High School Trap Shooting Pulled Into National Gun Debate
NPR
Thursday, July 12, 2018
Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or
Flash plugin.
Trap shooting teams used to be found on many high school campuses in New York’s North Country. They lost favor amid the push for stricter gun laws. But now, the sport’s coming back: Over the last couple years, 16 trap shooting teams have started up in the region. They’re coed, with members as young as 12.
As Lauren Rosenthal (@laurenthal) from North Country Public Radio reports, the kids are also getting drawn into the national debate over guns.
Copyright 2024 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.
View this story on npr.org
Follow us for more stories like this
CapRadio provides a trusted source of news because of you. As a nonprofit organization, donations from people like you sustain the journalism that allows us to discover stories that are important to our audience. If you believe in what we do and support our mission, please donate today.
Donate Today