Why No US Rapid Fire Shooters?

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sparky
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Why No US Rapid Fire Shooters?

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How come the U.S. didn't have a rapid fire shooter? What happened to Mr. Bickar and Mr. McNally?
dps1226
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Olympic rapid fire

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I believe that Terry Anderson had the slot and was unable to shoot
Guest.

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I was googling to find out what happened to Terry Anderson and found this article from a few days ago:

"Terry Anderson thought he'd be in Athens right now, chasing his lifelong dream of Olympic gold. Instead, he's in prison, his life plugged full of holes."

http://www.dallasobserver.com/issues/20 ... index.html

And they say there is no drama in shooting. I still can't figure out what kind of person would chamber a round whilst the muzzle was pointed at someone's head.


The updated link http://www.dallasobserver.com/Issues/20 ... ure_1.html
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Re: Why No US Rapid Fire Shooters?

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sparky wrote:How come the U.S. didn't have a rapid fire shooter? What happened to Mr. Bickar and Mr. McNally?
Quite simple really, no U.S. shooter won a quota place in Rapid.
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Re: Olympic rapid fire

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dps1226 wrote:I believe that Terry Anderson had the slot and was unable to shoot
Even if Terry Anderson had won a quota place (which he did not), it would have been for the U.S. and not for himself. Any U.S. shooter with an MQS in Rapid would have been able to fill it.
Benjamin McLeod

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Post by Benjamin McLeod »

"And they say there is no drama in shooting. I still can't figure out what kind of person would chamber a round whilst the muzzle was pointed at someone's head."

I find it astonishing that, after accidentally shooting his wife, someone would continue sport shooting as the most important part of his life. If someone causes a fatal accident while driving a car, then drives again because driving is an almost absolutely necessary part of modern life, that is one thing. But sport shooting is optional, there are other things one can do.

[And I believe I have never previously used the word "astonishing" in my life! "Amazing" just doesn't express this.]
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