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"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 |
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Geez.
I remember when the Boy Scouts was all about pinewood derbies and building fires. |
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Oops, double post.
Last edited by Humble Janitor; 05-17-2009 at 01:05 AM. |
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actually, the boy scouts, as envisioned by lord baden powell, their founder, was always militaristic. during the world wars, scouts trained in drill and shooting. baden powell was a boer war veteran and certainly considered scouting as a preamble to military service.
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It's funny because when the scouts advertise, they don't mention the military history. |
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