Injured soldier determined to shoot for stars

BE careful, there’s no panic,” Sean Baldwin says as he places the rifle in my arms and I look through the sights at a target the size of a saucer, 10m down the hall at Morton Stadium last Tuesday morning.

“Keep the finger on the trigger, it’s just the slightest movement, there’s no need to squeeze it. You’re jumping away, you’re doing this,” Baldwin, a Paralympic shooter, adds as he jerks his index finger towards the palm of his hand.

“Barely move it when you’re ready. Stop moving your finger. Nice and easy.” Whoosh — the air rifle spits a bullet towards — I hope — a bulls-eye, which is worth 10.9 in competition.