"Parliamentary Friends of Shooting group launched

Politicians from most parties united in Canberra recently in a rare display of bipartisanship - all in the name of the shooting sports.

The Parliamentary Friends of Shooting group was officially launched in Parliament House on March 23 to help promote the legitimate sport of shooting and counteract negative attitudes towards hunters and shooters among other Senators and MPs.
More than 40 politicians from the Liberal, National, Labor and Liberal Democratic parties gathered to celebrate the new group.
The SSAA was invited to attend and share information about the shooting sports and the activities of our Association, including our magazines and popular award-winning cookbook Field to Fork - The Australian Game Cookbook.

Co-chaired by Victorian Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie and Shadow Agriculture Minister Joel Fitzgibbon MP, the group hopes to educate politicians about the sport with the opportunity to participate in range days and field trips....."

More at:
http://www.ssaa.org.au/capital-news/2015/2015-03-27_parliamentary-friends-of-shooting-group-launched.html#.VRobB_yUcuo

Is Mise, "Co-chaired by Victorian Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie and Shadow Agriculture Minister Joel Fitzgibbon MP, the group hopes to educate politicians about the sport with the opportunity to participate in range days and field trips....."

What is there to educate about Is Mise?
Isn't everyone already more than aware of guns, and the fact they can shoot people and animals?
Using the word 'sport' and guns in the one sentence is a bit much as far as I am concerned, given that any animals 'hunted' by shooters don't really have a sporting chance do they?
Neither do the humans either.

Shooting should not be considered a sport at all, no matter how many politicians gather to 'celebrate' such a group.

Is Mise, I note there were no Green politicians in attendance at your "pot shot party". Our members here in NSW are too busy with the fight to keep the Rambo's out of our national parks.
Yes, Susie this mob try to legitimise their blood pursuit by calling it a sport, which like cock fighting, bear baiting and greyhound racing it clearly is not!

With our increased numbers in the NSW Parliment we intend to intensify our fight against those of the small minority who would destroy our national parks, making them unfit for the passive enjoyment of the vast majority. These Shooters are well known for their wheeling and dealing with the sympathetic Baird Government, but the fight will go on.

A dear friend of mine, and our Environmental Spokesperson Dr Mehreen Faruqi will lead our team in this continuing struggle. Mehreen is an extremely capable person, and a politician of the highest order. Mehreen will again prove more than a match for the political mouth peaces of The Shooters Party in the Legislative Council.

http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/nsw-state-election-2015/nsw-state-election-2015-greens-environment-policy-would-halt-whitehaven-mine-shooting-in-national-parks-20150226-13pskp.html

Suse,

"Shooting should not be considered a sport at all, no matter how many politicians gather to 'celebrate' such a group."

How about target shooting, clay target with shotguns (remember Michael Diamond and his Olympic triumph), Western Action etc etc?

Paul,

We shall see and why did the Greens support the current legislation on
hunting in National Parks.

It never stops at clay target shooting though does it?
Sorry Is Mise, I would never support such a 'sport'.

Yes it does, Suse, many older persons who cannot do field shooting have a shot at the clays.
I know puople who have never hunted who shoot targets and clays, maybe you ought to broaden your outlook and visit a range.
You might be pleasantly surprised.

Then there are the paraplegics who shoot target, what of them?