Shooting
Shooters regularly compete at National Rifle Association of the United Kingdom ranges at Bisley and in the Island Games and the Commonwealth Games
Gold medal winners in the Island Games include:
- Womens 10m Air Pistol - Tara Laine
- Womens ISSF 25m Standard Pistol - Nikki Trebert
- Womens Olympic Trap Individual - Marlene Place
Commonwealth Games Medals
- Gold
1990 Rapid Fire Pistol - Men - Adrian Breton
- Silver
1982 Shooting Men's Air Rifle - Matthew Guille 1986 Shooting Men's Rapid Fire Pistol - Adrian Breton
- Bronze
1982 Shooting Fullbore Rifle Queen's Prize Open - Charles Trotter 1994 Shooting Men's Rapid Fire Pistol Team - Adrian Breton and Graham le Maitre
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Famous quotes containing the word shooting:
“Her eyes the glow-worm lend thee,
The shooting stars attend thee;”
—Robert Herrick (1591–1674)
“After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn’t do it. I sure as hell wouldn’t want to live in a society where the only people allowed guns are the police and the military.”
—William Burroughs (b. 1914)
“I’ll tell you one thing. If a little green man pops out at me I’m shooting first and asking questions later.”
—Edward D. Wood, Jr. (1922–1978)