San Diego High Schools ban ROTC sponsored shooting training…
As seen in this NRA-ILA announcement:
| Friday, February 13, 2009 |
| On Tuesday, February 10, the San Diego School Board voted to shutter the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) shooting program in schools.
As we reported, anti-gun and anti-military zealots are spearheading this movement. To learn more about the extremist effort taking aim at JROTC in California’s schools, please visit http://www.projectyano.org/educationnotarms/. Please contact the members of the school board at (619) 725-5550 and respectfully voice your disapproval with their action. More contact information can be found here. |
You all REALLY should take a look at that projectano website… It borders on crazy..
If you look closer… they are upset about AIR RIFLE and AIR PISTOL training!!!! WTF? Is marksmanship REALLY that henious? I can think of few things that teach patients, discipline, responsibility and provide rapid positive feedback as well as AIR target shooting.
Is it really evil? The history of air rifle/pistol is summed up well by this quote (from http://www.pilkguns.com/aphp/comphis.htm):
“Without a doubt, we owe the modern air pistol’s early development to postwar Germany. After Allied sanctions were put in place, restricting the manufacture and ownership of most forms of rifles and pistols, German engineers turned their attention to one area of firearms design that was not so restricted – air guns. In Europe, the shooting club was, and still is today a very interesting social scene reminiscent of a cross between country club & local pub. It is not unfamiliar to have a beer with your friends in the clubhouse after an informal match on the range. People longed for a return to the serious fun of local rifle and pistol matches, and many excellent arms designers set to work on delivering air guns that had accuracy and affordability for the populous.”
Even in Europe its a supported sport.. Wow.