Its Offensive

     Anaheim Hills California is the most recent backdrop to society's increasing intolerance to gun ownership. This week a female student at Canyon High School was asked to change her NRA shirt, because it was deemed offensive. This is a trend we are seeing all across the country. Kids are being suspended and disciplined because of their or their family's support of the National Rifle Association. In this case the shirt was a gift from her father who just recently became a member of the NRA.
     I realize schools need to be careful of what kids wear, but this case and cases like it are basically calling our Constitution offensive. Our God given right to self defense must not be politically correct. I'm sorry to say, but this type of attitude comes from ignorance. We allow our kids to watch violent movies, play violent video games, and listen to violent music everyday. Then we villainize a group like the NRA. Should we also villainize the police? The police have guns! I'm not sure this is an appropriate message to send to the student body. The NRA is known for supporting responsible and legal gun ownership. The shirt clearly depicts a hunter with a rifle, this is legal gun ownership, and also a sport.
     By taking this kind of action, the school is teaching kids that all gun owners are bad. Shouldn't we be teaching our kids the difference between legal and illegal gun ownership? It must be confusing to be a kid these days with all of these blurred lines. If I was the parent I would make sure the school was at least consistent. By this I mean making the kids change who are wearing "Grand Theft Auto" shirts and shirts with gangsters like Al Capone. This would at least be consistent. Whether we like it or not, guns are legal and here to stay. In my opinion we need to embrace them and educate our youth. We should be educating them on gun safety and security. A countless number of police, firefighters and military men and women are NRA members. Aren't these the ones we want our children looking up to?

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http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/10/03/Female-Student-Ordered-To-Change-Out-Of-Offensive-NRA-T-shirt