After blowback, Philly police yank NRA’s gun safety curriculum from city rec centers

BillyPenn ^ | 04/15/2021 | Max Marin

[Kid Shelleen]

The Philadelphia Police Department is ending its use of a youth gun education program created by the National Rifle Association following immediate blowback over the gun rights organization’s involvement.

Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw had announced police officers were using the “Eddie Eagle” curriculum to teach children about guns in city rec centers, as part of the Kenney administration’s larger anti-violence unveiled Wednesday.

Studies found the 33-year-old gun safety program to be ineffective, and the NRA has used it to argue against new gun regulations, Billy Penn reported this morning.

Gun safety advocates and city leaders pushed back. CeaseFire PA gathered hundreds of signatures from people calling for the department to drop the NRA-connected program. Councilmember Isaiah Thomas called it “two steps backwards,” and Councilmember Jamie Gauthier tweeted that “these are the last people we need to be partnering with on gun violence.

[Seruzawa]

Studies found the 33-year-old gun safety program to be ineffective

Ooh. "Studies." By whom? Sarah Brady? Lol.

[rigelkentaurus]

Studies, by whom? Drunk moms wanting action?

[BitWielder1]

Gun safety should be taught right up there with how to cross a street.

[hanamizu]

“...Councilmember Jamie Gauthier tweeted that “these are the last people we need to be partnering with on gun violence.”

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But Jamie, ‘gun violence’ isn’t really the problem in your fair city, is it? It’s ‘people violence’ and moreover it is certain people violence. Things aren’t going to get better until people like you are willing to recognize the elephant in the room and be willing to talk about the elephant in the room.

[G Larry]

So, how many of the students passing the course have had gun accidents or been charged with gun crimes?

THAT is how you determine whether the program has been effective!!!

It is also why they refused to present any such data.

[Dead Corpse]

Ineffective at what? Getting enough people scared of a basic tool that it is easier to ban them?

That’s the point.

These people have no shame, honor, or morals. Ideology uber Alles...

[cowboyusa]

Suburban Marxist Karren’s.

[New Perspective]

Studies found the 33-year-old gun safety program to be ineffective

Gun safety program is ineffective but soft porn sex education programs for 5 year olds are completely effective. Ok, got it.

[caww]

Philadelphia is a lost cause to begin with. it’s pretty bad when you’re making your first trip to Philly and everyone around you warns you about it rather than say have a great time!

[vetvetdoug]

Any bets that those that claim the program is ineffective are Diddunuffin supporters and families that never attended an Eddie Eagle seminar or class?

[hsmomx3]

I call BS on these people and their way of thinking. They need to go after the thugs who obtain guns illegally.

[NativeSon]

The dems have for decades, been ineffective at running the city and that doesn’t seem to bother them.

[\/\/ayne]

Meanwhile Red China continues their training....

[Luke21]

Always “blowback,” “uproar,” “outrage,” or “draws fire” from these maniacs.

[Lod881019]

The city is a shithole and should just have a net thrown around it

[Wilhelm Tell]

So instead of teaching gun safety, they will have “gun abstinence” indoctrination.

[lightman]

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[jeffersondem]

“Studies found the 33-year-old gun safety program to be ineffective . . .”

Get the Chicago gun safety program that is so effective.

[hanamizu]

They need to go after the thugs

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That’s the elephant I was referring to.