NY Times: "Scouts Train to Fight Terrorists, and More"

Seashore · 05-16-2009, 09:41 PM

"By JENNIFER STEINHAUER
Published: May 13, 2009

IMPERIAL, Calif. —

Ten minutes into arrant mayhem in this town near the Mexican border, and the gunman, a disgruntled Iraq war veteran, has already taken out two people, one slumped in his desk, the other covered in blood on the floor.

The responding officers — eight teenage boys and girls, the youngest 14 — face tripwire, a thin cloud of poisonous gas and loud shots — BAM! BAM! — fired from behind a flimsy wall. They move quickly, pellet guns drawn and masks affixed...

The Explorers program, a coeducational affiliate of the Boy Scouts of America...

'This is about being a true-blooded American guy and girl'...

Cathy Noriego, also 16, said she was attracted by the guns. The group uses compressed-air guns — known as airsoft guns, which fire tiny plastic pellets — in the training exercises, and sometimes they shoot real guns on a closed range.

'I like shooting them,'Cathy said. 'I like the sound they make. It gets me excited.'..."

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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/us...s.html?_r=3&hp

05-16-2009, 09:41 PM	#1
Seashore Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 3,564	NY Times: "Scouts Train to Fight Terrorists, and More" "By JENNIFER STEINHAUER Published: May 13, 2009 IMPERIAL, Calif. — Ten minutes into arrant mayhem in this town near the Mexican border, and the gunman, a disgruntled Iraq war veteran, has already taken out two people, one slumped in his desk, the other covered in blood on the floor. The responding officers — eight teenage boys and girls, the youngest 14 — face tripwire, a thin cloud of poisonous gas and loud shots — BAM! BAM! — fired from behind a flimsy wall. They move quickly, pellet guns drawn and masks affixed... The Explorers program, a coeducational affiliate of the Boy Scouts of America... 'This is about being a true-blooded American guy and girl'... Cathy Noriego, also 16, said she was attracted by the guns. The group uses compressed-air guns — known as airsoft guns, which fire tiny plastic pellets — in the training exercises, and sometimes they shoot real guns on a closed range. 'I like shooting them,'Cathy said. 'I like the sound they make. It gets me excited.'..." ________________________________________________ Here's the link to the full article: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/14/us...s.html?_r=3&hp