Quote Originally Posted by Hsing-ee View Post
A couple of the young women (20s, university educated) at work expressed an interest in trying target shooting when I mentioned it, and a ex-colleague (30s) in the university expressed an interest in trying clay pigeon shooting, and he is a musician. However a lot of school teachers I know just say 'ban them' but then they would ban everything and have people sitting at home at their desks all day if they had their way.

A global ban on the military having weapons is what the people you describe actually seem to want, rather than a ban on sporting arms. But I don't think that is 'feasible'!
A farmer friend of mine was a topnotch clay shooter. He got his then girlfriend interested but she quickly overtook him and they went to more meets. Unfortunately he was paying for everything so I think it was a bit of a relief when they split up. He learnt by the experience and when his next girlfriend showed an interest he provided a very light gun with a very heavy load. 45 years and 4 kids later they are still married but she's still yet to take her second shot.

Be careful what you wish for, Mick