Boy Scouts of America bans water gun fights; ‘pointing a firearm’ is not kind [& water balloons]

Washington Times ^ | May 19, 2015 | Douglas Ernst

[grundle]

The Boy Scouts of America has put out approved activities for its members, and water gun fights are strictly prohibited.

A blog for the organization’s leaders said May 6 that pointing simulated firearms at people is not allowed.

“Why the rule? A Scouter once told me this explanation I liked quite a bit: A Scout is kind. What part of pointing a firearm [simulated or otherwise] at someone is kind?” said Bryan Wendell on the scouting website.

The rule is clarified in the Boy Scouts of America National Shooting Manual, which says “For water balloons, use small, biodegradable balloons, and fill them no larger than a ping pong ball. […] Water guns and rubber band guns must only be used to shoot at targets, and eye protection must be worn.”

[John O]

Of course recruiting faggots to molest the boys is perfectly OK according to the BSA.

The Boy Scouts are dead. All they have left is the gay scouts.

[waterhill]

We used to have air-rifle battles and other assorted good times. I only recall one honest-to-goodness fist fight.

[fwdude]

Can only run on the grass—no running on cement or bark.

Bark?

[waterhill]

If this is true, that is funked up. I carry two on person and about 5 more in the truck.

[vpintheak]

I’ve got just as many credentials, maybe more.
This is the wussification of men, period.
I’ve taught firearm safety to many boys and young men. Every single one of themknew the difference between a bb-gun, airsoft gun, pistol, rifle, watergun, paintball gun, whatever.
You teach them safety and the correct way to treat a gun, then you send them off to play war games! Like boys do, or used to do.

[onedoug]

The Fairy Scouts

[Bartholomew Roberts]

Your post is probably one of the least intelligent on this thread!

First of all, National never changed the rules on gay leaders over 18 years of age. Local Districts, Councils, and Troops are still able to prohibit gay, transgendered, trans-whatevered scout leaders.

They did, however allow gay Scouts under 18 be able to participate.

At the same time, they required that Adult leaders must have double overage so that at no time may adults be one-to-one with Scouts.

Your comments about “recruiting faggots to molest...” is offensive to me and I’m sure to any Scout leader that is trying to make this a better world for our children.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

FemBoy Scouts!

[wally_bert]

Me too, near the end of the era.

[Maceman]

That is BS. Once they are proven safe to carry one, they are allowed. They have to earn their Totin’ Chip. National Boy Scouts rules.

Well, maybe I was hasty. Ten years ago, when my daughter was seven, I decided to teach her to play mumblety-peg, which was an unsupervised past-time for all 7-year-old boys in my youth.

So I went to the Boy Scout supply store to buy a couple of Boy Scout jack-knives, and was stunned when I was told that Boy Scounts couldn't just buy one without some kind of training because of legal liability concerns.

I remember being a Cub Scout in 3rd grade, and on certain days being invited to wear our uniforms in school INCLUDING the jack-knives that we all wore proudly dangling from our Cub Scount belts.

Now Boy SCouts have to "EARN" their "totin' chip"? Puh-leeze.

If you ask me, they've all been turned into a bunch of damned

[Durus]

There needs to be an alternate organization started for boys and girls with it’s charter very clear as to what the organization stands for.

[notaliberal]

Sorry! California thing! Redwood Chips. Covers dirt to prevent weeds from growing.

[Liberty Valance]

Good grief! Glad my Boy Scouts experience was in the 60’s. I do believe my scoutmaster would have sent these poor micro-aggressed creatures home to their mommas.

[SandRat]

Just checked the IE and TARGET, WAL MART & other retail stores still sell, for the time BEING, CAP GUNS and CAPS.

[Durus]

"I think I am in a qualified position to discuss this issue".

I think that you aren't.

[darkangel82]

That decision was still immoral and wrong, regardless.

[notaliberal]

There needs to be an alternate organization started for boys and girls with it’s charter very clear as to what the organization stands for.

There is...Trail Life USA

This was started because of all this crap going on.

[M Kehoe]

Good afternoon.

I appreciate your response, but it doesn't change my post.

5.56mm

[jrd]

It’s time someone told the women running the boy scouts that boys need to be boys not girls

[Iscool]

turning them into the girl scouts has started..

They may as well combine the organizations...