South Carolina wants to teach kids to shoot guns...


State Sen. Lee Bright (R), the sponsor of the legislation, argues that
“the more guns we have the safer we are.” “[H]ad there been someone in
Newtown with a weapon, had it been a teacher, they could have stopped it
early,” Bright explained. His bill would allow schools to offer gun
training at an off-site location:

Bright says he got the idea after hearing from older constituents who
“remembered the days” when students could join a rifle team or learn
about shooting during a school day. “We’ve got football, we’ve got
basketball, and we’ve got baseball,” says Bright. “I think if they had a
hunting team, it would be a great idea.”

The class, dubbed the “South Carolina Gun Safety Program” course, would
focus on learning how to properly use a firearm, safety techniques, and
the history of the 2nd amendment and the right to bear arms, according
to Bright. “The more training we can get on the history of our nation,
the founding of our nation, the better,” he says.
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Obviously, in a state of the stupid for the stupid, firing guns takes
precedence over teaching reading, writing, and math.

On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 8:46:38 PM UTC-5, ESAD wrote:
South Carolina wants to teach kids to shoot guns...


I agree that the state should stay out of it... the schools shouldn't be teaching gun safety. That should be left up to the family. My dad taught me how to handle a gun safely... what to do, and not do. Unfortunately, many families these days don't have anything resembling a responsible parent to do that. That's why we see the gun violence we now have.

Schools should teach the three R's, and in your case, civic responsibility. Like how to pay your taxes, deadbeat harold. If you do, maybe one day you can have your name on a house again.

On 1/22/2013 8:56 PM, wrote:
On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 8:46:38 PM UTC-5, ESAD wrote:
South Carolina wants to teach kids to shoot guns...


I agree that the state should stay out of it... the schools shouldn't be teaching gun safety. That should be left up to the family. My dad taught me how to handle a gun safely... what to do, and not do. Unfortunately, many families these days don't have anything resembling a responsible parent to do that. That's why we see the gun violence we now have.

Schools should teach the three R's, and in your case, civic responsibility. Like how to pay your taxes, deadbeat harold. If you do, maybe one day you can have your name on a house again.


Just don't know where most parents would find a place to teach their
kids to shoot... All the places I would have gone when I was young, are
either houses, or private property... Not a practical solution. If kids
were all going to learn, school would be the place to do it. However I
would be against that.

If I want to learn to shoot, I would have to pay for a place to do it.
Well, maybe "I" wouldn't but most folks don't know as many outside types
as we do.

On 1/22/13 9:03 PM, JustWait wrote:
On 1/22/2013 8:56 PM, wrote:
On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 8:46:38 PM UTC-5, ESAD wrote:
South Carolina wants to teach kids to shoot guns...


I agree that the state should stay out of it... the schools shouldn't
be teaching gun safety. That should be left up to the family. My dad
taught me how to handle a gun safely... what to do, and not do.
Unfortunately, many families these days don't have anything resembling
a responsible parent to do that. That's why we see the gun violence
we now have.

Schools should teach the three R's, and in your case, civic
responsibility. Like how to pay your taxes, deadbeat harold. If you
do, maybe one day you can have your name on a house again.


Just don't know where most parents would find a place to teach their
kids to shoot... All the places I would have gone when I was young, are
either houses, or private property... Not a practical solution. If kids
were all going to learn, school would be the place to do it. However I
would be against that.

If I want to learn to shoot, I would have to pay for a place to do it.
Well, maybe "I" wouldn't but most folks don't know as many outside types
as we do.

When's the coming out party?

On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 9:03:19 PM UTC-5, JustWait wrote:
On 1/22/2013 8:56 PM, wrote:

On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 8:46:38 PM UTC-5, ESAD wrote:

South Carolina wants to teach kids to shoot guns...





I agree that the state should stay out of it... the schools shouldn't be teaching gun safety. That should be left up to the family. My dad taught me how to handle a gun safely... what to do, and not do. Unfortunately, many families these days don't have anything resembling a responsible parent to do that. That's why we see the gun violence we now have.



Schools should teach the three R's, and in your case, civic responsibility. Like how to pay your taxes, deadbeat harold. If you do, maybe one day you can have your name on a house again.





Just don't know where most parents would find a place to teach their

kids to shoot... All the places I would have gone when I was young, are

either houses, or private property... Not a practical solution. If kids

were all going to learn, school would be the place to do it. However I

would be against that.



If I want to learn to shoot, I would have to pay for a place to do it.

Well, maybe "I" wouldn't but most folks don't know as many outside types

as we do.

I think there's more to it than just learning how to put holes in paper. It seem obvious that some these days have no respect for life. That's a lesson that gets taught at an early age, in my case partially by hunting with dad. You learn that, by pointing and pulling the trigger at some living animal, it dies. The first time I killed a deer it was exciting but also sobering, especially when helping to skin it and cut it up. It's not as clean, neat, or fun as movies and video games make it appear. Gives you some perspective.

It helped me understand that a gun is a tool for hunting and self, or home, defense. It's not for conflict resolution, or to be used in anger. And I still enjoyed the venison.

On Jan 23, 5:47*am, wrote:


I think there's more to it than just learning how to put holes in paper. *It seem obvious that some these days have no respect for life. *That's a lesson that gets taught at an early age, in my case partially by hunting with dad. *You learn that, by pointing and pulling the trigger at some living animal, it dies. *The first time I killed a deer it was exciting but also sobering, especially when helping to skin it and cut it up. *It's not as clean, neat, or fun as movies and video games make it appear. *Gives you some perspective.

It helped me understand that a gun is a tool for hunting and self, or home, defense. *It's not for conflict resolution, or to be used in anger. *And I still enjoyed the venison.

agreed!

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On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 9:03:19 PM UTC-5, JustWait wrote:
On 1/22/2013 8:56 PM, wrote:

On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 8:46:38 PM UTC-5, ESAD wrote:

South Carolina wants to teach kids to shoot guns...





I agree that the state should stay out of it... the schools shouldn't be teaching gun safety. That should be left up to the family. My dad taught me how to handle a gun safely... what to do, and not do. Unfortunately, many families these days don't have anything resembling a responsible parent to do that. That's why we see the gun violence we now have.



Schools should teach the three R's, and in your case, civic responsibility. Like how to pay your taxes, deadbeat harold. If you do, maybe one day you can have your name on a house again.





Just don't know where most parents would find a place to teach their

kids to shoot... All the places I would have gone when I was young, are

either houses, or private property... Not a practical solution. If kids

were all going to learn, school would be the place to do it. However I

would be against that.



If I want to learn to shoot, I would have to pay for a place to do it.

Well, maybe "I" wouldn't but most folks don't know as many outside types

as we do.

I think there's more to it than just learning how to put holes in paper. It seem obvious that some these days have no respect for life. That's a lesson that gets taught at an early age, in my case partially by hunting with dad. You learn that, by pointing and pulling the trigger at some living animal, it dies. The first time I killed a deer it was exciting but also sobering, especially when helping to skin it and cut it up. It's not as clean, neat, or fun as movies
and video games make it appear. Gives you some perspective.

It helped me understand that a gun is a tool for hunting and self, or home, defense. It's not for conflict resolution, or to be used in anger. And I still enjoyed the venison.

Oh, I like me some venison as well!!

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says...

On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 8:46:38 PM UTC-5, ESAD wrote:
South Carolina wants to teach kids to shoot guns...


I agree that the state should stay out of it... the schools shouldn't be teaching gun safety. That should be left up to the family. My dad taught me how to handle a gun safely... what to do, and not do. Unfortunately, many families these days don't have anything resembling a responsible parent to do that. That's why we see the gun violence we now have.

Should sex education be taught in schools or should that be left up to
the family?

Schools should teach the three R's, and in your case, civic responsibility. Like how to pay your taxes, deadbeat harold. If you do, maybe one day you can have your name on a house again.

Harry may have attended a civics class when he was a youth. The problem
is that he was fiddling with his 1040 during class rather than paying
attention to the teacher.

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says...

On Tuesday, January 22, 2013 8:46:38 PM UTC-5, ESAD wrote:
South Carolina wants to teach kids to shoot guns...


I agree that the state should stay out of it... the schools shouldn't be teaching gun safety. That should be left up to the family. My dad taught me how to handle a gun safely... what to do, and not do. Unfortunately, many families these days don't have anything resembling a responsible parent to do that. That's why we see the gun violence we now have.

Schools should teach the three R's, and in your case, civic responsibility. Like how to pay your taxes, deadbeat harold. If you do, maybe one day you can have your name on a house again.

Speaking of which, I often wonder what happened to kids just learning by
watching others around them? I grew up on a farm in the sticks, and just
learned. Most things were just considered common sense. No one took me
to a firing range and taught me how to use a rifle or shotgun. I just
knew by watching and observing. Same with driving a tractor. No one gave
me "lessons". I'd sit on the tractor fender and watch and learn, waiting
for my time at the wheel. I watched as my two older brothers got to
drive first, and waited until one day my uncle said, "pull the tractor
over there". Of course, I soon learned it was actually a curse during
potato planting (cold and rainy) and harvesting (cold and rainy). It
just seems that now kids need to have a sit down formal teaching for
everything.

On Jan 22, 7:46*pm, ESAD wrote:

Obviously, in a state of the stupid for the stupid, firing guns takes
precedence over teaching reading, writing, and math.

Really Harry, must you consistently interject like that?

The rifle team would be an extra curricular sport.