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DonP

(6,185 posts)
17. Total BS claims on their part
Mon Sep 7, 2015, 04:12 PM
Sep 2015

They don't care about child safety, unless it's done their way and results in banning firearms.

I have all the current Eddie Eagle materials and have run several of them for Scouts, YMCA and other youth groups.

The funny thing is they have never seen any of the material, obviously.

But somehow they just "know" it's promoting guns to kids. The same people make fun of "Abstinence" based sex ed and "Just Say No" for drug education, then apply exactly the same thinking to gun safety.

In their twisted world things messages like:

- Stop
- Don't Touch
- Leave the area
- Tell an adult

... must all be "pro gun" messages, since they don't demonize guns and gun owners.

I called them on it in several threads and get the usual "Gun Humper" "Gun Nutz" comments.

They have no interest in the truth or in teaching anyone gun safety. The only thing they want is no more guns or gun owners and they keep pushing away the people they need to help them get the laws changed.

The results are obvious in their utter lack of success. No new legislation for over a decade, loss of multiple local and state offices, losses in courts at every level. Their approach really isn't working and they seem too dense to consider any other way.

It seems they are just looking for any way they can to be rude and ignorant on the subject.

This is the wrong group to discuss hunter safety SecularMotion Sep 2015 #1
hunter safety is a different class gejohnston Sep 2015 #2
I'm not going to quibble about safety courses. SecularMotion Sep 2015 #3
Reading comprehension. It's FUNdamental. AtheistCrusader Sep 2015 #12
Locking krispos42 Sep 2015 #4
Unlocking krispos42 Sep 2015 #5
The OP says the question is not related to CCW or gun politics SecularMotion Sep 2015 #6
Your hypocrisy is astounding hack89 Sep 2015 #7
Bravo Duckhunter935 Sep 2015 #11
controllers wanna control. ileus Sep 2015 #18
Pssst, you're not the boss of anything here, behave politely if you can DonP Sep 2015 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author friendly_iconoclast Sep 2015 #21
Lemme guess -- Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2015 #23
SM, the reason I said less concerned with CCW is that it varies in 48 or so of the 50 states Big_Mike Sep 2015 #25
There is no mention of "self defense situations" in the OP. SecularMotion Sep 2015 #27
Why don't you write a nice long letter to the editor of your local paper about it DonP Sep 2015 #28
It's like anywhere else. MountainDewed Sep 2015 #29
Thank you, Krispos42. Big_Mike Sep 2015 #26
Short answer, the courses are still pretty good DonP Sep 2015 #9
Good to hear Duckhunter935 Sep 2015 #14
As for politics, does any controller/banner oppose these courses? The answer... Eleanors38 Sep 2015 #10
There's one in this thread. Tried twice to get it locked. AtheistCrusader Sep 2015 #13
Yep Duckhunter935 Sep 2015 #15
Of course there are opponents ... Statistical Sep 2015 #16
Total BS claims on their part DonP Sep 2015 #17
That's because they live off shootings...their support and cause would dry up otherwise. ileus Sep 2015 #19
The Brady Campaign program mentioned in that thread is now down the Memory Hole: friendly_iconoclast Sep 2015 #22
"I wonder why?.....snerk" Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2015 #24
My hunters safety course (taught by NRA instructors) was all I needed for Va CHP. ileus Sep 2015 #20
k&r discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2015 #30
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