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By The Armorer on June 21, 2004 | | Comments (4) | TrackBacks (2)
Americans Sharpen Shooting Skills Sunday, June 20, 2004 LOS ANGELES — Shooting for sport is becoming more and more popular across the country.

Along with Pilates and windsurfing, clay target shooting (search) and handgun target shooting (search) are some of America's fastest growing sports. Some 20 million Americans participate in recreational gun activities.

Those who shoot clays call it "golf with guns."

"It is being looked at more as a sport and recreation, it is not all about hunting," said Rick Matulich of the San Diego Shotgun Sports Association (search).

Target shooting dates back to the 14th century, and it became an Olympic sport in 1896. And while some worry about recreational gun safety, the government says a person is more likely to get hurt riding a bike, playing basketball or swimming.

"It is a great sport," said Bret Erickson (search), 2004 U.S. Olympic shotgun team member. "It is a sport for all ages; it is a sport for the whole family and it is a huge growing sport."

From Fox News.

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4 Comments

By Calliope on June 21, 2004 6:01 PM
Shooting skeet is so much fun it got me to buy a shotgun. I went with 2 friends back in the early 90's and had a Remington 1100 within a month. Its great fun and a great way to teach someone about firearms in a way that will give them the bug IMO.
 
By Helen on June 21, 2004 10:21 PM
I call it a nation subconsciously readying itself for a war on our shores.
 
By Fred on June 22, 2004 11:58 AM
/Just a thought. Pistol and Skeet are suited to slightly overweight people as a sport. Your weight, within wide reason, doesn't matter.
 
By Dr_Funk on June 23, 2004 7:04 PM
I liked the line, "it (target shooting) became an Olympic sport in 1896". 1896 was, of course, the first modern Olympics. I'm sure the old Olympics might have liked shooting (they did have archery and the sling), but it just wasn't there then.
 
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