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Gun Control & RKBA

oneshooter

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16. To answer your question............

Reply to iverglas (Reply #14)

Thu Jan 5, 2012, 12:19 PM

Jan 2012

"But formal shooting competitions aren't actually mixed-sex, are they? "

Yes they are. Not only at the local level but at the national and international levels as well.

http://www.omahamarian.org/trap/women.html

Oneshooter
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Shooting sports growing at colleges nationwide [View all] burf Jan 2012 OP

This is very positive; too many young people don't learn proper gun control when they are growing up slackmaster Jan 2012 #1

If my daughter can't get a music or softball scholarship maybe the rifle team will need her. ileus Jan 2012 #2

Wrong group for post. safeinOhio Jan 2012 #3

And yet, nobody has seen fit to hit the "alert" button and report it. krispos42 Jan 2012 #7

No harm, no foul. safeinOhio Jan 2012 #8

So are libertarianism and Young Republicans -- also to our detriment. Hoyt Jan 2012 #4

that's all they could come up with?? iverglas Jan 2012 #5

Yea, they certainly do promote the firearms and related equipment industry. burf Jan 2012 #11

Probably the best sport for male female competition. ileus Jan 2012 #6

I thought that was marriage? nt Remmah2 Jan 2012 #10

That's not sport We_Have_A_Problem Jan 2012 #12

interesting and probably true iverglas Jan 2012 #14

To answer your question............ oneshooter Jan 2012 #16

Most likely we are going to see more women burf Jan 2012 #17

is there actually some reason ... iverglas Jan 2012 #20

Patronizing? I do my best to support those who take up shooting burf Jan 2012 #21

Agreed. And billiards. nt SteveW Jan 2012 #27

How is this different than Nike supporting pipoman Jan 2012 #9

it isn't iverglas Jan 2012 #15

It's not like they are trying to hide it. burf Jan 2012 #18

"upset"? iverglas Jan 2012 #24

I'm not the one burf Jan 2012 #25

do you misquote intentionally? iverglas Jan 2012 #26

I don't think we should shoot people just because they play sports Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2012 #13

I agree burf Jan 2012 #19

Why can't we have something more civilized, polite and reserved like Nuclear Unicorn Jan 2012 #22

Good one! n/t burf Jan 2012 #23