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Originally posted by Sundered Angel:
OK, I'm willing to agree that the NRA is typecast a lot. Any organisation that big cannot be represented by a stereotype - the membership is just too diverse. Free gun safety lessons are also a good thing - provided, of course, that they're values-neutal. But that should be something with parents and education types can work out with the NRA, shouldn't it?
OK, I'm willing to agree that the NRA is typecast a lot. Any organisation that big cannot be represented by a stereotype - the membership is just too diverse. Free gun safety lessons are also a good thing - provided, of course, that they're values-neutal. But that should be something with parents and education types can work out with the NRA, shouldn't it?
The Eddie Eagle program (which is the part of the gun safety initiative that deals with school age children) is, in fact, values-neutral. The program states gun safety rules (one of the "rules" taught goes something like "If you see a gun laying about in a home step away quickly and immediately go tell an adult. DO NOT TOUCH THE GUN!") matter of factly, without looking at the moral side of the gun issue. In fact if a student brings up the moral issue ("My mommie says that guns are bad and evil, is she right?") the instructors are trained to say "that is a question that you must discuss with your family, not during the class." All a school would have to do to get these classes would be to contact the local NRA representative (and yes, all instructors must go through background checks and meet minimum educational requirements).
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What worries me greatly is the belligerent NRA. You know, the side which organises gun rallies in the Columbine area immediately after the shootings? Yes, I've seen Bowling for Columbine too. Interesting documentary, particularly as it ends up going nowhere. 
The incident in question was a ralley which was an annual affair and had been planned months ahead of time. There were already many members coming in from out of town/state and it couldn't be canceled without affecting these people. A press release was also released by Wayne LaPierre's (head of the NRA-ILA) office expressing condolences to the families affected by Columbine and the above facts, it also stated that if anyone didn't feel right participating in the ralley due to the incident, it would be understood. Moore and the media just conviniently left this out.
Bowling for Columbine was a film that took many statements out of context and portrayed the NRA in a very bad light (if you go into a hick town in the south what would you expect to find in the way of NRA members? Brain-surgeons? No, you'd expect to find hicks, which is what ol' fatso found and passed off as your average NRA members.). Even Handgun Control Inc. (or whatever they are calling themselves this week) has released a statement saying that "While Bowling for Columbine misrepresents rhetoric for facts and has a few inconsistancies, it is still a quality documentary which stands as a pillar for the anti-gun movement," yeah, even though the film is full of falsehoods and lies it still is a good flick because it is anti-gun, what a load of crap, but the statement does acknowledge that the movie lies, coming from the group that most avidly supports Michael Moore's ideals.
Oh yeah, Trah, I get all of my regular ammo from a Mexican importer who isn't affected by the current regulations of the US government (a box of Cor-Bon 9mm is about a third of the price from him, for the record I do this because of price, not because of his lack of regulation) so even if it was mandated that every shot cost $100 I, and many others, wouldn't be affected at all, we'd still be getting our bricks (1000 rounds) of .22LR for under ten bucks.
-Pufer
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