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    Default 😎 5th-graders learn to shoot guns by using school gym as target range, Wyoming

    👍school district in Wyoming recently used a gymnasium as a shooting range, training fifth and sixth grade students in marksmanship during PE. Hot Springs County School District #1, in the small town of Thermopolis, shared photos of the sharpshooting session in a Feb. 2 Facebook post, and it quickly caught the attention of thousands. McClatchy News has obtained a screengrab of the Facebook post, which is no longer publicly available.


    https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nat...258174698.html

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    Default Re: 😎 5th-graders learn to shoot guns by using school gym as target range, Wyoming

    There definitely needs to be more of this!
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    Default Re: 😎 5th-graders learn to shoot guns by using school gym as target range, Wyoming

    Great to see this. Upper darby HS used to have a range in the basement.

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    Default Re: 😎 5th-graders learn to shoot guns by using school gym as target range, Wyoming

    Quote Originally Posted by bogey1 View Post
    Great to see this. Upper darby HS used to have a range in the basement.
    Bogey, Yes they did, I have the bygone yearbook pictures to prove it! They had a men's and women's shooting teams. Archery was also a class....

    Such a shame how fearful the district has become.

    By they way, there is likely more than one gun in those school on any given day.

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    Last edited by 4191775; February 14th, 2022 at 08:18 AM.

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    Default Re: 😎 5th-graders learn to shoot guns by using school gym as target range, Wyoming

    Quote Originally Posted by 4191775 View Post
    Bogey, Yes they did, I have the bygone yearbook pictures to prove it! They has a men's and women's shooting team. Archery was also a class....

    Such shame how fearful the district has become.

    By they way there is likes more than one gun on their compass on a daily basis.

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    My dad used to teach there from the early 60s to mid 90s. He told me all about,
    the range and whatnot. It used to be a good school. Thats why he retired when he did.

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    Default Re: 😎 5th-graders learn to shoot guns by using school gym as target range, Wyoming

    I've been told that Kutztown HS still has a rifle team.

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    Default Re: 😎 5th-graders learn to shoot guns by using school gym as target range, Wyoming

    Several NEPA high schools still have rifle teams. I*ve been inside during a match, and it was nice to see the long line of kids waiting their turn to shoot.

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    Default Re: 😎 5th-graders learn to shoot guns by using school gym as target range, Wyoming

    Was acquainted a few years ago with a guy in Hawaii that ran a high school shooting team.
    Hawaii for heavens sake. Check out the laws there if you're not familiar. Hint, very restrictive.
    Need more shooting teams here.
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    Default Re: 😎 5th-graders learn to shoot guns by using school gym as target range, Wyoming

    North Pocono still has a rifle team. I believe they took States two years ago.

    Younger daughter was contemplating joining, but went with lacrosse instead...AFTER I built her a range in the back yard.

    And, yes, we need far more of this!
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    Default Re: 😎 5th-graders learn to shoot guns by using school gym as target range, Wyoming

    Upper st clair has a rifle team that practices at my club. Some very friendly and mature young men and women on that team.

    I believe bethel park has a range in the school.

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