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Law officers, 4-H BB rifle team gather for annual fun event, fellowship
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Tracy Ledford helps Lindsey Waters, 19, reload her BB gun Saturday at the 10th annual Cops and Kids BB Gun Challenge at the Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center in Gainesville. Waters was a part of the first BB gun challenge. - photo by Erin O. Smith
The occasional ricocheted BB didn’t hinder the mood on Saturday morning when the Hall County 4-H Club was joined by members of the Gainesville Police Department and Hall County Sheriff’s Office for the 10th annual Cops and Kids BB Gun Challenge. The 4-H Shooting Awareness Fun and Education (S.A.F.E.) BB Rifle Team was joined by several alumni members of the original event to test their shooting skills against members of the law enforcement officers who volunteered time to compete. Ten years ago, Sherman Pass of Gainesville decided he was tired of seeing tragic news stories that involved children and firearms.