Do Boy Scouts still shoot?

missaman · Post by **missaman** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 3:40 am

Aside from hunting with my dad I also shot .22 in the Boy Scouts.
Has this practice Been banned by the anti gun nuts or insurance co.'s
I'm taking my eldest daughter "the fish bearer" shooting saturday.
I was glad to hear they only "allow" kids aged 9 and up

at the range.
Missaman

drake687 · Post by **drake687** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 4:18 am

Nope they havent done away with shooting yet, I know some kids who got their badges just recently. If I remember right the regulation is shooting 5(?) rounds with the holes in the target being close enough together to cover with a quarter

missaman · Post by **missaman** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 4:28 am

Thanks,
I hate the "yet" part

Missaman

Stone Knife · Post by **Stone Knife** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 12:15 pm

All it'll take is somebody that WAS a scout once, going nuts, and, bingo, here comes that freaking Brady Be-otch.

BennytheBlade · Post by **BennytheBlade** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 12:51 pm

Yes, the obvious cause of many mental health problems these days can be directly related to the use of a gun (Lawsuits to follow)

Post by **jim d,** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 1:12 pm

Stone,

Sad but true!

Thinking back, my Marksmanship Merit Badge meant more to me than any of the others. In fact, I can hardly remember any of the others, but I clearly remember Marksmanship.

Jim

floater · Post by **floater** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 1:39 pm

Stone Knife wrote:All it'll take is somebody that WAS a scout once, going nuts, and, bingo, here comes that freaking Brady Be-otch.

Let's just hope she doesn't remember Austin's own li'l ol' Eagle Scout, Charles Whitman. Shooting from a tower building on the University of Texas campus back in 1966, he killed 14 and wounded many more. He was up there for more than 1 1/2 hours before police shot him.

floater
PS - Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys did a great song about Charlie (The Ballad of Charles Whitman)...... "There was a rumor.... about a tumor.... nestled at the base of his brain."

BennytheBlade · Post by **BennytheBlade** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 1:48 pm

Full Metal Jacket-
Whitman and Oswald were Marines. Pretty soon they will blame them for any shootings

Vagrant · Post by **Vagrant** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 6:08 pm

floater wrote:
Stone Knife wrote:All it'll take is somebody that WAS a scout once, going nuts, and, bingo, here comes that freaking Brady Be-otch.
Let's just hope she doesn't remember Austin's own li'l ol' Eagle Scout, Charles Whitman. Shooting from a tower building on the University of Texas campus back in 1966, he killed 14 and wounded many more. He was up there for more than 1 1/2 hours before police shot him.

floater
PS - Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys did a great song about Charlie (The Ballad of Charles Whitman)...... "There was a rumor.... about a tumor.... nestled at the base of his brain."

Whitman did not kill anyone after effective return fire started. A teacher had brought his rifle to school to work on and kept Charlie pinned down 'till the cops arrived

The teacher was also one of the ones who stormed the tower

At the top he was shot at by Whitman, he shot back and Whitman ran the other way, directly into the waiting Police who shot him dead

Imagine the Police today letting a civilian go along on an assault of a derainged killer. It wouldn't happen

Greyblade · Post by **Greyblade** » Fri Mar 26, 2004 8:19 pm

Vagrant wrote:
floater wrote:
Stone Knife wrote:All it'll take is somebody that WAS a scout once, going nuts, and, bingo, here comes that freaking Brady Be-otch.
Let's just hope she doesn't remember Austin's own li'l ol' Eagle Scout, Charles Whitman. Shooting from a tower building on the University of Texas campus back in 1966, he killed 14 and wounded many more. He was up there for more than 1 1/2 hours before police shot him.

floater
PS - Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys did a great song about Charlie (The Ballad of Charles Whitman)...... "There was a rumor.... about a tumor.... nestled at the base of his brain."
Whitman did not kill anyone after effective return fire started. A teacher had brought his rifle to school to work on and kept Charlie pinned down 'till the cops arrived The teacher was also one of the ones who stormed the tower At the top he was shot at by Whitman, he shot back and Whitman ran the other way, directly into the waiting Police who shot him dead Imagine the Police today letting a civilian go along on an assault of a derainged killer. It wouldn't happen

The moral: Don't mess with Texas!

Greyblade

missaman · Post by **missaman** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 1:39 am

Well the kid did quite well today open breach when not in use. took to it quite well and we both had a great time
Winchester mod-06-
marlin 70-p
Some old J.C. Higgins that my grandmother had.
She asked how soon we could go again

Post by **jim d,** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 1:46 am

missaman,

Today may be a day that you remember for a long, long, time.

Jim

missaman · Post by **missaman** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 1:54 am

Jim,
you are quite correct. I hope she does too

Missaman

The Falcon · Post by **The Falcon** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 8:41 am

My Dad taught me how to shoot my Winchester.

In the Boy Scouts I learned how to smoke Marlboros.

floater · Post by **floater** » Sun Mar 28, 2004 5:42 pm

The Falcon wrote:My Dad taught me how to shoot my Winchester.
In the Boy Scouts I learned how to smoke Marlboros.

Same here, Mr. Falcon!! Boy Scouts is also where I first learned to shoot craps & play poker.

........ Those damn knots though....

All in all, Scouting played an important role in my developing into the well rounded, fun loving individual I am today.

floater