Why are shooting sports still allowed at the Olympics?

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71. Gun nut here!

A explanation of who I am in regards to guns. It is a long intro to my reasoning on the Olympics shooting sports. So excuse me.

First I consider myself a sane gun owner. I was raised with guns in the house. My father hunted and put food on the table. He never even took trophies. It was all about the meat. When I hunted it was the same thing for me. I never went hunting for the trophy shot.

I am sure I have well above average amount of guns then most people even in my state Texas. I have 19 guns of varying sizes and styles. I will admit most are black powder guns. But almost half are cartridge weapons I.E. pistols, shotguns, rifles.
I do not have any of the semi-auto or fully auto military style weapons though. I don't even carry a self defense weapon. I figure after over 60 years and never having to think about using one. I really don't need to start carrying one. Personally I don't see the need of a assault type weapon.

I do not support the nra. To me they stopped actually thinking about the sport, hobby, or hunting firearms user a long time back. Their main support now is going to the manufacturers who make the weapons. To me even though they say they support gun safety it is just lip service.

I support the background checks on all gun sales and want to see even more information shared across state lines then goes on now. I would like to see the background check loopholes closed for on line and gun show sales. I also support a ban on assault weapons sales. At very least it should be very restricted. I'm talking along the lines of those gun ranges that let you shot them. Not for personal use.

Now to the actual meat of it. The Olympics is a contest of skill. The same type of skill you see in a game of billiards. It takes years training and practice. To me that is the real difference. It isn't just get out there and toss as much lead as you can in a few seconds and hope you hit something. It isn't some kind of paranoid worry that the end of civilization is coming. It is as much a sport as any other one being done there.