To all those involved with the conduct of this inaugural kids shoot, my hat is off to you. I think I can appreciate just how much effort was required to pull this off. So, in no way am I trying to throw a wet blanket on past or future events.
At the time of the southern all kids are still in school. Making the trek from afar would require taking them out of school for a day or two. Doing so is a bit more difficult in today's environment than one might think. So, it seems that participants in this event will pretty much be restricted to folks living within a reasonable commute. Add to that the cost to a young family for a half hour competition and the pool of participants shrinks even further. I suspect that those participating are already indoctrinated into the pleasures of sxs shooting because some family member has exposed them to it. It seems as though we, as an organization, should be trying to reach the other 99.9 % of the youth shooting population.
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