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Boy Scouts of America Bans Water Gun Fights; ‘Pointing A Firearm’ Is Not Kind
By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times
The Boy Scouts of America has put out approved activities for its members, and water gun fights are strictly prohibit- ed.
A blog for the organiza- tion’s leaders said May 6 that pointing simulated firearms at people is not allowed.
“Why the rule? A Scouter once told me this expla- nation I liked quite a bit: A Scout is kind. What part of pointing a firearm [simulated or otherwise] at someone is kind?” said Bryan Wendell on the scouting website.
The rule is clarified in the Boy Scouts of America National Shooting Manual, which says “For water balloons, use small, biodegradable bal- loons, and fill them no larger than a ping pong ball. [...] Water guns and rubber band guns must only be used to shoot at targets, and eye protec- tion must be worn.” Negative feedback flowed into the com- ments section of the blog.
“This makes BSA look ridiculous and has little if any impact on safety,” said Gary Holeiwnski.
“Sometimes I just have to laugh out loud at how idiotic some things in our
society have become. We can’t squirt each other with water guns because it is a ‘simulated’ gun. I can’t believe BSA is so worried about the PC police that it has a policy like this,” added com- menter Gary USMC.
“Yes, let’s carry every policy to the absurd extreme. That will certainly help scouts shed that geeky image,” added another com- menter.
The Boy Scouts of
America National Shooting Manual guide- lines are to be followed by anyone involved with Cub Scouting, Boy
Scouting, Venturing, Sea Scouting, or shooting sports committees, the document adds.
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