Sipsey Street Irregulars: Oh, me! Oh, my! Another evil plot by the wicked firearm industry: resurgence of college shooting teams.

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Oh, me! Oh, my! Another evil plot by the wicked firearm industry: resurgence of college shooting teams.

“We literally have way more students interested than we can handle,” said Steve Goldstein, one of MIT’s pistol coaches.

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Anonymous said...: Next they will be wanting to carry!

Getting them prepared for life in America ...

III; March 17, 2015 at 5:35 AM
Robert Fowler said...: I'm surprised the hoplophobic panty wetters aren't howling at the moon over this. The horror of it all, young people shooting guns and actually liking it.; March 17, 2015 at 9:50 AM
Anonymous said...: Say, how come "our side" doesn't play the "education" and "children" cards?

Look, the stated purpose of the Second -taken as a whole- really is focused on education(which obviously and self evidently starts at birth). In order for the population to be exposed to, proficient with and safe regarding those arms, the right to them cannot be interfered with so as to ban that EDUCATION!

Of course defending the free state of being is obvious within but so too is the education factor! Why do our "leaders" not make this point beyond a money making Johnny Appleseed? Oh, I think I just answered my own question. Advocacy "leaders" care more about money messaging than about winning this fight once and for KEEPS!; March 17, 2015 at 11:53 AM
Anonymous said...: Somebody gets up on a soap box and says, "Hey! How would all you folks like to learn to shoot and maybe compete in some shooting sports"?...and they get overwhelmed with positive response and applicants.

I call that progress!

So much for Holder's agenda of brainwashing youth into thinking guns are not cool.; March 17, 2015 at 2:31 PM
Anonymous said...: I would imagine the Demanding Mothers would be shocked, shocked I tell you, to find that many high school gymnasiums in this country have a 50 ft small bore rifle range in the basement AND that the "children" were allowed to carry their rifles to and from school!; March 17, 2015 at 3:11 PM
Ed said...: Old news. The Boston Globe did a story four years ago about the MIT Women's Pistol Team:

http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/articles/2011/02/06/at_mit_gun_club_straight_a_shooters/; March 17, 2015 at 3:51 PM
Anonymous said...: This is the lie about no guns on college campuses. I was on ROTC shooting team. In addition we did an FTX one weekend. Guns were kept in building on campus.; March 17, 2015 at 9:40 PM

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