U.S.A. – -(Ammoland.com)- “[A] proposal in New York’s legislature would outlaw all high school shooting sports programs in the state — including air rifle teams and archery clubs — on the premise that they feed into a gun and shooting culture that could lead to violence,” the Associated Press reported Thursday.
“Schools should not be supporting the spread of gun culture in society,” bill sponsor Manhattan Assemblywoman Linda B. Rosenthal (a Democrat, naturally) insists. “If parents want their children to have shooting instruction, there are opportunities that have nothing to do with the school.”
The problem with that is, when students do it on their own time and share the experience, the anti-gun zealots melt down and report them to “authorities.” Ask Kyle Kashuv.
Besides, schools are supposed to be where people go to learn things, and a significant number of American homes are lived in by gun owners who pay taxes that fund public schools.
What Rosenthals’ bill aims to do is amend New York education laws as currently enacted that “authorize instructions to be given in the safe and proper use of firearms allowed by law.” What she wants to do instead is impose:
“PROHIBITION OF MARKSMANSHIP AND/OR SHOOTING PROGRAMS … NO PUBLIC SCHOOL SHALL OFFER MARKSMANSHIP AND/OR SHOOTING PROGRAMS.”
So much for gun-grabber claims that what they’re attempting to pass “commonsense gun safety laws.” That’s just a transparently obvious catchphrase to mask disarmament goals. If you want to learn about actual gun safety, particularly for youths, no organization does more – or is more qualified to do it – than the group they blame, the National Rifle Association. (As a side note to show how times have changed, back when DC Comics hadn’t yet been taken over by “progressives” and was headquartered blocks from what is now Rosenthal’s district – Superboy championed an NRA-sponsored youth shooting program.)
Rosenthal’s bill confirms the Orwellian cognitive dissonance that says ignorance is strength, or in this case, safety. As we see time and again, for oxymoronic “progressives,” every day is Opposite Day.
Another inconvenient truth, from no less a source than the U.S. Department of Justice in its 1994 research summary “Urban Delinquency and Substance Abuse – Initial Findings,” the conclusion under “Gun ownership and delinquency” (p. 18) noted:
“Boys who own legal firearms, however, have much lower rates of delinquency and drug use and are even slightly less delinquent than nonowners of guns.”
Rosenthal knows that ignorance leads to bigotry and fear, and that those, in turn, lead to hatred and a demand that “something must be done.” It is in her interests to keep constituents ignorant enough to continue giving her political power.
What she’s trying to do will actually make young people less safe, but that is of no concern to her.
All that matters to those who crave it is more power.
About David Codrea:
David Codrea is the winner of multiple journalist awards for investigating / defending the RKBA and a long-time gun owner rights advocate who defiantly challenges the folly of citizen disarmament.
In addition to being a field editor/columnist at GUNS Magazine and associate editor for Oath Keepers, he blogs at “The War on Guns: Notes from the Resistance,” and posts on Twitter: @dcodrea and Facebook.
Gun Culure IS American culture!
This Rosenthal woman needs to leave this country of ours and move to one of these free and wonderful places like Russia, China, Vietnam, North Korea, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Mexico. Just to name a few. Go where the people have to depend on their wonderful Government that loves them so much that they defend them to the point of inprisonment if they try to protect themselves. Can not these stupid people like Rosenthal remember history or read honest history. I believe we the majority of our United States want to be able to have our 1st and 2nd amendments that… Read more »
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It seems more nuts and fruits have moved from California to NY!
what about police academies,they are state schools
You know the old saying don’t judge a book by its cover? but when it comes to Democrats if they LOOK goofy they are most likely are goofy with goofy ideas.
“If parents want their children to have shooting instruction, there are opportunities that have nothing to do with the school.”
Why are we paying for Social workers, and Psychologist to be on staff in schools. If the child needs mental help there are other places to get it besides schools.
As usual I only read parts as it is always the same old same old, complaining about the complainers. I will have 2 Grandbuds in School next year, grades K and 1st. I don’t think I want the school teaching them about The Shooting Sports or Self Defense. But I do want them to teach them how 10 grade K kids to take down a shooter if their lives dependent on it. I mean it. Time to take some of the Security away from all of our government buildings and use that money to Lock The Doors at our schools.… Read more »
If there is any justice in the world, those two kids will grow up to consider that photo even more embarrassing than the traditional baby-butt-in-the-bathtub photo.
We need MORE people in the “gun culture”, not less. Why? Because people involved in the
“Gun Culture” are some of the most law abiding, respectful, reasonable people in the country! Maybe New York is confusing the “gun culture” with the ACTUAL problem….the “criminal entitlement culture”.