“Education officials argued that the shooting ranges would teach patience and concentration” There was a fuss in the media about youngsters at a primary school enjoying themselves with plastic guns at a mock range, courtesy of West Midlands Police. The kids had such fun that, inevitably, a parent complained. I wonder what that parent thinks of a recent development in Hungary.
Over there, officials are planning to build shooting ranges at state schools. At the same time, a further 197 shooting ranges, for adult members of the public, are being planned for other sites.
When it comes to shooting sports, it seems that the Hungarian president, Viktor Orbán, is robustly supportive. Naturally, his socialist political opposition isn’t. Backed by a teaching union, they have complained that teaching youngsters to shoot…
