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Racine council approves NRA coloring book
Racine Gazette ^
| October 5, 2005
| Associated Press
Posted on 10/06/2005 11:24:15 AM PDT by neverdem
RACINE, Wis. - Police officers may soon be asking students to color in images of handguns to teach them about gun safety.
The Racine Police Department got approval from the City Council on Tuesday night to use coloring books donated by the National Rifle Association at schools.
Supporters say the books, which feature the character Eddie Eagle, will help teach children responsibility. But opponents, including Racine Alderman Pete Karas, argue the books won't provide enough training to keep children safe.
"I just don't think (it's helpful) at all to be handing out sheets of paper to do what's a fun activity and they are coloring a handgun," Karas told the council, which voted 8-7 to approve the books.
The council also voted to create a citizens group to examine ways officers could teach children about guns beyond using the coloring books.
Jayne Siler told the council she wants her children to learn outside of the home about the dangers of guns.
"There will come a day when more people will carry guns with them" into malls and onto the streets, Siler said.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Wisconsin
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posted on
10/06/2005 11:24:20 AM PDT
by
neverdem
To: neverdem
ooohh! who can I call to get some of these?
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posted on
10/06/2005 11:28:46 AM PDT
by
ElkGroveDan
(California bashers will be called out)
To: ElkGroveDan
If you find out, please ping me and I'll do likewise.
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posted on
10/06/2005 11:31:23 AM PDT
by
sarasota
To: Eaker; Squantos
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posted on
10/06/2005 11:32:38 AM PDT
by
Tijeras_Slim
(Now that taglines are cool, I refuse to have one.)
To: sarasota
The Eddie Eagle GunSafe® Program
National Rifle Association
11250 Waples Mill Road
Fairfax, VA 22030
(800) 231-0752
eddie@nrahq.org
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posted on
10/06/2005 11:41:48 AM PDT
by
ElkGroveDan
(California bashers will be called out)
To: ElkGroveDan
Click the pic.
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posted on
10/06/2005 11:45:18 AM PDT
by
Between the Lines
(Be careful how you live your life, it may be the only gospel anyone reads.)
To: Joe Brower; Travis McGee
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posted on
10/06/2005 11:48:10 AM PDT
by
freepatriot32
(Holding you head high & voting Libertarian is better then holding your nose and voting republican)
To: ElkGroveDan
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posted on
10/06/2005 11:50:44 AM PDT
by
sarasota
To: Between the Lines
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posted on
10/06/2005 11:58:23 AM PDT
by
neverdem
(May you be in heaven a half hour before the devil knows that you're dead.)
To: neverdem
"There will come a day when more people will carry guns with them" into malls and onto the streets, Siler said.
i hope so!
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posted on
10/06/2005 12:27:16 PM PDT
by
absolootezer0
("My God, why have you forsaken us.. no wait, its the liberals that have forsaken you... my bad")
To: neverdem
Jayne Siler told the council she wants her children to learn outside of the home about the dangers of guns.
"There will come a day when more people will carry guns with them" into malls and onto the streets, Siler said.
Let us hope so. I'm sure many people are considering it now who weren't before, after what happened in New Orleans.
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posted on
10/06/2005 12:27:23 PM PDT
by
Tarantulas
( Illegal immigration - the trojan horse that's treated like a sacred cow)
To: Tarantulas
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posted on
10/06/2005 12:28:29 PM PDT
by
Tarantulas
( Illegal immigration - the trojan horse that's treated like a sacred cow)
To: Tijeras_Slim; Squantos
Eddie is mocking me again!
;<)
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posted on
10/06/2005 12:43:45 PM PDT
by
Eaker
(My Wife Rocks! - I will never take Dix off of my ping list as I have been asked to do.)
To: neverdem
"There will come a day when more people will carry guns with them" into malls and onto the streets, Siler said.Lady, that's already happening. The difference is, without appropriate CCW laws in place, the ones carrying are the thugs.
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posted on
10/06/2005 1:09:02 PM PDT
by
Disambiguator
(Making accusations of racism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.)
To: neverdem
"There will come a day when more people will carry guns with them" into malls and onto the streets, Siler said.
LOL!! Just like we've always done in Kentucky, spineless wusse.
To: neverdem
Jayne Siler told the council she wants her children to learn outside of the home about the dangers of guns.What does this mean? Isn't her kid's school outside of the home? Her statement may contain more unintentional irony than she realizes.
I'm sure what she really meant to say was, "I want my kids to enroll in an NRA-approved firearms safety course. That way they will be properly trained and get some quality range time, too."
/shameless plug by an NRA Training Counselor
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posted on
10/06/2005 1:20:02 PM PDT
by
Disambiguator
(Making accusations of racism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.)
To: neverdem
Kids are fascinated by guns. Teach them right.
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posted on
10/06/2005 1:27:41 PM PDT
by
stevio
(Red-Blooded American Male (NRA))
To: neverdem
Wow! Something NRA-related got endorsed by a governmental body in Wisconsin? I've got to look out my window and see if pigs are flying!
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posted on
10/06/2005 4:36:49 PM PDT
by
billnaz
(What part of "shall not be infringed" don't you understand?)
To: billnaz
Wow! Something NRA-related got endorsed by a governmental body in Wisconsin? I've got to look out my window and see if pigs are flying! I would have to agree. Being born and raised in deer hunting country, most kids learn how to shoot and respect guns at a very early age. This article came from Racine, maybe not a typical WI city.
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posted on
10/06/2005 8:10:10 PM PDT
by
phantomworker
(Let freedom ring...)
To: phantomworker
What scares the hoplophobes most of all is that the kids just might learn something positive about guns. If young people get familiar with firearms and learn to handle them safely they will hopefully grow up to be responsible gun-owning adults. The hoplophobes will thus have a tougher time pushing their gun-grabbing agenda in the next generation.
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posted on
10/06/2005 8:19:18 PM PDT
by
billnaz
(What part of "shall not be infringed" don't you understand?)
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