Major Milestone

layoutshooter · Jul 29, 2014

27 MILLION children have now received firearms safety training provided by the NRA's "Eddie Eagle" program. This program dwarfs ANY safety programs being taught by anti-gun, anti-Constitution groups.

Education is the key to firearms safety. The "Eddie Eagle" program is a very good program, maybe it should be a MANDATORY class in schools.

Eddie Eagle GunSafe Reaches 27 Millionth Child

Eddie Eagle GunSafe Reaches 27 Millionth Child

scottm4211 · Jul 30, 2014

So you'd be in support of MANDATORY safe sex classes being taught in schools.

layoutshooter · Jul 30, 2014

scottm4211 said:
So you'd be in support of MANDATORY safe sex classes being taught in schools.

This is off topic and not related to the "Eddie Eagle" program. I would be happy to respond if you start a thread on this. I don't want to get yelled at for getting off topic, thank you.

scottm4211 · Jul 30, 2014

layoutshooter said:
This is off topic and not related to the "Eddie Eagle" program. I would be happy to respond if you start a thread on this. I don't want to get yelled at for getting off topic, thank you.

Then don't start a topic in the soapbox if you're not willing to discuss. You added the line about it being MANDATORY in schools. So it's not off topic at all.

layoutshooter · Jul 30, 2014

I don't want to get yelled at. It is NOT that I don't wish to respond. I get in too much trouble in here of late, so I am taking extreme efforts to behave.

RLENT · Jul 30, 2014

... lol ...

Ragman · Jul 30, 2014

Come on now . . . You have my permission to respond.

Turtle · Jul 30, 2014

Stating "maybe it should be a MANDATORY class in schools" opens wide the door to discuss other things that might be made mandatory in school, at least in the context of how effective they may or may not be.

In any case, I'm in favor of safe sex.

Ragman · Jul 30, 2014

Turtle said:
In any case, I'm in favor of safe sex.

OH MY!

Turtle · Jul 30, 2014

"Who's your depository? Who's your depository?"

jimby82 · Jul 31, 2014

Wow, talk about going off topic!

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Pilgrim · Jul 31, 2014

scottm4211 said:
Then don't start a topic in the soapbox if you're not willing to discuss. You added the line about it being MANDATORY in schools. So it's not off topic at all.

It's off topic big time. The subject matter is Eddie Eagle gun safety classes and whether or not they should be offered. Should gun safety classes be mandatory - no. Optional - like driver's ed - why not? Maybe that's worth discussing in some parts of the country like TX, WY, TN, WV where gun ownership is a tradition, or maybe in other states where it's not but kids of high school age might want to become familiar with firearms and what the political fuss is all about.

cheri1122 · Jul 31, 2014

I don't think it's off topic - just like sex ed, it doesn't matter what the students ought to learn, if their parents object, they won't be taught.
And driver's ed ought to be mandatory too - it's unbelievable how many drivers are incapable of executing a left hand turn!

Turtle · Aug 1, 2014

The topic is whatever the OP says it is. In this case the subject of Eddie Eagle was used as a vehicle to promote mandatory gun safety classes in schools, supported by the copious amounts of educators in the linked article who support the program. That opens the door for discussion of mandatory classes in schools. The site is also open to discussing whether Eddie's messages is as much one of gun safety as it is gun avoidance.

scottm4211 · Aug 1, 2014

Schools probably should have focused more on reading comprehension.

Moot · Aug 1, 2014

Due to the resurgence of the eagle population in this country there are many able-bodied eagles without a job. We strongly urge all public schools to hire eagles for all of their security needs. A joint program by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services and the U.S. Department Of Homeland Security has trained eagles in the areas of gun handling, deviant behavior recognition, school security, eagle eye optical "pat-downs", first aid and rodent extermination.

Help the eagles. Help the children. Help the country. Hire eagles.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services and the U.S. Department Of Homeland Security recommends that eagles should not be employed as guards at daycare centers where infants are present. emlm