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branford

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5. The firearms are ALREADY in the homes,
Thu Nov 5, 2015, 02:29 PM
Nov 2015

public schools have no business trying to use children to fight a culture war battle, and the gun lessons are not mandatory.

I would suggest you actually research the Eddie Eagle program. It does little more than tell children not to touch a weapon and notify an adult. McGruff is a totally innocuous, government-created, and long-time anti-crime mascot. It you believe these characters and messages are unduly political or detrimental, you obviously would rather young children remain ignorant and unsafe around firearms, a totally legal and constitutionally-protected product, than admit firearms exist in over 1 out of 3 American homes, and such a situation is unlikely to change any time soon.

Such attitudes remind me of the Catholic Church's and many Republicans perspectives on premarital and safe sex - abstinence-only education. It was and is a failure, and relying on ignorance is never progressive.

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