The Port Clinton News Herald is reporting that up to 6,000 shooters are expected to take part in a historic milestone this July -- the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Camp Perry as the site for the National Matches.

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"Camp Perry may well be the single most revered place in the hearts and minds of competitive shooters," said new NRA President John Sigler, a lifelong competitor himself. "Since 1907, some of the most elite marksmen that America has ever produced have competed there, alongside club shooters who consider the NRA National Championships a vital part of their lives. The combination of shooting skills, fellowship, exchange of ideas and sheer enjoyment make Camp Perry a special place indeed.

"Since our founding in 1871, competition has been regarded as an essential means of advancing marksmanship skills, and there is no finer showcase of marksmen than the NRA National Championships at Camp Perry," Sigler continued. "On the 100th anniversary of the founding of the base, I want to congratulate everyone who has ever competed there. NRA takes enormous pride in having conducted the National Championships in this historic venue for the last century."

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By Roger D. McGrath

At about the same time Cho Seung-Hui was
shooting to death 32 unarmed students on the campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, a different scenario was unfolding near Waynesburg, Kentucky. Venus Ramey had had equipment stolen from the barn on her tobacco farm before. When she saw her dog dash into the barn, she suspected something was amiss. Balancing on her walker, the 82-year-old woman drew her snub-nosed .38 as Curtis Parrish, a would-be thief, emerged. The revolver had a salutary effect on Parrish, who suddenly announced that he was leaving immediately. He intended to jump into a waiting car with three of his accomplices, but Ramey yelled, “Oh, no you won’t,” and opened fire, flattening the car’s tires. “I didn’t even think twice,” she later said. “If they’d even dared come close to me, they’d be six feet under by now.” While Ramey held the men at gunpoint, she flagged down a passing motorist, who then called 911. Sheriff’s deputies eventually took the men into custody.

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