House Resolution 117 - Introduced HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 117 BY BAUDLER and HEATON A Resolution supporting trapshooting as a sanctioned 1 high school sport. 2 WHEREAS, trapshooting is one of the three major 3 forms of competitive clay pigeon shooting and is 4 growing in popularity throughout the United States and 5 Iowa; and 6 WHEREAS, trapshooting games were originally meant 7 for hunters to develop their hunting skills, but have 8 obtained international recognition and are encouraged 9 by sports associations; and 10 WHEREAS, trapshooting is considered to be an 11 exciting and challenging sport in which many people, 12 young and old, male and female, of all abilities, 13 compete in trapshooting events; and 14 WHEREAS, trapshooting has been a sport since at 15 least 1793, when real birds were used, with clay 16 targets being introduced in the 1880s; and 17 WHEREAS, Olympic trap is one of the International 18 Shooting Sport Federation shooting events, introduced 19 to the Olympic program in 1900, while the current 20 version of the sport was introduced in 1950; and 21 WHEREAS, the Iowa State Trapshooting Association 22 annually sponsors a five-day statewide shooting 23 event; and 24 WHEREAS, trapshooting competitions promote tourism 25 in Iowa by bringing in participants and their families 26 from around the country to stay in motels, eat in 27 restaurants, shop in retail stores, and purchase 28 -1- LSB 5999YH (3) 84 jr/nh 1/ 3

H.R. 117 products from vendors at events; and 1 WHEREAS, a great deal of coordination and discipline 2 is needed for trapshooting, trapshooting tests a 3 player’s skills in marksmanship and strategy and 4 improves the confidence of youth who may not possess 5 the physical attributes to compete in other competitive 6 sports offered at their schools; and 7 WHEREAS, the goal of any program of youth 8 trapshooting should be to provide instruction and 9 promote gun safety, personal responsibility, and 10 sportsmanship among primary and secondary students; and 11 WHEREAS, many state organizations award scholarships 12 to college-bound trapshooters based on citizenship, 13 scholarship, and need, and many youth trapshooters 14 are now attending college with the help of those 15 scholarships; and 16 WHEREAS, our youth should have the opportunity and 17 be encouraged to participate in trapshooting in the 18 same manner as other youth extracurricular activities, 19 including football, baseball, softball, basketball, 20 track, scouting, and band; NOW THEREFORE, 21 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, That 22 the House of Representatives encourages the school 23 boards of every school district in the state of Iowa, 24 in conjunction with public and private groups, to 25 voluntarily promote and include trapshooting as a high 26 school sport for the youth of our state; and 27 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a copy of this 28 resolution be sent to the Director of the Department of 29 Education, the Director of the Department of Natural 30 -2- LSB 5999YH (3) 84 jr/nh 2/ 3