How to STOP school shootings FOREVER

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11 years 6 months ago - 11 years 6 months ago #24196 by OleCowboy
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13 year old girl says no more Sandy Hooks

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11 years 6 months ago #24206 by Dabu
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The kid is pretty proficient. But I wouldn't trust any kid with a weapon. I remember being 13, and it was very hostile in school even without weapons :cheer:

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11 years 6 months ago #24207 by jtallen83
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Many of us survived our youth with open access to firearms. From my earliest memories my Grandfather involved me with shooting varmints around the farm. At 5 he was sending me down to sit in the corn crib and shoot squirrels by myself, now this was 75 yards from the house and in full view but at the time it was quite an honor to be allowed the privilege. I think it caused me to be a more responsible person with firearms and life in general. There was no way I wanted to loose the freedom I had gained with this trust shown in me.
Many times through high school my rifle would be stored in my locker, or in the metals shop where I could work on it. There were guidelines given to me by the school, no way would I loose the chance to work on my guns by breaking any of these rules.
I agree school can be tough. We had traditional hazing in my high school. The first Senior that whacked me on the head with his class ring found a Bic pen inserted half way into his arm, his grin disappeared and my hazing was done! The vice principal just asked me to try to find a better solution next time but then told me he understood my situation and sent me to class. He gave us guidance but let us learn to navigate life's situations for ourselves.
Sadly we remove kids that are like me from school now with all this zero tolerance crap. What does society think these kids will do with their lives?
Tolerance is a basic principal that our country was founded on!
Stepping off :soapbox: ...........
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11 years 6 months ago #24210 by OleCowboy
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You are so right JT. Got my first firearm at age 5 or 6, old single shot prob better as a boat paddle but it shot. Think it was a .410 IIRC.

I grew up and at our high school there was enough firepower on any given day to start a good fire fight. Now the Friday before deer season there was enough firepower to start a war. And at lunch everyone (almost all boys) teachers, Principal, VP etc would head to the parking lot to LOOK at early Christmas presents of deer rifles and shot guns, NO ONE thought twice about it, in fact most guns where in a gun rack in the window of a truck...

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11 years 6 months ago #24214 by 13fcolt
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Makes me feel so proud to see a young American taking part in the culture.


As far as being a hot headed wild child, I had my fights and you know what we did when a fight broke out. We handed our rifles, when we had them, to a buddy and went at it. Knives never left pocket or sheath. We were out to settle a difference as men, murder just never came up. Funny enough was how many friends I made from fights. Scrap about it, then just start getting along.


I miss the good old days.
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11 years 6 months ago #24247 by magi
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jtallen83 wrote: Many of us survived our youth with open access to firearms. From my earliest memories my Grandfather involved me with shooting varmints around the farm. At 5 he was sending me down to sit in the corn crib and shoot squirrels by myself, now this was 75 yards from the house and in full view but at the time it was quite an honor to be allowed the privilege. I think it caused me to be a more responsible person with firearms and life in general. There was no way I wanted to loose the freedom I had gained with this trust shown in me.
Many times through high school my rifle would be stored in my locker, or in the metals shop where I could work on it. There were guidelines given to me by the school, no way would I loose the chance to work on my guns by breaking any of these rules.
I agree school can be tough. We had traditional hazing in my high school. The first Senior that whacked me on the head with his class ring found a Bic pen inserted half way into his arm, his grin disappeared and my hazing was done! The vice principal just asked me to try to find a better solution next time but then told me he understood my situation and sent me to class. He gave us guidance but let us learn to navigate life's situations for ourselves.
Sadly we remove kids that are like me from school now with all this zero tolerance crap. What does society think these kids will do with their lives?
Tolerance is a basic principal that our country was founded on!
Stepping off :soapbox: ...........


my dad taught me to shoot a handgun when i was ten years old..... i taught little sarra levine at about the same age....
when i was a boy all the schools had shooting teams.. and in high school in virginia.. we belonged to the north/south skirmish association... competing with period weapons... from handgun it a 6 pound bronze rifled nepolean tube........ boy did we havs fun........
things are just so unnatural now...... so sad......

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