them learn the correct and safe use of firearms from a young age. teach them our sport s not illegal or vile. It can be safe fun and rewarding.
Look at all the good people on this site who without hesitation will offer advice to anyone who asks. Give their time and experience (experience takes a long time to get), without asking for anything in return.
We are a good bunch of people, we don't always agree on every thing, but we are no different to any other sport.
WE NEED A VOICE.