My favourite,please do not watch if you are into health and safety issues !
How much fun can a kid get for a bob nowdays ? (allowing for inflation of course !)
What a fantastic bit of film KevG. Jeeeeees, you wouldn't get away with that now! Even at the Small Arms school we can JUST get past all the health and safety and admin and protocol hoops that are put up for civillians to shoot but even then, 2 star approval is required................
Mind you, my lad Robert still accompanies me to the range and if it's quiet and the prying eyes are gone and one of the range safety staff act as close supervision while I control the range, then.........................
Enjoyed all the bits of footage. Yeah, Health and Safety. High schools in the US used to have rifle teams and shooting ranges in the 50s and 60s. They were gone, I think, for the most part by the time I was in high school. Graduated 1978.
I was quite surprised to learn that the Royal Gunpowder Mills offers a "hands on" experience. While this might not be "live firing", it is in glaring contrast to most U.S. school curriculum to avoid anything to do with weapons. I guess it is OK as long as everyone is just having fun! I am not against the programming at all, just surprised a bit. I don't think a principal here in the U.S. would authorize an outreach that would bring weapons into a school setting?? Wondering if the same applies to UK schools? My boy can't even wear a t-shirt that has a weapon as a graphic on it.
From a historical perspective, I applaud these sorts of presentations.
Last edited by AmEngRifles; 07-06-2010 at 05:51 PM.
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High schools in the US used to have rifle teams and shooting ranges in the 50s and 60s. They were gone, I think, for the most part by the time I was in high school. Graduated 1978.
