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06 May 2005 |
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CMP Seeks Volunteer Coaches for New CMP Camp Rifle Programs. The CMP is looking for a group of experienced position rifle coaches who are interested in serving as volunteer members of the instructional staff for two unique new CMP summer shooting camps at Camp Perry. The CMP will conduct three weeks of special position air rifle camps at Camp Perry and needs additional coaches on 12-16 June for a Navy JROTC camp and on 19-24 June for a national Sea Cadets camp. Most camp attendees will be relatively new to target shooting so the camps will be a great opportunity to get new groups of youth and their adult leaders properly introduced to the shooting sports. Contact Kathy Williams, 419-635-2141, ext. 1109 or kwilliams@odcmp.com for an application or click http://www.odcmp.org/0505/VolCoaches.asp for more information. Online Registration for Marine Corps Junior Highpower Clinic Now Open. One of the most popular clinics at the National Matches is the advanced highpower clinic that the Marine Corps Rifle Team teaches for junior highpower service rifle shooters. Participants must have previous highpower rifle competition experience. The CMP administers the clinic and members of the U. S. Marine Corps Rifle Team provide instruction. The clinic lasts three days and includes both class instruction on the effects of weather, how to properly use and modify equipment and the shooting positions. Days two and three are spent in range firing at 200, 300 and 600 yards where the juniors are coached by Marine Corps Rifle Team shooters. The 2005 CMP-USMC Junior HP clinic will be held on 30 July - 1 August. All junior highpower rifle shooters who wish to attend the CMP-USMC Junior Highpower Rifle Clinic at the 2005 National Matches must apply and pay a $30.00 clinic fee. Register on-line at http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/matchInfo.cgi?matchID=835. Registration will be capped at 160 so it is important to sign-up early. If you have questions about the CMP-USMC Junior Highpower Rifle Clinic, contact CMP Competitions at 419-635-2141, ext. 1123 or email competitions@odcmp.com. Western CMP Games. Entry spaces are still available for anyone who would like to shoot in the CMP’s 1st Western CMP Games at Camp Pendleton, California. The matches will take place at Camp Pendleton’s Wilcox Range on Saturday, 14 May and Sunday, 15 May. 191 competitors and nearly 100 non-firing registrants have already signed up for the matches, but the range is large enough to accommodate additional competitors. Shooters may fire a John C. Garand, Springfield or Vintage Military Rifle Match on either day. The CMP will have 400 government surplus rifles available each afternoon after firing concludes for inspection and tagging for purchase. To register for the matches, click on http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/matchInfo.cgi?matchID=785. Then just follow instructions to register. A copy of the complete match program and schedule can be downloaded at http://www.odcmp.com/Competitions/WesternGames.htm. Anyone who does not want to shoot in the matches, but who is interested in inspecting the M1, Springfield and Kimber rifles that will be displayed is invited to come out to Camp Pendleton on either afternoon. To facilitate entry into Camp Pendleton, you are encouraged to complete the on-line entry form at http://clubs.odcmp.com/cgi-bin/matchInfo.cgi?matchID=785 and register as a “non-firing registrant.” Both the Director of Civilian Marksmanship Gary Anderson and the CMP’s Chief Operating Officer Orest Michaels will be on hand at Camp Pendleton to greet participants and answer questions. Arizona Governor Signs Bill to Teach Gun Safety to Youth. A state gun-safety bill for children breaks new ground. Worth one credit toward a high school diploma, the course requires Arizona students to safely discharge a firearm at a target to pass. Gun-rights proponents believe that training and education leads to increased safety and responsible behavior. The bill's drafters included the "shoot safely" requirement to assure that the program achieves its gun safety training purposes. The course mandates that instruction be provided on the role of firearms in preserving peace and freedom, the constitutional roots of the right to keep and bear arms, the history of firearms and marksmanship and the basic operation of firearms and that it include practice time at a shooting range. The Arizona Game and Fish Dept. (AGFD), specified by law as the course instructors, is discussing curriculum specifics. AGFD has currently trained more than 18,000 school students in archery and is pleased with the final version of the bill, which they supported. Because a required course would have budget implications and likely sink the bill, State Senator Karen Johnson introduced the class as an elective. It sailed through the Senate unanimously, and through the House by a veto-proof nearly three-to-one margin. Governor Janet Napolitano signed it into law on April 11. Readers who want to read the new Arizona law, Arizona State Bill 1271, can do so at http://www.asrpa.com/02-24-05_sb1271s.pdf. Hancock Wins Gold, Quota For U.S. at Korea World Cup – Sixteen-year-old Vincent Hancock from Eatonton, Georgia won a gold medal in men's skeet and an Olympic quota place for the U.S. at the Korea World Cup. In his first World Cup ever, Hancock hit a 124 x 125, missing just one target in the qualification round. He then hit 25 straight in the final, finishing with a 149, three points above second place finisher Christian Eleuteri, of Italy. Since the ISSF skeet course of fire was made more difficult beginning this year, Hancock’s outstanding performance also gave him the World Record, Finals World Record, and Junior World Record in men's skeet. For full results on all events in the first World Cup of the season, log on to the ISSF web site at http://www.issf-shooting.org/update/calendar.asp?mode=results. JROTC Marksmanship Instructor Course, May 14th Richmond, Virginia. Virginia Shooting coaches and JROTC instructors who have not taken the required JMIC course can do so on May 14th in Richmond, Virginia. The course will be given at Huguenot High School, 7945 Forest Avenue. Interested parties should contact SFC (Ret) Andrew J Babic at (804) 586-7309 or by email at sargebab@telpage.net.
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Two new articles are posted on The First Shot On-Line, the CMP’s electronic newsletter. Check The First Shot front page at http://www.odcmp.org/0505/default.asp to see summaries of all recent articles with links to the full articles. The First Shot On-Line front page also displays readers’ comments and a link to the popular CMP Forum. The latest articles posted are described below. |
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Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia Students Victorious in Navy JROTC Championship - The winning teams in the 2005 Navy JROTC Championship at Fort Benning, Georgia hailed from Georgia and North Carolina. The individual sporter and precision class champions represented NJROTC units at schools in Florida and North Carolina. 160 NJROTC cadets from as far away as California and Washington state were selected to represent their schools and JROTC units at the Fort Benning competition on 18-19 April and the top finishers in this championship advanced to the National JROTC Championship.
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2005 JROTC Nationals - With professional baseball returning to Washington D.C., hearing people talk about “The Nationals” has come to mean a little more these days. However, for young shooters who belong to JROTC rifle teams, “The Nationals” means something entirely different and the weight of the phrase has not changed. It is a big deal for them to qualify for “The Nationals” – the National JROTC Air Rifle Championship, that is. The 2005 event took place on 22-23 April at the Pool Shooting Range Complex at Ft. Benning, Georgia, the home of the Army Marksmanship Unit.
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Kyle Ward, who represented Sapulpa, Oklahoma High School MCJROTC, set or tied five national records enroute to his victory as the National JROTC sporter class individual champion. |