mikejonestkd
New member
My child is completing a unit on the founding of our country and the constitution and has been bringing quite a bit of handouts from the school on the constitution, and I thought I would share a bit of it with the members here.
In a packet titled " Ten Bold Statements " on the Bill of Rights there is question on the 2A:
A family that sam visits in Philadelphia has a collection of 37 antique rifles, 5 other rifles, 5 shotguns and 2 handguns. Their next door neighbor is afraid of guns and has reported them to the local police several times. Is it legal for this family to have guns?
My child's written response " Yes, as long as they are not criminals "
There was a space for more comments and my child had added to the above response after the class had discussed it with the teacher. The class/ teacher's opinion was " Yes, all americans can own a firearm if they are not violent felons, or a mental patient that is a danger to themseves or others "
I thought my child's response to be nice, and the class discussion to be a reassuring vote of confidence that our local school understands indvidual rights. We discussed the class lessons and I learned that none of the children or teachers involved took the ' militia only ' stance on the issue.
BTW, the discussions/ responses on the rest of the BOR were similar in intent to the above 2A responses/ discussions. I am glad to see that my tax dollars are going for decent education - at least in the 4th grade ...LOL
In a packet titled " Ten Bold Statements " on the Bill of Rights there is question on the 2A:
A family that sam visits in Philadelphia has a collection of 37 antique rifles, 5 other rifles, 5 shotguns and 2 handguns. Their next door neighbor is afraid of guns and has reported them to the local police several times. Is it legal for this family to have guns?
My child's written response " Yes, as long as they are not criminals "
There was a space for more comments and my child had added to the above response after the class had discussed it with the teacher. The class/ teacher's opinion was " Yes, all americans can own a firearm if they are not violent felons, or a mental patient that is a danger to themseves or others "
I thought my child's response to be nice, and the class discussion to be a reassuring vote of confidence that our local school understands indvidual rights. We discussed the class lessons and I learned that none of the children or teachers involved took the ' militia only ' stance on the issue.
BTW, the discussions/ responses on the rest of the BOR were similar in intent to the above 2A responses/ discussions. I am glad to see that my tax dollars are going for decent education - at least in the 4th grade ...LOL