Reece Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 (edited) http://www.shootingu..._donations.html I saw this mentioned in shooting times and thought I would post it here. Didn't they donate guns to the scouts after some were stolen or something? Edited December 8, 2012 by Reece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonwolf444 Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 yeah they did. Shocking, pretty sure the only scout meet i ever enjoyed was the one where we got to shoot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cant hit rabbits 123 Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 As a Scout leader I can tell you that we have some of the most ridiculous red and regulations I have ever come across. I am saddened that the HQ has done this especially after what Edgar Brothers did for that group after they were burgled. The entire thing is a Politically correct farce, they dare not do for fear of treading on some ones toes or upsetting the GCN mother of a beaver scout somewhere in the country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted December 8, 2012 Report Share Posted December 8, 2012 The worlds gone mad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimshooter Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Think it's very odd of the association, most scout camp sites have an air rifle range. For a lot of youngsters the first time they shoot is with the scouts was for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RED BEARD Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 well now i've read that i won't be handing any money over next time my sister (who runs a beaver group) comes round with the begging bowl fund raising! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonathanL Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 This is ridiculous. Don't the Scouts still have a skill at arms badge or something? J. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 The scouts used to come and use our indoor rifle range years ago and the kids absolutely loved it. then it all went a bit PC and somebody in the organisation said no more live .22 only air weapons and the kids themselves were gutted. We used to let them use the club rifles and we paid for the ammo ourselves, then one of the members had a ten shot Anshutz semi auto and that used to come out with some fun targets to finish off the evening. It wasn't just the kids that enjoyed it, we had a good time too. Some of the dads used to come along. Good positive PR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Livefast123 Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 May as well be called Townies not the Scouts. It's a shadow of the organisation that I once relished as a child. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salopian Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 Do Scouts still spend nights under canvas or do they use 5 star hotels in the outback with the Chief Scout leading the charge for the showers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolhead Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 According to their own website, approved activities include; Archery, Clay pigeon shooting, Fencing (sword), Judo, Karate, Laser clay pigeon shooting, Laser guns, Paintball and Shooting. There, using firearms for target shooting is promoted. So they promote the skill and discipline learned in using tools derived from weapons but decline to be associated with firearms providers. A clear case of arbitrary hypocrisy. The only way to deal with people like that is to shine a light on their behaviour and publicise it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paxtond Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 My first ever time shooting was when I was a cub, aged 8. Scouts inspired my love of the outdoors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12boreblue Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 (edited) Sadly like most organisations, the Scouts has been hijacked by those who don't really have the kids' interests at heart, nor the countryside, many of those that volunteer or work for the organisation are businessmen and woman, furthering their own career or packing out their CV. The good news is my son belongs to a really good group, with good leaders. Edited December 9, 2012 by 12boreblue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 I took a group of scout regularly clay shooting last year when I move back to that area in at Easter I may think twice about offer my weekend for a couple of burgers from their BBQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted December 9, 2012 Report Share Posted December 9, 2012 (edited) This is ridiculous. Don't the Scouts still have a skill at arms badge or something? J. I think it was Marksman but yes they did. Probably been replaced by a badge in how to organise an animal rights demonstration. I may be nearly 60 but I can remember when scouts were taught how to snare, skin and cook a rabbit! Fieldcraft I think it was. God it makes me feel old. scouts used to wear a knife on their belt too! All the time, on the bus, at school, walking down the street nobody batted an eyelid. I'm told they can't even have a campfire these days My friend in America remembers growing up as a boy in Mitchigan when boys would routinely take a .22 rifle to school and they would be stood in the corner of the classroom till home time when they would hunt rabbits on the way home. Is the world really a better place today? I remember when I was a "parent helper" at a cub camp that my son was at in Faisells Wood in Hertfordshire. I mentioned it in passing to a local character, a very hard man and jailbird who you really wouldn't want to get the wrong side of but I have always got along with. "oh Faisells Wood!" he said " I used to go camping there when I was a kid" and his eyes literally glazed over. For the next few minutes he was back there totally, almost childlike, telling me all about the great times they had and reliving it all. "you know" he said "I still have my scout jumper with all my badges on" when he finished talking I really saw him in a totally different light. something quite vunerable about him, you could see back in time. Sadly, so could he. For many kids of my generation growing up in the post war years, the scouts were fantastic. It may be hard for people today to understand the influence they had You cannot always realise the incredibly positive impression that the scouts left on people. The Scouts had their problems with paedos and serial child abuse but they addressed it very vigorously, (and quietly) many years ago and credit to them, ahead of the curve in the light of recent events. Edited December 9, 2012 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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