Malcolm X famously said “Only a fool would let his enemy teach his children.” That came to mind the other day when I saw this article:
This seems to be rather upsetting to some people who formerly supported organizations like Everytown. And, one of those supporters, said the quiet part out loud:
“Our mission is to reduce gun violence and keep people from having guns in their homes and here you are giving a gun safety class that encourages gun ownership.”
Did you catch that? Gun safety..reasonable, ‘commonsense’ gun laws….but what they really want is to “keep people from having guns in their homes”.
If I had a friend who wanted to learn how to shoot, do I send them to the program run by the organization that is trying to tamp down my civil rights? Or do I send them the othe program run by the organization that claims to support my rights as it collects and spends money like a multi-level marketing scheme? Correct answer: neither. I take them to the range as often they like and show them what they need to know. Would I trust some outfit like Everytown to teach someone how to shoot without them slipping in some of the ‘common sense’ and ‘reasonable’ ideas about ‘gun control safety’? Heck no, but I also wouldn’t trust an NRA-sponsored course to be politically neutral either.
The best I can hope for is that whoever is taking the class, from organizations on either side of the issue, is intelligent enough to see the different perspectives and do their own research and make up their own mind. But, thats asking alot from the humans we seem to have these days.
The gun control debate is nothing new- it was the same mantra in the 80’s and 90’s. Interesting enough back then the Demonrats would say they didn’t want to ban gun, then they ban “assault rifles” in 93. They pretty much admit the want to ban guns. If you are for banning any class of firearms you’ll be in favor of banning them all.
Appleseed events fix that. Solid fundamentals with goals to aspire to and message very Founding Fathers. Also can be used as basis for CMP purchases
Wholeheartedly agree! I took an Appleseed course years ago for the purpose of being able to buy from CMP, but ended up getting a lot out of it and have fun. I have recommended it quite a few times to people who are new to guns. Could not have been happier with the experience.
The communists won’t go after your hunting rifles until one of theirs is sniped with one.
It gets better I’ve just looked at their site and the “training” is Zoom only, no shooting involved!
After all they would not want you to turn up with a firearm and hve to show you.
They will go after hunting rifles now that two have been used, by leftifts, to kill people
Is this just a way to create a private list?
I’ve trained several family members and friends over the years as an introduction to the ‘Gun World’ when they have asked. Then depending on the type of firearms, recommend Appleseed or various private training groups that I’ve worked with (Liberty training in Montana for example). The only NRA certified training course I’ve ever taken was a hunting course waaaay back, when I was living in Alaska and honestly was pretty good.
And I get cooking tips from Jeffrey Dahmer