Opposing safety
Some idiotic mother in Texas (who is obviously from somewhere else) is upset that NRA’s Eddie Eagle program is teaching kids things that could prevent them from being killed:
“Not only do I think it’s inappropriate to provide this information to my 5-year-old, but this is a program published by the NRA,” said Nicola Howe, Samone’s mother.
The coloring book includes illustrations of handguns and rifles.
“Having pictures of guns that children color in I think is sending the wrong message,” said Howe.
So, it’s better to act like guns don’t exist? Educating your kids about what to do when the see a gun could save their life. Crapping your pants over pictures of guns doesn’t really help.
March 2nd, 2009 at 10:14 am
That woman is right to be worried; some bully might tear off a corner of the paper, chew on it so it can be formed into a dangerous projectile and loaded into the paper gun. Next thing you know her child would be struck in the face by a spit wad, it could knock her eye out! The school district should make it mandatory to have an orange ring colored on the end of all paper fire arms so that children and adults alike will be safe knowing these are simulated weapons and not real.
March 2nd, 2009 at 11:52 am
I can here the convorsation at the local PTA-
“…And its put out by the NRA!!11!!” *crowd GASPS*
March 2nd, 2009 at 12:38 pm
Another Sophoclean dramatist (Anti-gunn-er, get it?) who just needs to Stop, Don’t Touch, Leave the Area and Tell an Adult.
(point of instruction, when I teach that to older kids I add a definition of “adult” as “someone who is likely to know something about a gun” as opposed to “someone older than you, clueless, and likely to panic.” The kids get the joke every time.)
March 2nd, 2009 at 1:42 pm
Not that I like the current plethora of lawsuits, but I smell the opportunity for an educational one here. If, Heaven forbid, this woman’s kid ever has a firearm accident, much less one in which someone suffers damages or is injured, I would think that her vocal opposition to safety training at school, especially if she fails to follow up with such training at home, might form the foundation of a pretty substantial lawsuit.
March 2nd, 2009 at 2:49 pm
“Tonight at 10, formerly solid, middle-class, blue collar Dallas suburbs invaded by unchecked immigration of blissninnies from blue states. Also, Jamba Juice franchises, hemp clothing, and Baby Einstein found to be harmful to normal early childhood development.”
Regards,
Rabbit.
March 2nd, 2009 at 4:00 pm
Jamba Juice? Mmmm… Endless Lime…
March 2nd, 2009 at 5:39 pm
Jamba Juice? “Chock-full of bad-tasting vitamins!”
March 2nd, 2009 at 5:43 pm
And, if your house catches fire, get in the bedroom closet and close the door. This will make the fire and the threat of burning to death disappear.
March 2nd, 2009 at 6:29 pm
It’s truly a pity that stupidity isn’t painful.
March 2nd, 2009 at 8:01 pm
Probably one of the many Californians fleeing the tax-heavy, oppressive nanny state to AZ/NV/CO/TX, only to be shocked– SHOCKED, that these states aren’t just like Ca. (and unable to realize the correlation) and outraged enough to do something about it.
March 2nd, 2009 at 9:12 pm
Existingthing is dead on. This is a single female parent living a house in Garland owned by her parents that live in California. This is all available through property records. Search for Nicola Howe.
PS: Why is it OK to hand out rubbers in schools to allegedly prevent sometimes fatal diseases? But it is not OK to educate somebody about the pluses and minuses of an inanimate object like a firearm. If one uses the logic of rubber-handouts, the schools should be handing out ear protectors.
March 2nd, 2009 at 9:21 pm
This type of woman is the same type who was screaming at the 911 operator while her monkey was chewing the face off her friend. Guaranteed, if her child picks up a gun and is dumb enough to put it in his mouth and pull the trigger (Judging by her response, I wouldn’t doubt it), she will most likely blame the NRA for not teaching safety. Ugh………these people need to move back to Canada.
March 3rd, 2009 at 7:26 pm
“Crapping your pants over pictures of guns doesn’t really help.”
No, but it is popular. I’ll call it Pavlovian. See gun, crap pants. Repeat.