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Maine-ah

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24. my daughter's preschool class

Reply to magical thyme (Reply #16)

Mon Feb 18, 2013, 04:37 PM

Feb 2013

last year had an officer visit - of course they got to do the "cool stuff" like sitting in the cruiser, but the officer also talked to them about gun safety and about not touching them and to get an adult if they see one.

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Maine, Texas GOP Consider Requiring High Schools To Teach Gun Classes [View all] Redfairen Feb 2013 OP

Get them young and you can make a life long upaloopa Feb 2013 #1

Pair it up with sex Ed and it would be a hit marshall Feb 2013 #20

Who is going to pick up the tab? TheCowsCameHome Feb 2013 #2

That's The Question For Which Gun Activists Never Have An Answer. Paladin Feb 2013 #6

Exactly right. TheCowsCameHome Feb 2013 #7

You want to see an NRA extremist's head explode Cosmocat Feb 2013 #12

That's Pretty Much What I'd Expect. Paladin Feb 2013 #13

So, teaching things like how to drive = no, but guns in the hands of immature kids = yes? ShadowLiberal Feb 2013 #3

In the schools in my area, they are having a hard time squeezing in social studies, science, art, Squinch Feb 2013 #5

TX: NO to critical thinking skills, but YES to this sh!t blkmusclmachine Feb 2013 #4

As a Texan, I understand the Republican reasoning behind this DFW Feb 2013 #8

Even in Texas KatyMan Feb 2013 #9

I think Maine is schizophrenic AverageMe Feb 2013 #10

2 cultures magical thyme Feb 2013 #17

we have a very large number Maine-ah Feb 2013 #22

This does not surprise me. Third Doctor Feb 2013 #11

Is there any issue that they're NOT backwards on? Jamaal510 Feb 2013 #14

we have a very good sex education Maine-ah Feb 2013 #23

Schools everywhere are cutting out important subjects left and right Proud Liberal Dem Feb 2013 #15

It won't pass in Maine magical thyme Feb 2013 #16

my daughter's preschool class Maine-ah Feb 2013 #24

that's the kind of gun education the witnesses supported magical thyme Feb 2013 #25

Massive profit for NRA and gun industry! budkin Feb 2013 #18

Talk about hitting the nail on the head...U did it... Tippy Feb 2013 #28

Honestly this has no chance even in Texas budkin Feb 2013 #19

the Maine bill Maine-ah Feb 2013 #21

WTF? Politicalboi Feb 2013 #26

I was on my high schools rifle post match team loose wheel Feb 2013 #27