Posted on 02/19/2017 7:31:24 AM PST by Zakeet
The No More Black Targets campaign argues that shooting ranges and instructors should not use "menacing" black targets, and is petitioning to end the practice, citing trigger bias.
"Young black men are 3X more likely to be shot by trained shooters than their white peers," notes the site for the campaign. "A disturbing potential correlation: The most popular target for shooters to learn to use their firearm is a black silhouette. Unconscious bias can be deadly."
(Excerpt) Read more at guns.com ...
Actually they are a bit late. Fourty years ago I complained to our firearms instructor, in jest of course, about the targets being racially biased. He laughed and said someday someone will make an actual complaint about it. He was prophetic. Interesting in those days, the front blades on the firearms we carried were black posts. They did NOT stand out very well against a black background which made my joking even more sarcastic.
Actually they are a bit late. Fourty years ago I complained to our firearms instructor, in jest of course, about the targets being racially biased. He laughed and said someday someone will make an actual complaint about it. He was prophetic. Interesting in those days, the front blades on the firearms we carried were black posts. They did NOT stand out very well against a black background which made my joking even more sarcastic.
The darkness after sundown is just one big shadow.
I can’t figure out a solution to cure that.
Not to mention that when I close my eyes, everything and everyone appears black.
It’s just the propensity of these liberal hate groups to spout anything and everything to see what will ‘stick’ in the minds of appeasing liberal white people. They are going to get even more outrageous than this as long as they can’t beat Trump and his supporters.
A young black man is probably even MORE likely to be shot by one of his peers.
Wouldn't they?
No More Black Targets campaign is pure Bravo Sierra!
I like the full size(Male) silhouettes targets! Better to do, Ed Ames(Johnny Carson, Tomahawk shot) type shots!
Good thing “groups” don’t get to tell shooters what to do.
As to the second...
I though “black” was dropped now in favor of African American.
Another racist bunch of ‘intellectual’ liberals.
As if the majority of black on black crimes were done by people that go to a gun rage, yeah right.
‘...group...’
F ‘em.
Here ya go.
Homophobic!
Young black men are very common as criminals but the targets should be white Christian women with a cross necklace.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.