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Volume 34, May/June
2005 Issue
Over the last few years I have heard
complaints on wimp loads, too many categories in CAS, not enough
categories in some of the other sports, that a particular sport is
dead, that another is growing, that my sport is the future and
better than those others, why be a member of a specific
organization, and more. We,
as human beings, seem to have an inherent need to not only complain,
but feel that we as individuals have the answers.
Answers, hmm, an interesting concept that the older I
get, the more my perspective changes to the point that there
aren't any right or perfect answers, just answers and decisions
that may be better than others.
Controversy and variance of opinions are healthy and
make us think, if we take the time.
Discussed with respect and consideration and an open mind,
they can result in solutions to problems that can be positive for
the sport. Argued and
voiced with anger, vehemence, and bitterness they can cause major
difficulties for individuals and the sport, especially when over
heard by spectators or new shooters.
It is the position of Shoot! Magazine that there is
room for just about any type of shooting sport, class, category,
stage type, scenario, and event that is safe and fun.
There should be room for us all.
In past years, new events such as
Trail
Town
Round-up and three new Western-action shooting sports have appeared
on the scene: cowboy fast draw, showdown, and Western three-gun.
Are they a threat to other Western-action shooting sports?
Should they be ostracized because someone doesn't like them
or they are different? NO!
Not only is the enthusiastic inclusion of each new
Western-action shooting sport to come on the scene something that
each of us should embrace, but it is the
Cowboy Way
, the American way, and the "right thing to do."
We should all remember that every new sport brings new
shooters who are attracted more to that particular sport and may
occasionally participate in others.
This broadens the market base thus providing not only more
income to vendors and manufacturers but allows them the capability
to grow and create new products.
Each new shooting sport also promotes our Second Amendment
rights by incorporating more people interested in the shooting
sports.
I ask each of you readers to keep these thoughts in
mind when critiquing your sport or looking at others.
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