I don’t see a nation of gun enthusiasts practicing airsoft at an olympic level
torcsandantlers on
Because all the gun stuff in the US isn’t about honing skill and target shooting; it’s about gun fetishization and fantasies about killing people. The nations that are beating us have an investment in and respect for the skill of using firearms.
Darqnyz7 on
It’s even more embarrassing because the US has the resources and expertise to train way more than any other country.
I understand why countries like Russia, Iran, and China have robust martial artists and gymnasts. Some of these people are paid by the government to excel. That is their career. That is all they have. If they get injured or have some deficiency, they have no choice but to get back up. An American might not have the same drive for those things.
But shooting is literally just time and money. Practice shooting, and have facilities, coaches, and materials available. That’s it. We really couldn’t get someone to just shoot 7 days a week? For a gold medal at least?
ADubs86 on
Olympic shooting is a whole different animal to regular range practice. The guns are expensive, the range setup is expensive, the amount of training time needed is immense, and it is Nintendo hard just to qualify for the qualifiers. If we fail to medal in skeet, a significantly easier sport to get started and practice, that would surprise me.
PrisonaPlanet on
All the gun nuts in America are just that, nuts. They’re not trained marksmen or sharp shooters, they just “think they’re really neat!”
Ghost2656 on
They said they can’t hit anything unless its human shaped.
TumbleweedOk4821 on
We even lost skeet shooting, a sport dedicated to hitting small moving targets.
manzo559 on
America’s best shooters at the Olympics
elefante88 on
Most shootings in America have nothing to do with legally owned guns or “gun enthusiast”
RoamingStarDust on
It’s because the targets aren’t school chil….
Annual-Consequence43 on
Most dishonorable.
Emergency_Pudding on
Precision shooting hasn’t been a strong suit for Americans in the news lately. Apparently we are better suited to fire lots of ammunition in a target rich environment.
Bibblegead1412 on
Our shooters just spray, no aim….
BatBeast_29 on
“Right” doesn’t mean Skill.
321zilch on
I feel like it’s worth noting that the “right to bear arms” was largely NOT A THING until the late 2000s.
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Thanks Kamala. /s
The way in which people continue to justify mass shootings, even in schools, SPECIFICALLY FOR TARGET PRACTICE AND HUNTING🤨🤦🏾♂️
https://i.redd.it/0ofppg3t5sfd1.gif
I don’t see a nation of gun enthusiasts practicing airsoft at an olympic level
Because all the gun stuff in the US isn’t about honing skill and target shooting; it’s about gun fetishization and fantasies about killing people. The nations that are beating us have an investment in and respect for the skill of using firearms.
It’s even more embarrassing because the US has the resources and expertise to train way more than any other country.
I understand why countries like Russia, Iran, and China have robust martial artists and gymnasts. Some of these people are paid by the government to excel. That is their career. That is all they have. If they get injured or have some deficiency, they have no choice but to get back up. An American might not have the same drive for those things.
But shooting is literally just time and money. Practice shooting, and have facilities, coaches, and materials available. That’s it. We really couldn’t get someone to just shoot 7 days a week? For a gold medal at least?
Olympic shooting is a whole different animal to regular range practice. The guns are expensive, the range setup is expensive, the amount of training time needed is immense, and it is Nintendo hard just to qualify for the qualifiers. If we fail to medal in skeet, a significantly easier sport to get started and practice, that would surprise me.
All the gun nuts in America are just that, nuts. They’re not trained marksmen or sharp shooters, they just “think they’re really neat!”
They said they can’t hit anything unless its human shaped.
We even lost skeet shooting, a sport dedicated to hitting small moving targets.
America’s best shooters at the Olympics
Most shootings in America have nothing to do with legally owned guns or “gun enthusiast”
It’s because the targets aren’t school chil….
Most dishonorable.
Precision shooting hasn’t been a strong suit for Americans in the news lately. Apparently we are better suited to fire lots of ammunition in a target rich environment.
Our shooters just spray, no aim….
“Right” doesn’t mean Skill.
I feel like it’s worth noting that the “right to bear arms” was largely NOT A THING until the late 2000s.
https://preview.redd.it/ys9kgm5xesfd1.jpeg?width=2700&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4fb529e90321689137ec95f20b3e143488a86105
Cause they are trained professionals competing and the targets are not school children nor minorities.