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Principals to decide if Eddie Eagle books will be allowed in Unified schools
Journal Times Online ^ | Oct. 7, 2005 | Robert Gutsche Jr

Posted on 10/07/2005 7:17:30 AM PDT by holymoly

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"My big litmus test is, `Would I want my grandchildren to do this?' " said Campbell, who also opposes the books because they come from the NRA.

"Visuals of guns are inappropriate for children."

IMO This woman is a hysterical anti-gun zealot, who cannot possibly make a rational decision regarding Eddie Eagle.

Eddie Eagle

1 posted on 10/07/2005 7:17:31 AM PDT by holymoly
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To: holymoly

It will be allowed in if Eddie has two daddies.


2 posted on 10/07/2005 7:18:34 AM PDT by mlc9852
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To: holymoly

bttt


3 posted on 10/07/2005 7:22:13 AM PDT by tutstar (OurFlorida.true.ws)
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These books probably violate today's federally mandated MAHP1 requirements for children's literature.

 

 

1 Minimum Allowable Homo-erotic Pornography

4 posted on 10/07/2005 7:23:46 AM PDT by avg_freeper (Gunga galunga. Gunga, gunga galunga)
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To: holymoly

I'm gonna see if they have the coloring book online, I'd like to have my kids do it.


5 posted on 10/07/2005 7:24:06 AM PDT by tutstar (OurFlorida.true.ws)
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Sharon J. Campbell, principal of Jones Elementary School, who reviewed some of the Eddie Eagle material. "I'm not sure a coloring book is the best way to teach gun safety."

Well, I have agree with her.

The police department should use their service pistols for training instead.

6 posted on 10/07/2005 7:25:14 AM PDT by Balding_Eagle (God has blessed Republicans with really stupid enemies.)
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To: tutstar; All
For any/all interested (workbooks, videos, etc.):

http://www.nrahq.org/safety/eddie/materials.asp
7 posted on 10/07/2005 7:27:19 AM PDT by holymoly ("A lot" is TWO words.)
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To: Nightshift

ping a ling...


8 posted on 10/07/2005 7:27:33 AM PDT by tutstar (OurFlorida.true.ws)
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> "Visuals of guns are inappropriate for children."

Does she have children and own a TV? She would rather
have the child stumble into one and not know what it was,
or mimic behavior seen on TV. This is the "ostrich"
approach to gun safety.

> In the report, of 20 children who completed the
> gun-safety training, 17 found guns in a test. Of the
> 17 who found the guns, three called police; the
> others played with the guns.

Compared to what outcome in the control (un-taught)
group? Oh, there was no control group?

> ... from ABC's "20/20" ...

Oh, that explains it.


9 posted on 10/07/2005 7:29:21 AM PDT by Boundless
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Seems to me that educating children to leave guns alone is a good idea. Why this would be opposed is beyond me. My father hunted and I grew up around guns. He taught me at an early age not to touch them unless he was with me. I learned a healthy respect for firearms, and safe usage. Sadly, I guess some parents don't do this. This video and coloring book may save lives. I'm sure people weren't this worked up over Smokey the Bear:)
10 posted on 10/07/2005 7:30:04 AM PDT by FairfaxVA (SELECT * FROM liberals WHERE clue > 0. Zero rows returned!)
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To: holymoly

cool...ty


11 posted on 10/07/2005 7:32:23 AM PDT by tutstar (OurFlorida.true.ws)
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Yeah, let's keep our kids totally ignorant about guns and how they can keep us safe. I ordered a coloring book yesterday.


12 posted on 10/07/2005 7:33:48 AM PDT by sarasota
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I took the NRA gun safety class at age 11 before my father gave me a .22.
It was training that you can't put a price on, and I recommend it without qualification.


13 posted on 10/07/2005 7:37:41 AM PDT by tumblindice
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"`Would I want my grandchildren to do this?'"

Let your grandkid's parents make those decisions and butt the hell out. You had your chance to raise your kids, give them the same courtesy.


14 posted on 10/07/2005 7:40:04 AM PDT by Rebelbase ("There are millions of mediocre Americans, and they, too, deserve to be represented in the USSC. -RH)
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There is no way to prove this, but I am willing to bet that Eddie Eagle has saved a hundred times the number of children saved by the efforts of Sarah Brady and her ilk.

And I guarda#ntee that Eddie Eagle has saved a million times those saved by the whinings of libwacko Principal Sharon J. Campbell.

15 posted on 10/07/2005 7:53:34 AM PDT by TXnMA (Iraq & Afghanistan: Bush's "Bug-Zappers"...)
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Eddie Eagle in the schools bump.


16 posted on 10/07/2005 7:58:30 AM PDT by eyespysomething (Historically accurate, not politically correct.)
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"Seems to me that educating children to leave guns alone is a good idea. Why this would be opposed is beyond me."

In Arizona there is an organization called Arizonans for Gun Safety. The governor of Arizona, a flaming liberal in a sea of conservatives (except for Pima and Coconino counties) found it politically wise to sign a bill into law that allows firearms safety training to be taught in the public high schools.

You would think that Arizonans for Gun Safety would be happy about this law. Wrong! Arizonans for Gun Safety is a bunch of hoplophobes with a gun control agenda. They, along with the other liberal gun-grabbing nutcases in Arizona, pitched a fit about the law.

The lesson here is that while we as law-abiding firearms owners are naturally concerned about safety, there are organizations out there which cloak themselves in the mantle of "gun safety" while promoting a gun control agenda. It behooves all of us to be aware of these phony organizations and expose them whenever we find them.


17 posted on 10/07/2005 8:03:49 AM PDT by billnaz (What part of "shall not be infringed" don't you understand?)
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To: holymoly

The sodomite and lesbian agenda have their books in place in
grade schools accross America...

Johnny can have two daddies and Heather two mommies
but Suzy better not even look at a picture of a .22 rifle


18 posted on 10/07/2005 8:13:05 AM PDT by joesnuffy
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"IMO This woman is a hysterical anti-gun zealot, who cannot possibly make a rational decision regarding Eddie Eagle."


Just another Charrdonny swillin', tofu fartin', liberal, hoplophobe!


19 posted on 10/07/2005 8:23:25 AM PDT by gc4nra ( this tag line protected by Kimber and the First Amendment (I voted for McClintock))
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"IMO This woman is a hysterical anti-gun zealot, who cannot possibly make a rational decision regarding Eddie Eagle."


Just another Charrdonny swillin', tofu fartin', liberal, hoplophobe!


20 posted on 10/07/2005 8:23:26 AM PDT by gc4nra ( this tag line protected by Kimber and the First Amendment (I voted for McClintock))
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