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What are your thoughts on making the shooting sports more appealing to non shooters?
People who do not know about guns and history, and this sport in general tend to associate guns and the shooting sports with crime, Columbine, hatred, or violence. It's true that this sport suffers a stigma. Contrast this stigma with, say Nintendo or Playstation, which has very violent content. But many people would sooner buy $1000 in games and a playstation or X box than even think of shooting as enjoyable passtime.
Those of us who do shoot and have been shooting for many years find this sport not only fascinating, but rich in enjoyment. I myself have been shooting for three decades. It's true that there are many things to first learn about safety, responsibility, and proper behavior, but how would you introduce this hobby as a sport to people in a positive way? Any thoughts on reaching out to non shooters and portraying the shooting hobby as a positive passtime?
Edited to add:
IPSC and competitions come to mind, as it focusses not on the negative aspects, but on more of a sports like competitive activity.
People who do not know about guns and history, and this sport in general tend to associate guns and the shooting sports with crime, Columbine, hatred, or violence. It's true that this sport suffers a stigma. Contrast this stigma with, say Nintendo or Playstation, which has very violent content. But many people would sooner buy $1000 in games and a playstation or X box than even think of shooting as enjoyable passtime.
Those of us who do shoot and have been shooting for many years find this sport not only fascinating, but rich in enjoyment. I myself have been shooting for three decades. It's true that there are many things to first learn about safety, responsibility, and proper behavior, but how would you introduce this hobby as a sport to people in a positive way? Any thoughts on reaching out to non shooters and portraying the shooting hobby as a positive passtime?
Edited to add:
IPSC and competitions come to mind, as it focusses not on the negative aspects, but on more of a sports like competitive activity.