22 RIFLES AND ACCIDENTS
Sir,—ln reply to “Farmer,” I feel that his views raise a feeling of indignation in that “the irresponsible youths and boys unfit to have lethal weapons in their hands” are the same men who to-day are bringing fame and distinction to their country on the battlefields, in the air, and on the sea. My thoughts go back to two or three years before the war, when a party of five or six of us cycled long distances to shooting grounds, camped out, and thereby gained the valuable experience which was to equip us to meet the call of battle. In those days a .22 rifle and its ammunition was all we could afford, but it was not long before we were asked to take control of larger and more powerful lethal weapons of war. Experience on a rifle range would have only partly equipped us for this great task. Surely, the boys and youths who are following us are entitled to this same experience. —Yours, etc., ■ Ist ECHELON. June 7, 1943.
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Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23974, 15 June 1943, Page 7
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