NewGuy2005 53 #1 May 30, 2013 http://finance.yahoo.com/news/8-year-old-suspended-over-gun-shaped-pop-tart-gets-lifetime-nra-membership-142034921.html "The National Rifle Association has given an 8-year-old boy a free lifetime membership, the Baltimore Sun reports. His achievement was chewing a Pop-Tart into the shape of a gun." "Park Elementary told parents it would give counseling to any children who needed it after the Pop-Tart incident." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #2 May 30, 2013 The Edu'crats are out of control. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,447 #3 May 30, 2013 I'd be interested to find out what kind of kid he is. He could, in fact, be one of the classroom bullies, ya know. Either way, it sounds like over-reaction, on the part of both the teacher and hte NRA. Wendy P.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhaig 0 #4 May 30, 2013 did you see the one about the kid who got kicked off the bus for having a lego gun about the size of a quarter? (one of the guns you put in a lego figure's hand)-- Rob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kennedy 0 #5 May 30, 2013 wmw999I'd be interested to find out what kind of kid he is. He could, in fact, be one of the classroom bullies, ya know. Either way, it sounds like over-reaction, on the part of both the teacher and hte NRA. Wendy P. There's no evidence he was a problem child. I'm not saying he wasn't, but no one says he was. If he was, susped him for the bad behavior, not for biting food into shapes! google: joshua welch pop tart ETA: exactly how did the NRA overreact?witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kennedy 0 #6 May 30, 2013 That's nothing. One kids was suspended for pointing his finger and saying bang. "Terroristic threats" or some nonsense.witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 800 #7 May 30, 2013 When I was a child and we played cowboys and indians, we used our hands, fingers, cap guns, sticks, pretty much anything and everything that one could imagine as a gun, we used as a play gun. Damn, now I forgot WHY this is an issue???? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dmcoco84 5 #8 May 30, 2013 Really... a lifetime NRA membership; sigh. He was trying to make a mountain... not a gun. "It was already a rectangle and I just kept on biting it and biting it and tore off the top and it kinda looked like a gun but it wasn't," Welch told Baltimore Fox station WBFF. "All I was trying to do was turn it into a mountain but, it didn't look like a mountain really and it turned out to be a gun kinda." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kennedy 0 #9 May 30, 2013 Just thought we should document some of the incidents we're discussing. Kindergartner suspended for bringing toy gun to school HOPKINTON, Mass. — A 5-year-old Massachusetts boy was punished after bringing a toy plastic gun to school, according to a report on Boston.com. Pa. girl, 5, back in class after suspension for bubble gun MOUNT CARMEL, Pa. — A 5-year-old kindergartner is back in class in central Pennsylvania after being suspended for comments she made to another girl about a pink toy gun that blows soapy bubbles Toy Gun Gets Kindergartner Into Trouble At Massachusetts School (VIDEO) When a 6-year-old student brought the "LEGO sized" weapon with him to school on Friday, a concerned classmate reportedly told the bus driver. The student who brought the toy gun was then threatened with a detention, a bus ticket and a potential bus suspension, local ABC affiliate WGGB reported last week. Everyone please add more links as you find them. This idiocy is rampant.witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #10 May 30, 2013 You forgot this one: Father arrested over daughter's gun drawing won't get apology The Sansone family is not getting any apologies after they were put through hell by school officials, social workers and police last week. And, the smoking gun -- a child's drawing that triggered the whole thing ... but this happened in Ontario, Canada so you may not have been aware of it. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #11 May 30, 2013 What's important is we teach children never to own, depict, or talk about firearms, for their own safety. "You're a child Timmy. For god sakes, think of yourself!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #12 May 30, 2013 My daughter is a junior and gave a paper on gun safety and gun policy. It even advocated a gun safety class in schools. No police or social workers have showed up at our house just yet. ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,447 #13 May 30, 2013 The common event doesn't get reported, only the weirdos. Wendy P.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,027 #14 May 30, 2013 Good job it didn't look like the Virgin Mary that he was eating.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NewGuy2005 53 #15 May 30, 2013 kallend Good job it didn't look like the Virgin Mary that he was eating. For sure. There are people that would pay good money for such a Pop-Tart!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Machupo 0 #16 May 30, 2013 kallend Good job it didn't look like the Virgin Mary that he was eating. At that rate, she might not have been a virgin for long!γνῶθι σεαυτόν Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 800 #17 May 30, 2013 Child porn! Prison for life! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,027 #18 May 30, 2013 Machupo*** Good job it didn't look like the Virgin Mary that he was eating. At that rate, she might not have been a virgin for long! www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=3436827;#3436827 www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2621974;#2621974... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #19 May 30, 2013 Flavor of Pop-Tart? Frosted or unfrosted? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 800 #20 May 30, 2013 How many pop tarts was he carrying on his person??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #21 May 30, 2013 normissHow many pop tarts was he carrying on his person??? Hm, that would affect his tart loading. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,027 #22 May 30, 2013 Andy9o8***How many pop tarts was he carrying on his person??? Hm, that would affect his tart loading. Not if he's a student of high caliber.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kennedy 0 #23 May 31, 2013 Andy9o8Flavor of Pop-Tart? Frosted or unfrosted? I think it was strawberry. If it was Santa Maria, it obviously would have had to be cherry.witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #24 May 31, 2013 Andy9o8Flavor of Pop-Tart? Frosted or unfrosted? Strawberry, Semi-automatic, frosted!! Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #25 May 31, 2013 Obviously, no one told him he could put his eye out with that thing!!! Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
