NRA

We came; We shot; We did OK.

Here's the group dressed for the awards ceremony on Sunday. Don't they all look so sweet and innocent. Who would think they're a gun toting band of teens.... My son is wearing the red shirt.




The event was the NRA National Championship, Bloomington, IL. I learned that Illinois has corn. Lots and lots and lots of corn. The kids (pictured below) in red are the rifle team. The girls in grey are our new pistol team.

Part of the shooting line. Over 200 kids making up 46 teams from across the country participated in the event. My son is in the black and white shooting suit.

These are the girls who made up our Georgia Pistol team. They are very new to the sport and turned heads not only for their great shooting, but for other reasons... Yes, we chaperones had our hands full....
The rifle team took 2nd place. We lost first by 8 points. They were disappointed considering two of the shooters were a total of 40 shots below their usual scores. But 2nd isn't too bad for Ian since it was his first National competition. And he personally scored well and got a medal for being in the top 10 and for team 2nd.Oh and one of his teammates, Phillip, shot a new national record!
I'm glad to be home... I missed my pool.