tuna wrote:I think this is my biggest stumbling block with your argument. Are schools the right place for weapons? I think of innocence and youth, and introducing a firearm into that environment makes my brain explode.canvasbck wrote:Yes, your being emotional and it is severly clouding your judgement. The good, law abiding folks here are just as passionate about protecting innocent children, including those who have not yet been born, as anyone. We want to see the same level of protection afforded to our children at school that we, as CHL holders, provide to them whenever they are not at school.
Funny, when I was like 10 years old (35 years ago) we would go to summer camp and guess what...we got to go to the range and shoot 22 Rifles! They had bow and arrows too!
When I was younger than that Grandpa would round up a few of us grandkids and take us hunting, rabbit, dove and the sorts.
I recall taking my rifle to (your not going to believe this) SCHOOL, [it was left in a vehicle in school parking lot] so me and my friends could go deer hunting right after we got out of class.
My daughter (15y.o.) know my rules, where our guns are and how to shoot every one of them! She is a good shot too! She has her own Mossberg 702 .22cal rifle and she will shoot dime sized groups at 25 meters on open sights!
I also think it is funny how gun education in schools can make a persons mind explode but there are no issues with showing young people how to put a condemn on a cucumber or where to get an abortion!