Posted on 08/06/2017 3:33:56 PM PDT by poinq
Legislation to set up gun safety courses at Wisconsin public high schools is being blasted as inappropriate by state Democrats. Other opponents of the billincluding Madison psychotherapist Laurie Asplundsuggest that a gun safety course will only feed a gun culture at the schools. According to Fox 6, Rep. Ken Skowronski (R-Dist. 82) is one of the sponsors of the bill that would create the safety courses. Skowronski argues that opponents of gun safety courses have things backward. He says trap and target shooting teams are already popular, and increasingly so. In light of this, the gun safety courses are a way to be sure students know how to properly use firearms before undertaking these endeavors. Skowronksi said, Ensuring student safety for this rapidly growing sport was the incentive for this bill. Rep. Sondy Pope (D-Dist. 80) opposes the gun safety courses for high schoolers. She says the bill to create the course is bad because nothing in it prohibits students from hiding ammunition in their bags and loading their guns in the school. Pope did not address the fact that nothingincluding gun-free zone signageprevents students and other attackers from bringing guns to school for evil purposes now. Consider Virginia Tech (April 16, 2007), Sandy Hook (December 14, 2012). and Umpqua Community College (October 1. 2015). All were gun-free zones yet all witnessed high profile firearm-based attacks. Sixteen-year-old Georgia Pantzlaff put things into perspective when she testified before lawmakers, saying, Ive seen kids who dont know how to handle a gun, and thats when Im more scared. Kids dont get a chance to be around guns so they know how to treat a gun properly. Pantzlaff is a member of the Denmark High School trap shooting team.
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Wait, I always thought that the left wanted more licensing, training, permits, restriction? So we call their bluff on the training, and they reveal their true position. Of course, we already knew their end game was always a 100% civilian ban.
I have hunted in WI before; the gun deer season is great. Friday night (before Saturday AM opening) at the local sports store is a zoo with all the young folks picking up their tags. Very cool.
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My Dad bought a 1944 vintage M1 Carbine from the old DCM as surplus when I was 14 for about $25.00 and gave it to me with 2 30 round and 2 15 round magazines. A similar one was issued to him in the WWII field artillery.
Liberals would go berzerk today about a 14 year old having a “weapon of war” with high capacity magazines.
He took me to the range many times and he taught me how to shoot and handle it safely.
He even taught me how to field strip it.
So far after these many years it has not jumped up and shot anyone.
Maybe out in the sticks, but not in Madison or Milwaukee. Gun safety training is a good idea. I’ve seen adults with CCW permits who are scary-dangerous handling firearms.
Dad said that his cousins (in Pennsylvania in the 80s) had hunting rifles on the gun racks in his pick up at school. The first mass school shooting was not in the 1990s, but in 1764.
>>Dont recall any panic when he walked to School carrying it.<<
A couple years back someone called 911 in downtown Madison WI when they saw a hunter returning to his apartment carrying his shotgun. Made the news and caused a mini-panic before they figured out it was a hunter legally carrying his gun. Times really have changed.
Similar situation here [CT]; most schools, even elementary, had ranges in their basements.
I told this story many times, that in the 50s, my brother was in the jr. rifle club at elementary school. Later in junior high and HS.
We were both brought up in the shooting sports, so when he was allowed to shoot, it irked me that girls weren’t allowed; I was always a better shot than he. :D
Most of the boys carried their .22s to school; that even included the kids who rode a city bus; you stood them in the corner of the *coatroom* until after school.
Depending on your teacher, you either kept the ammo in your pocket, or put it on her desk until dismissal.
There were never any accidents. No one ever got shot.
I don’t recall who the instructors were. Through Scouting? X-Military? Local rifle clubs? NRA?
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I guess Annie Oakley was wrong. You can get a man with a gun.
Growing up, my cousins in Pennsylvania had their rifles on the gun rack in their pick up at school. As an archer, I had my hunting bow in my pick up.
Public school - and most private school - are in business to raise anti-gun pheasants beholden to the government.
No time for that,interferes with transgender training
I would say High School is too late. Let’s make it required during middle school.
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We went to Eau Clare a couple of years ago since my husband’s family is from Eau Clare. In the yearbook there were gun clubs for both high school boys and girls. Looked like a lot of fun.
Gun safety courses should start in the fourth grade or sooner.
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