I Found The Ammo And The Ar's....

[jdmidwest]

I came within one year of going to a one room school about a mile from the farm. The year was 1968. It was an 8 year school, then you went to high school.

We had a party line until 1990 something.

[Haris122]

Man, I hope this price hike and lack of availability ends soon. I already see practically new members at gun forums putting ammo for sale at ridiculous prices. Maybe I'm too malicious but I'm kind of hoping the folks that bought that stuff up in heaps, just to get a nice profit from reselling it a few weeks later, end up not being able to make a profit off of it.

[jdmidwest]

Man, I hope this price hike and lack of availability ends soon. I already see practically new members at gun forums putting ammo for sale at ridiculous prices. Maybe I'm too malicious but I'm kind of hoping the folks that bought that stuff up in heaps, just to get a nice profit from reselling it a few weeks later, end up not being able to make a profit off of it.

They won't, if the law of supply and demand catches up soon. If the suppliers decide to get on it. like they did the last time, we will see higher prices.

[Haris122]

They won't, if the law of supply and demand catches up soon. If the suppliers decide to get on it. like they did the last time, we will see higher prices.

I guess either way, nothing much to do but wait. Sure won't be buying anything but 22lr at these prices. Finally saw a box of 9mm a week back at Walmart too. Unfortunately not much else. The Tula stuff, not great, but nice to see something in a caliber I shoot there again, even if it was the last box.

[fishinwrench]

No sense teaching these kids about firearms as they will be outdated by the time they grow up. In another 10-12 years everyone will probably have their own personal monitor drone buzzing quietly overhead ready to dispatch anyone in your perimeter that appears to want to do you harm. Maybe tomorrows sportsmen will sit in their house on cold nasty days and hunt deer/turkey with drones.

[Haris122]

What's the rush in that? People will remain addicted to the recoil. If not, they will still need to learn how to load the missiles and ammo into their drone.

[Harps]

Yes, time involved for educators who have their hands full and struggling mightily already just trying to teach the 3 R's let alone adding gun safety to the curriculum for. And for 5-12 year olds. Wonderful stuff. Teachers time would probably be the least of my objections, but okay, its a valid one, so what? Might as well add bungee jumping safety to the curriculum. I tell you what, while we're on the subject of fixing stupid and absurd ideas that'll never fly . . . .

I took a gun safety/hunting course in Junior High. Jefferson Junior High in the 70s. It wasn't a whole semester, just an alternate block. 5-12 year olds is probably a little young, but teenagers could benefit from it.

I see no problems with teaching kids safety around things with the potential to harm or kill. Like cars in Driver's Ed., kitchen tools in Home Ec. or the tools in shop.

[Harps]

Maybe tomorrows sportsmen will sit in their house on cold nasty days and hunt deer/turkey with drones.

Not this one Wrench.

[Wayne SW/MO]

5-12 year olds is probably a little young,

I think that would depend on what they teach them Harps. If they can teach them that they can be dangerous and that real life isn't what they see on TV or the movies, it could be helpful. I don't think the school should be teaching gun safety in shooting situations at that age. I would be afraid that it would lead some kids to believe they are qualified when they aren't mentally ready.

[Jason R.]

Then you're just part of the problem, whipper-snapper.

Be sure to look beyond those cans...

I was kidding- for the record. I own a couple .22s and a shotgun (not exactly a bad-A arsenal)- and I was raised to ALWAYS mind where my barrel is pointed and to shoot safely. I don't see why a gun safety class in school is a bad idea if the school is ok with it. They teach sex ed and drug education- plus evolution, Keynesian economics and all kinds of other drivel, why not something practical?