At the CrossFit Games, winners not only get gold, they get Glocks.
How sweet is that?
FoxNews had some background information in an earlier story about the event and decision to issue gift certificates for a free Glock to the winners:
CrossFit is a branded fitness regimen that was created in 2000 and promoted as both a physical exercise philosophy and competitive fitness sport. CrossFit workouts incorporate elements from high-intensity interval training, Olympic weightlifting, powerlifting and gymnastics. Each summer, championship games are held in California in which Cross Fitters from around the globe complete in Olympic-style events.
Castro, who was a SEAL for over a decade and a competitive shooter for the past six years, said that he has received as much positive response as negative.
“[M]ost are only focusing on the negative aspect of it,’ he told FoxNews.com. “Guns are legal in all 50 states and they are a normal part of life for millions of law abiding citizens. I am one of those and proud of it.”
The CrossFit Games director pointed out the organization has given out similar prizes in the past and even held events that combined CrossFit and competitive shooting. He added that winners of the competition will not be getting the actual pistols but rather a gift certificate to purchase one if they desire.
Well, the butt-hurt is strong among critics of the move.
Reebok CrossFit stores in Manhattan overrun with protesters angry about Glock gun giveaway
(NY Daily News) – A pair of Manhattan Reebok CrossFit stores was overrun Saturday with protesters upset that handguns were being awarded to winners of an annual fitness contest.
Dozens of members of Gays Against Guns and New Yorkers Against Gun Violence jammed the sidewalks outside the stores. The brand’s flagship location in Midtown shuttered its doors for the first half of the day Saturday in apparent anticipation of the protest.
Because gun control laws worked so well to keep the patrons of The Pulse safe from a Muslim terrorist, right?
Roughly on in five Florida residents has a concealed carry license, but not a one of the hundreds at The Pulse had their gun on them because of gun control laws in Florida prohibited law-abiding, card-carrying good guys from carrying in that club.
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