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since i joined the ata, i can remember only one time that i know of when i was on a squad with someone who was clearly intoxicated. i was not aware of this person's condition until 2 wta officials excorted the shooter off the line. years ago in wisconsin we had the 5 man team shoots with somewhere around 200 squads competing. alot of these shooters were not serious active ata shooters. some of them were urged to join the ata just for this particular shoot. i saw lots of drinking before these teams actually shot. if you know someone has been drinking before they shoot, but does not act like they are impaired, what is the proper protocol in this situation? i would think that some people are afraid to say something to this person or persons, one, he or she has been drinking, 2, they are handling a shotgun. how should this be handled, and what is the ata's position on something like this?
steve Balistreri
since i joined the ata, i can remember only one time that i know of when i was on a squad with someone who was clearly intoxicated. i was not aware of this person's condition until 2 wta officials excorted the shooter off the line. years ago in wisconsin we had the 5 man team shoots with somewhere around 200 squads competing. alot of these shooters were not serious active ata shooters. some of them were urged to join the ata just for this particular shoot. i saw lots of drinking before these teams actually shot. if you know someone has been drinking before they shoot, but does not act like they are impaired, what is the proper protocol in this situation? i would think that some people are afraid to say something to this person or persons, one, he or she has been drinking, 2, they are handling a shotgun. how should this be handled, and what is the ata's position on something like this?
steve Balistreri