tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19817992.post2551198790521600900..comments2023-09-23T10:42:30.066-04:00Comments on Maureen Wittmann: Girls in Shooting SportsMaureenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01306638938982553941noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19817992.post-43201014835477810272009-07-03T13:46:56.090-04:002009-07-03T13:46:56.090-04:00Congrats to you daughters! What a nice feature.
...Congrats to you daughters! What a nice feature.<br /><br />Interesting distinction on weapons/firearms terminology. Glad you mentioned it. Especially as the tools of our sport (fencing) are weapons, and rightly called such as we use them to attack humans.<br /><br />Of course this does lead to problems. I occasionally demonstrate fencing with my kids in schools, and one time a kid told the principal that her teacher had asked me to bring my weapons to school for a demonstration. That was immediately nixed until I met with the principal and explained what weapons I was bringing and how they really weren't that dangerous if properly protected.<br /><br />Since we carry large weapons bags, we're told that if we are stopped by police officers to be careful about mentioning what we are transporting.<br /><br />And when we travel by air, we always claim we are carrying "sporting equipment," saying that you have a bag of weapons tends to freak out the airlines employees.<br /><br />And yet we still have problems. Recently I read about a college in Virginia that required fencers to store their weapons with the campus police!! Amazing, as if there is a risk of a massacre with such.<br /><br />I'll bet those in firearms sports face even greater challenges than fencers!Fritzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03777195132906123483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19817992.post-11171729835386354392009-06-19T14:23:04.136-04:002009-06-19T14:23:04.136-04:00Way cool! I have four daughters and no boys. My ...Way cool! I have four daughters and no boys. My husband loves to hunt and fish. Our girls are in the thick of things with him. Both my 11 yr old and 13 yr old have there own .410's for hunting pheasant. It is nice to see other girls with similiar interests. Thank you also for straightening out the use of the word weapons! God bless!Amynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19817992.post-60257121859387806692009-06-15T12:10:35.009-04:002009-06-15T12:10:35.009-04:00That was neat!That was neat!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06772898368072335276noreply@blogger.com