Comments on: Faculty in the News: Michael Rocque on the decline in hunting and a shift in ‘what guns mean and what they symbolize’ in the U.S. /news/2024/10/25/faculty-in-the-news-michael-rocque-on-the-decline-in-hunting-and-a-shift-in-what-guns-mean-and-what-they-symbolize-in-the-u-s/ Thu, 17 Apr 2025 20:20:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 By: Hugh H. LeMaster /news/2024/10/25/faculty-in-the-news-michael-rocque-on-the-decline-in-hunting-and-a-shift-in-what-guns-mean-and-what-they-symbolize-in-the-u-s/#comment-265657 Sat, 26 Oct 2024 00:46:34 +0000 /news/?p=165873#comment-265657 I would disagree, Most people in Maine that own firearms I know own them for hunting and self protection as well. For two purposes and for a significant amount of these folks it for the plain enjoyment of target practice, or “Plinking” as some call it, but often that referrers to the 22 caliber alone. Just plain target practice is enjoyed by many. There is a newer interest of long range target practice as well.

]]>