Target Shooting Archives

NRA Releases Controversial Child-Marketed Shooting App

By Faith O'Neil On February 6, 2013 · 2 Comments

A month after staggering news headlines regarding the tragedy that took place in Connecticut recently, the NRA, in a lapse of good judgement, decided to release their latest app: ‘NRA: Practice Range’. NRA:Practice Range, originally released for ages 4 and up, is a target shooting app that places the user in a firing range where he or she can choose from a wide array (nine different choices) of handguns and rifles to shoot at stationary, albeit coffin-shaped, targets. Points, of course, are rewarded for accuracy. Since the release, the NRA updated the player age recommendation to 12 and up, however many critics are still in an uproar over the NRA’s lack of tact. Joel Faxon, a long time gun owner and a member of Newtown’s Police Commission, told CNN in an interview, “It’s outrageous. The NRA never ceases to amaze me.” It seems that majority of the [...]

Read Full Review →

Educational & Learning Apps for the iPad and iPad mini

NRA Releases Controversial Child-Marketed Shooting App

Categories

Looking for something?

Visit our friends!

Archives