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Article #652Re: Gun Safety Class and Fun Shoot
From: Affordable Firepower
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 00:00
Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 00:00
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In git.general pickle@vortex.psiu.cx wrote: > In git.general Affordable Firepower <dan@angband.org> wrote: >> In git.general pickle@vortex.psiu.cx wrote: >> As opposed to say, Basketball, golf or soccer, right? What's the point of >> ANY sport? > Physical exertion. Standing place, shooting off rounds doesn't seem > very...physical...to me. There is something to be said for becoming very good > at shooting a gun, but that's a skill. Not a sport. Likewise, a person who > only shoot free throws or kicks field goals, that's a nice skill. But that > person is not really participating in the sport. Just one aspect of it. My > idea for a sport involving guns would require proficiency at more than one > type, and would also have to involve movement. Sounds like fun, don't it? Ever compete in a police round-robin competition? Involves multiple weapon types, shooting after running laps, and dashes from station to station. Dan -- we were always taught to simplify our fractions in school, but this is ART
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From: Affordable Firepower <dan@angband.org>
Subject: Re: Gun Safety Class and Fun Shoot
Date: 2000/04/14
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