The future of shooting is in our hands

Darnall’s NRA Youth Shooting Camp 2008

Bloomington, IL (GSL/CCRA)
- Darnall’s Gun Works and Ranges hosted their fourteenth annual NRA
Youth Shooting Camp July 31-August 2, 2008 at their property west
of Bloomington. Approximately 75 campers were present, along with
dozens of volunteer staff to make the nation’s longest-running NRA
youth camp another big success.

Youths aged 8-16 camped for four days and three nights at the range and explored several major shooting disciplines, including trap shooting, black powder rifles, small-bore rifles, pistols, cowboy action shooting as well as an archery program.
Certified instructors from around Illinois volunteered to offer their
services to teach safety and good technique. While time was limited
at each station, the opportunities to learn were not as instructors helped
set a good foundation for the campers to continue to learn and improve
as shooters.

Sunday afternoon, parents had an unscheduled opportunity to watch
the kids in action at the various ranges as the teaching modules
were pushed back by some thunderstorms earlier in the morning.
Excited campers delighted in showing off their targets and talents to
proud parents and grandparents.

Read the rest at the Sangamon County Rifle Assoc. website

This is what it takes. While we fight for our rights in the courts and legislators, we can't neglect bringing new faces into the fold. These kids will grow up without a fear of firearms and with the education to be safe even if they choose not to own them.