Loading ...By the way, Happy Mining guys. LOL
part: “Over the past decade, we have seen more people than ever before turn to outdoor recreation, especially the shooting sports. At the high school level, it’s one of the fastest growing sports across the country. We see it firsthand. It’s safe. It’s fun. And it continues to grow,” said Brett Flaugher, President of Winchester. “While millions of Americans already enjoy these activities, many more have an interest in getting started. ”
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/olin-winchester-hosts-members-congress-200500578.html
Google “shooting ranges in high school” you’ll be amazed.
part:
Schools, on the other hand, are viewed as the daytime guardians of our children and are expected to have an equally uncompromising stance against weapons and violence. Zero-tolerance policies commonly allow for the expulsion of a child just for bringing a toy resembling a weapon to school, and students are typically barraged at school with messages against joining gangs and using violence to resolve conflict.
Surely it would be inconsistent, then, if schools were to sponsor programs designed to acclimate kids to violence; and we certainly wouldn’t expect them to be actively teaching students the skills needed to become shooters. That would be incredibly absurd, right?
Unfortunately, that is exactly what is happening in a large number of our high schools, where local school districts and the Pentagon are co-sponsoring Junior ROTC marksmanship training.
Think about it: a child can be disciplined for bringing a squirt gun to class, but school officials and the Pentagon get a pass when they train students to use rifles with shooting ranges inside our schools. And despite the dangerous implications of giving such a mixed message about guns to young people, this program receives little or no critical attention from the media, politicians or gun control groups who are protesting school shootings and societal violence.