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FNS-40 Contest Entry: Teaching Firearms Facts

By Dan Zimmermanon November 25, 2013

By Mr_B_

As a public school teacher try to remain !holly unbiase" in my instruction# Not only is this a

position that have ta$en pro%essionally, but also on a personal level# %eel it is my "uty to remain

as impartial as possible !hen "iscussin& contentious issues# 'iven the current political climate, one

o% the more controversial matters to "iscuss is %irearms la!s an" re&ulations# My %avorite course to

teach is (ontemporary )orl" ssues# *he curriculum in this class len"s itsel% to bein& incre"ibly

topical # # #

+ince school starte" in Au&ust there have been countless ne!s stories concernin& %irearms lea"in&

to many class "iscussions an" "ebates# *he stu"ents in my class are very "iverse in both

bac$&roun" an" personality the best thin& a teacher coul" as$ %or in a current events course#

-ere is a brea$"o!n o% the ei&ht stu"ents in my class.

Student A:1/yearol" %emale# ery bri&ht an" an incre"ibly &oo" !riter# +he is !ellspo$en an"

$no!s ho! to $eep a "iscussion &oin& !ithout belittlin& those she "isa&rees !ith# Motivate" by her

"esire to learn ne! thin&s# aci%ist "ue to reli&ious belie%s#

Student B:1y earol" %emale# 4uite lay an" inattentive, but has a hi""en &i%t %or elo6uence in

her !ritin +he is very !ill%ul an" not open to chan&in& her opinion, !hen she has one#

Student C:15yearol" male# +6uirrely $i"# 7i$es )) history# Both parents serve" in the

military %rom mi" 80s to present# (onservative in almost all social issues an" still learnin& toe9press his political min"# -e &ets his opinions %rom mom an" "a" !ho &et theirs %rom :o9 Ne!s#

Student D:1yearol" %emale# :orei&n e9chan&e stu"ent %rom Austria# +pea$s v ery &oo" ;n&lish

e"nec$# ery >e"nec$# )or$s !ith cattle an" "rives a ri"iculous

pic$up to school# )ears co!boy boots every "ay# n more than one occasion he has implie" that

bama shoul" "ie# ery lay in school# Does the bare minimum, even i% he is intereste" in the topic#

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Student G:1?yearol" male# 7oves %ootball an" the 8ers# +o%t spo$en, but !ill spea$ up i% he

%eels li$e he can contribute somethin& uni6ue# -ar" to rea" at tim es, but very $in" an" polite#

Student H:1?yearol" male# :orei&n e9chan&e stu"ent %rom taly # +pea$s "ecent ;n&lish, but

can rea" an" !rite it v ery !ell# )ell verse" in !orl" history# ery liberal in his principles, but

ironically &ot place" !ith a host %amily that is analo&ous to +tu"ent :#

*his smor&asbor" o% in"ivi"uals, !ith their assorte" opinions an" i"eals, brou&ht about an amain&

"ialo&ue !hen it came to the topic o% %irearms# *he small class sie also %acilitate" the intimate an"

personal nature that every teacher "esires %or his or her class#

h, almost %or&ot to intro"uce mysel%# am a 23yearol" male# &re! up %armin& !ith my %amilyon the upper &reat plains o% the Cnite" +tates# am a li%elon& %irearm o!ner an" enthusiast# love

huntin& an" tar&et shootin have ha" my conceale" carry permit %or years an" !ish coul"

carry in the classroom# "isli$e bama %or his "isre&ar" %or the C#+# (onstitution, not %or bein& Ea

secret Muslim born in Fenya#G

(an you see !here remainin& impartial !ith these stu"ents coul" be a challen&eH

A%ter sev eral small &unrelate" "iscussions in class at the be&innin& o% the year "eci"e" to @ust

teach a !hole unit, !hich aptly title" EA -istory o% :irearms in Cnite" +tates#G )e !oul" start at

the American >evolution an" !or$ our !ay to present "ay# )hen plannin& the lessons %or this unit

%orce" mysel% to $eep opinions at bay an" %ocus on %actsI the col", har", usually borin&tomost

peopleespeciallyteena&ers %acts#

)hat surprise" me !as the positive response %rom my stu"entsI they !ere on boar" %rom the

start, ev en the chronically lay ones# %you are a t eacher, or have ever been in a classroom !ith

apathetic teena&ers, you can un"erstan" my amaement at this# A%ter the %irst lesson, !hich

covere" the technolo&y behin" 1? century mus$ets an" their use in battle "urin& the American

>evolution, +tu"ent A sai", EtJs so !eir" to learn about &uns this !ay in school# Csually teachers

@ust lecture about lovin& or hatin& them#G *he rest o% the stu"ents "escribe" s imilar e9 periences

that other teachers ha" put t hem throu&h in previous classes#

-earin& this really upset me as an e"ucator# *he purpose%ul in"octrination o%youn& min"s, no

matter ho! !ellintentione", can be e9tremely "an&erous# t is my responsibility as a teacher to

&ui"e stu"ents alon& the path to!ar"s learnin&, critical thin$in&, an" problem solvin&, not &oa"

them "o!n the route that "eem the best# see this too o%ten in the "ebate over &un control, an"

both si"es are &uilty o% it# *he amount o% propa&an"a an" misin%ormation that is sprea" to the

i&norant masses is haar"ous to the intellectual conversations that nee" to ta$e place# )e must

%ocus on the truth in or"er to e"ucate# $ept this sentiment in min" as !e pro&resse" throu&h this

stu"y o% %irearms#

n the ne9t lesson !e "iscusse" the "ra%tin& o% the Bill o% >i&hts# !rote the +econ" Amen"ment on

the boar" in its entirety all 2/ &lorious !or"s# rea" it alou" to the class an" then as$e" them

several 6uestions. )hy "i" the :ramers use these particular !or"sH Di" they only mean a state

sponsore" militiaH Does this apply to all %irearms or @ust mus$etsH then sat bac$ an" observe" as

their min"s churne" an" a lively "ebate arose in my classroom#

+i"es !ere 6uic$ly chosen# +tu"ents : sai" that ev eryone shoul" have &uns, not @ust the militaryI

people nee" them to "e%en" themselves# +tu"ents B an" ( concurre" an" brou&ht up e9 amples o%

%irearms bein& use" throu&hout history to protect the !ea$ an" "isen%ranchise"# +tu"ents A, D, an"

- retorte" sayin& that technolo&y %rom the late 1/00s !as no!here near !hat it is to"ay an" thatthe :oun"in& :athers !oul" not !ant machine &uns in everyoneJs possession# +tu"ents ; an" '

%loate" aroun" the mi""le o% the aisle an" as$e" 6uestions to $eep the "ebate &oin :rom here

they branche" o%% to varyin& topics, all the !hile $eepin& it mo"erately polite# t !as a @oy to !atch

them actively en&a&e" in civil "iscourse#

*he subse6uent lessons covere" the %ollo!in&. -untin&, a"vancements in %irearm technolo&y, short

bio&raphies o% Bro!nin& an" +toner, National :irearms Act o% 183, 'un (ontrol Act o% 18?, school

shootin&s, N(+, an" current %irearm le&islation in the Cnite" +tates# *hrou&hout the unit they ha"

various pro@ects an" essays to complete, !hich they e n@oye"# ;ven +tu"ents B an" : turne" most o%

their assi&nments in on time#

ne o% the more li&hthearte" moments "urin& all o% this occurre" !hen +tu"ent - as$e", E-o!

many %irearms can a person o!n in the Cnite" +tatesHG simply replie" that there is no limitI i%

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someone !ante" 1, 100 or even 500 they coul" o!n them as lon& as they ha" the money to

support such an e9pensive hobby# n a thic$ talian accent he sco%%e", E)hy the hell !oul" you

nee" 100 &unsH n taly you can only have 5#G +tu"ent : pipe" in sarcastically, EBecause this is

KMericuh, thatJs !hy L )e "onJt put limits on %ree"om#G )e all lau&he" %or a moment, but both

+tu"ents D an" - still coul" not believe the perv asiveness o% %irearms in America#

)hile their opinions "i%%ere" sharply !hen it came to bac$&roun" chec$s, ma&aine capacity la!s,

an" automatic !eapons, one o% the issues that every one in the class "i" a&ree on !as the absur"ity

o% shortbarrele" ri%le an" shortbarrele" shot&un re&ulations# *hey conclu"e" s#

en"e" the unit !ith a constructe" response


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November 25, 2013 at 15 .32

*eachers @ust cannot !in attac$e" on one si"e %rom the Democrats !ith

that political correctness y ou mentione" an" attac$e" by >epublican

because lo&ic an" reason "o not &o !ith thier a&en"a as set by the reli&ious

ri&ht!in& o% the >epublican base#

t ta$es a special person to be a teacher in this "ay an" a&e# My hat is o%% to

them#

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DanRRZsays:

November 25, 2013 at 1.1?

'reat !rite up, an" e9 cellent lesson topic# *his ma$es me miss teachin

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Rollsays:

November 25, 2013 at 1.35

Ah, an acutal EteacherG, y ou are better than some o% the other -+ teachers iJve seen# A lot

o% the !or$ Jve seen my neices an" nephe!s &iven is EbusyG !or$ that is only some!hat

relate" to actual learnin mean, ho! much can one learn %rom a colorin& boo$ an"

cross!or" pulesOan" yes t his is -+#

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Rich Grisesays:

November 25, 2013 at 1/.8

(olorin& boo$s are pretty obviously a bit @uvenile %or hi&h schools By that a&e y ou

shoul" be learnin& "ra%tin& or the E%ine arts#G But thin$ usin& cross!or" pules is

a &reat i"eaL attribute part o% my vast vocabulary an" my Erootin& out o%

in%ormationG s$ills to "oin& cross!or" pules# tJs e"ucational an" %un

simultaneouslyL My Mom an" Da" &ot me Estealth e"ucationalG toys t oys that

!ere %un, but so !ellconceive" that "i"nJt even $no! at the time that they !ere

Ee"ucational#G :or e9ample, remember as a to""ler sittin& on the $itchen %loorplayin& !ith a stealth e"ucation toy !hich calle" a Enumber !ei&her#G t !as a

simple plastic balance scale, !ith a stoc$ o% plastic numerals !ith proportional

!ei&hts# ), the J1P !ei&he" one unit, the J2P t!o units, an" so on up to the J8P,

!hich !ei&he" in at nine units# *hat !as all there !ere, an" obviously t here !as no

ero# ID +o learne" basic arithmetic at the a&e o% about 3Q or # Jm not &ettin& a

"ea"tree ne!spaper these "ays, an" really miss the +un"ay N *imes pule#

Mr_B_, $eep up the &oo" !or$L

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William Buresays:

November 25, 2013 at 18.10

cannot attribute my v ocabulary s$ills to cross!or" pulesI Jv e al!ays

-A*;D the &o""amn thin&s#

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!ot So "##$says:

November 25, 2013 at 23.11

No, cross!or" pules !ere not nearly as ba" as the "amn !or" searches# ts

)hereJs )al"o !ithout the slapstic$ humor# 0 e"ucational value, an" they ta$e

%orever#

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William Buresays:

November 25, 2013 at 23.13

)or" searches# :or AM* >AF ri"ers, an" nobo"y else#

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Roscoesays:


Mr B impresses me as a teacher !ho !oul" "o !ell !ith almost any stu"ent teachin&

almost any topic#

*han$s %or sharin& your e9perience#

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t each at the colle&iate level, speci%ically national security a%%airs !ith more o% a

international %ocus than a "omestic one# ;ven so have my stu"ents "iscuss current ev ents

as a part o% the "aily curriculum an" !e have spent a &oo" amount o% time on "omestic

issues li$e %irearms an" crime# t has been %ascinatin& listenin& to these colle&e seniors !or$

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DonJt loo$ %or sense in &un control la!s# -ere or in ;urope# believe in taly

military calibers are ille&al such as 8 mm#

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nathanredbeardsays:


Din& "in&L )eJve &ot a !inner hereL

;9cellent, sir# !ish our Ee"ucationG system !as "esi&ne" to attract more li$e yoursel%#

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(aul Bsays:

November 25, 2013 at 15.05

)oul" there be more o% this stripe in the class room# Most "o not teach critical thin$in& li$e

this i% at all#

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Ral%hsays:

November 25, 2013 at 15.10

retty &oo", but about your E>e"nec$G stu"ent S s he stupi"H s he boin$in& his 1 year

ol" cousinH Does he have horsesh1t on his bootsH r "i" you @ust %or&et those parts o% the

stereotypeH

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A)mansays:


Methin$s you may be thin$in& o% the stereotypical ) Ehic$G there# Jm a re"nec$

an" "onJt even !ear co!boy boots#

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Ral%hsays:

November 25, 2013 at 1.5/

thin$ you may have misse" my point# My ba"#

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A)mansays:

November 25, 2013 at 1?.3

No, mine !as sarcasm# My ba"#

William Buresays:


t certainly is a liberal stereotype, isnJt itH let it pass, but it !as &oo" to brin& it

up#

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G&u*&+&says:

November 25, 2013 at 1?.30

(onsi"erin& ho! many re"nec$s $no! !ho are prou" o%bein& a re"nec$ an" !ill

rather publicly a"vertise it, Jm not sure i% it is al!ays as pe@orative a term as you

thin$#

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,att in Fsays:

November 25, 2013 at 1?.31

+ometimes !ish !as a little more re"nec$#

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William Buresays:


t "epen"s a lot upon your intention, !ho you are sayin& it o%, !ho you are

sayin& it to, an" !ho you are say in& it about#

t !as use" pe@oratively, in my opinion#

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,ar !.says:

November 2, 2013 at 00 .25

ne o% the most popular son&s on the ra"io !hen !as in colle&e in the

+outhmay still be %or all $no!!as a son& that be&an. EAn" itJs up

a&ainst the !all re"nec$ mothers, mothers !ho have tau&ht your sons so

!ell# heJs 3 an" "rin$inJ in some hon$ey ton$,, @ust $ic$inJ hippiesJI asses

an" raisinJ hell#G >e"nec$s are prou" to be re"nec$s# An" then there !as

that >an"y Ne!man ay

)ylie -ubbar", an" ma"e %amous by Terry Te%%)al$er#

Rich Grisesays:


Jm sure most o%you have hear" o% Te%% :o9!orthy# -e "oes a 30

minute stan"up on Eyou mi&ht be a >e"nec$ i%OG But !e also

alrea"y $no! the pro%essional o%%enseta$ers are sic$ in the hea"#

Evansays:


s it impossible that his stu"ent actually !as as he "escribe"H $no! plenty o%

re"nec$s that %it !hat he put %or!ar" pretty !ell, "oesnJt mean itJs %a$e#

+ometimes people "o %it the stereotype, itJs !hen you apply the stereotype to an

entire &roup that you are "oin& the !ron& thin

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,arsays:


>eally interestin& rea"# *he $i"s are luc$y to have you# "onJt remember ho! my teachers

approache" the topic o% &un o!nership# % course, bac$ then it !asnJt the hot potato it is

no!# lus, "onJt remember a lot about my schoolin& %or v arious reasons#

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/n+says:

November 25, 2013 at 15.25

*-+# >i&ht here#


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EO!hile many o% the roots o% my opinions concernin& %irearms are comprise" o% emotion,

those roots are ent!ine" in a rich soil o% "ates, statistics, court cases, an" a thou&ht

provo$in& history that is !orth "i&&in& up an" runnin& oneJs %in&ers throu&h in or"er to

uncover the truth#G

*he !orl" nee"s more people !ho thin$ li$e this# 'oo" !ritin& an" &oo" teachin&, Mr# B#

'ive this man his pistol#

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0he ast ,arine outsays:

November 25, 2013 at 15./

)hen !as in hi&h school !e ha" a ri%le ran&e in the school basement an" a%ter school

shootin& club , supporte" by the D(M an" N>AO *o"ay that is &one , so also in most

history O 'la" !e still have a %e! li$e this manO#but he !ill be !ee"e" out in timeO# this is

a ba" time %or male teachers tooOOO

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1a2Dsays:

November 25, 2013 at 15.50

)hat, are you teachin& the brea$%ast clubH -ope you "i"nJt hurt your shootin& han"

pattin& yoursel% on the bac$#

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Charlie 3ilosays:

November 25, 2013 at 15.58

(urious !hy a teacher coul"nJt a%%or" a +B>H *hey really arenJt any more e9pensive than a

normal ri%le# )ith the ri&ht amount o% patience an" bar&ain huntin&, parts can be %oun" %or

less than EretailG# *he only %i9e" an" unavoi"able cost is the U200 ta9 stamp# *hat bein&

sai", the reality is, itJs entirely a%%or"able#

-o!ever , all in all, this is probably my %avorite submission thus %ar#>eply

1us Billsays:


canJt "eci"e !hether youJre "escribin& e"ucational para"ise or learnin& nirvana# Bravo

e9ceptionally !ell "oneL (arry on#

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1ethrosays:


Jm callin& B+ an" %ail#

A public school class !ith ? stu"entsH A multi !ee$ pro@ect on %irearmsH )here is this

i"yllic public shool !ith %un"in& to support Ev ery "iverseG ? stu"ent classes an" no Zero

*olerance policyH

Cnbiase" my %oot# >e"nec$, reallyH Drives a ri"iculous pic$up an" !ears co!boy bootsH

-as Eimplie" that bama shoul" "ieGH *hen thereJs the Es6uirrelyG conservative $i" !ith

military parents !ho not only !atch :o9 Ne!s but E&et their opinionsG %rom it#

Tust another e9ample o% the state o% Kmo"ernJ e"ucation# 7et the stu"ents KteachJ

themselves an" v ali"ate "iametrically oppose" conclusions !ith a passin& &ra"e# -o!


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pro&ressive#

*o top it o%% the e9ercise culminates in a nonse6uitor# 'iven all that theyJve Klearne"J EO

!hatJs the best solution %or stoppin& violent crime in the Cnite" +tatesHG -uhH thou&ht

the class !as EA -istory o% :irearms in the Cnite" +tatesGH

Ne9t, the history o% the cro!bar an" the best solution to bur&lary in the Cnite" +tates#

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Ri+ht4ouAre3ensays:

November 25, 2013 at 1.?

&otta a"mit, my B+ meter is %lashin& a bit too# +eems Etoo per%ectG %or reality# *he

%irst thin& that set it o%% !as the ? $i" class# My !i%e teaches hi&h school math an"

has 2?35 $i"s in each o% her 5 classes#

Also, the i"ea o% coverin& a topic li$e this !ith enou&h time to complete multiple

pro@ects an" essays seems e9tremely unli$ely#

Bravo i% it actually happene" the !ay y ou calle" it, but Jm not really buyin& it#

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Charlie 3ilosays:


Jm &uessin& itJs in a more rural part o% the country, &iven some o% the $ey

in"icators in the !ritin Ne9t, itJs not uncommon in rural settin&s to have

lo! numbers o% stu"ents in a class# -ec$, in one school in Fansas that !as

slate" to atten", there !ere 35 in the entire &ra"uatin& class# en"e" up

bac$ east, in my previous school "istrict, !ith ?00 in my &ra"uatin& class#

Jm &uessin& your !i%e teaches in a suburban or urban area# +imply

because the environments are "i%%erent, "oesnJt mean the piece is B+# J"

propose that itJs possible that instea" o% %ocusin& on all the stu"ents, a %e!

!ere selecte" %or the purposes o% the article# can only surmise this

because, itJs more li$ely an" 6uite possibly, an easier rea"# t coul" also be

that only a select %e! !ere use", since the rest !ere t oo plain or too similar

to those EcoreG mentione" in the article, or perhaps those !ere the most

vocal or maybe ev en the best $no!n to the author teacher#

:rom bein& a stu"ent, as !ell as teachin&, can tell you that specialie"

elective courses &et a bit more lee!ay in !hat they can teach or cover in

terms o% curriculum#

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William Buresays:

November 25, 2013 at 1.3?

'reat article# appreciate your raisin& such issues !ith your class#

By the !ay, +tu"ent BH n my opinion, she has the most potential o% them all, an" is the

most li$ely to become a truly e9traor"inary person, an" maybe a !i"elyrespecte" one#>eply

1onathan -- Houstonsays:


secon" the motion %or b#s# an" %ail# Fept your biases in chec$ in the class %ull o% $i"s %irst

encounterin& the sub@ect in schoolH ou canJt even $eep biases in chec$ in here be%ore !ell

e"ucate" a"ults !hoJve live" these i"eas an" "one serious thin$in& about them %or "eca"es#

*a$e the characteriations o% the Epro&unG $i"s. re"nec$ an" lay, inattentive an"

intransi&ent, s6uirrely an" conserv ative by parrotin& :o9!atchin& parents !ho alle&e"ly

cannot thin$ %or themselves


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slur# notice nothin& similar !as use" to "escribe the talian or the paci%ist !ho support

%urther in%rin&ement#

*he issues are ri&hts an" %ree"oms, so the position is pro%ree"om, not Epro&un#G *he

counter position is anti%ree"om, not Epro&un control#G our biase" labels couch the issues

in terms o% an inanimate ob@ect an" obscure t he inherent moral clarity involve"#

7etJs loo$ at those anti%ree"om $i"s# *heyJre characterie" as bri&ht an" polite, !ell

spo$en an" !ell rea", !ell verse" an" e9pressive# :unny ho! !atchin& :o9 Ne!s means

one re&ur&itates conservatism, but rea"in& (NN ren"ers one !ell rea"# :unny ho!

conservatism is merely EpoliticsG, but liberalism is principle"# :unny ho! the stat us o%

spree shootin& site" as le&ally &un %ree ones shares cre"ibility status as %act !ith the vie!

that most Americans support e9pan"e" bac$&roun" chec$s# Most Americans cannot

articulate !hat current bac$&roun" chec$s entail, let alone !hat nebulous proposals %or

e9pansion mi&ht loo$ li$e# +o that counterpoint har"ly 6uali%ies as a %act, %or bein& incapable

o% any universal "e%inition or i"enti%ication#

!ill &ive you one cre"it. at 23 an" bein& a conceale" carrier %or years, you "rove me to

&o loo$ up minimum license a&es# e9pecte" it !as 21 every!here, e9cept 1? %or military#

Apparently it can be 1? across the boar" in a %e! states, inclu"in& ones in the area !here

you &re! up# +o thatJs an in%ormational ta$ea!ay# *he rest , thou&h, reveals a bias on your

part that y ou have not be&un to notice, let alone to

mana&e#

'ive this &uy an :N, an" itJll either en" up in a &un Ebuy bac$G bin, or be use" as a prop in aMA' commercial bemoanin& easy access to &uns an" title" E(lose the nternet ;ssay

(ontest 7oopholeLG

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/n+says:

November 25, 2013 at 18.3?

Mote, beam# ot, $ettle#

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!ot So "##$says:

November 25, 2013 at 23.25

-e !as &ivin& a 6uic$ summary o% the $i"sJ personalities, their vie!s, an" their

per%ormance in school# -e !asnJt @u"&in& them# )oul" you have pre%erre" he @ust

&ive us some letters an" leave it at thatH

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William Buresays:

November 25, 2013 at 23.33

a&ree# Much a"o about nothin

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Cameronsays:November 25, 2013 at 1?.53

*his cement my "ecision to enrol in a teachin& pro&ram < &oo" on you %or %i&urin& out your

career early=

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Scotsays:


*he stu"ents !ho brou&ht up the 6uestionable %actoi" that most Americans support

bac$&roun" chec$s !ere not ans!erin& the 6uestion pose" to them# Cnless they actually

inclu"e" some substantive content e9plainin& ho! to re"uce


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crime in America they shoul"nJt have &otten a passin& &ra"e on that 6uestion#

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Silversays:

November 25, 2013 at 21.01

A&ree"# tJ s possible to still have open "iscourse !hile also correctin& stupi" claims#

At the very least, the teacher shoul" have as$e" !hy the stu"ent believe" that the

emotional opinion o% a ma@ority shoul" be &roun"s to trample the ri&hts o% others

!hen the (onstitution !as speci%ically "esi&ne" to prev ent that#

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!ot So "##$says:

November 25, 2013 at 23.1/

really !ish !e ha" a lesson li$e this a %e! years a&o !hen !as in school# live in n"iana,

an" !hen bou&ht my %irst %irearm, "i"nJt $no! that there !as no &un re&istration here#

@ust assume" there !as#

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Anon&moussays:

November 2, 2013 at 0?.2

*his !as a really &oo" rea" to me# *his man "eserv es the :N+0 %or the %ollo!in& reasons.

1= *his !as a really &oo" rea"#

2= -e teaches a history o% %irearms O n classH O n a schoolHH

3=# ;ven i% his post !as liberal pro&ressive &arba&e

shootin& he may "i& a little "eeper an" %in" the truth about its purpose an" the %ree"om

that %ollo!s it# * henO -e may ta$e this !ith him to the classroom# ;very e"ucator shoul"

be &iven a &un#

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Richsays:


have been very luc$y# !as a secon"ary science teacher, a commercial charter pilot !hen

!as not teachin&, an" a%ter retirement a certi%ie" state real estate appraiser# ha" been

aroun" &uns %rom "ay one on a %amily %arm# As my e9periences &re! !as able to ac6uire a

number o% %irearms inclu"in& ta9 stamp N:A automatic %irearms# am !ritin& this to say

that "o not hesitate to invest in :N; %irearms an" $e ep them in pristine con"ition# *hey

are amon& the best %inancial investments one can ma$e# % y our !i%e or partener st arts

&ivin& you any problem !ith your spen"in& on %irearms su&&est y ou "o !hat "o# tell

her loo$ aroun" this house an" property an" pic$ one item she purchase" that can be

resol" %or as much as or many times more t han she pai" %or itH am still !aitin& %or anans!er# have never ha" any %urther 6uestion on my %irearm purchases#

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