California Elementary School Holds Toy Gun Buyback…

Pretty much the biggest story to come out of California involving schools and guns in the last two days, amirite?

 

Replacing toy guns for reading and exercise... what a travesty.

 

Their 2nd amendment toy rights are at risk.

 

I don't really care about the program at all. I certainly don't understand why it would anger or upset anyone. If you like it, then take your kid to trade in his toy gun. If you don't like it then don't take your kid to trade in the toy gun. Either way no harm done.

 

Except, who's paying for the toy guns?

 

Playing with toy guns will lead to violence with real guns. That's one hell of a slippery slope.

 

almost as bad as the slippery slope that gay sex will lead to inter-species sex.

 

LOL... and people wonder why the GOP is out of power.

 

That is irrelevant. As a socially liberal/fiscally conservative, I think we have plenty of money to spend on such programs.

 

Republicans have used slippery slopes like these for years.
Interracial marriage will lead to the downfall of society.
Gay sex will lead to the downfall of society.
I WANT MY GUNS AND GUN VIOLENCE, but mar1juana no because it will lead to the downfall of society.

I'm no gun advocate but as a realist I'm going to accept that guns won't be going away for a long time. Might as well teach kids to be responsible with them than pretend guns don't exist.

 

I haven't seen the budget. I'm not sure it really matters. It would be very difficult for tax payer funds to be paying for them, because of the way the budgets are set up for schools.

It's not like the govt. just gives schools money and they can spend it on whatever they want. Almost all of the money given is categorized into what it can be spent on. Title 1 money can only be spent on children who are at poverty level, other money can only be spent on English Language learners, some money can only be spent on staff, some money can only be spent on supplies etc. So even if a school had a huge budget surplus they may not be able to spend it on a new teacher to reduce classroom size, or technology to enhance student learning.

I don't know enough about that school's budget and funding to say for sure. It could be possible, but it would be pretty hard. I don't see that it's a great expense either way, and I'm not really that concerned who's paying for it. The children are getting things to help their learning, and physical well-being.

 

I really liked this. Most of the things on the internet I scoff at, and I don't have an issue with toy guns but its nice to see that some people are moving in the right direction.

 

So I thought bobmarley was just being a dick for posting this after yet another school shooting, but I just noticed the thread on that story has only one reply. Maybe he's just blissfully unaware.

 

i was like the central american terror, general anastastio somoza, with my zapper in hand.
I must have murdered 1 billion ducks, never tried going after the pointer dog like some of the psychos I played with.

 

http://radio.foxnews.com/toddstarnes/top-stories/school-panics-over-tiny-toy-gun.html

http://o.dailycaller.com/thedailyca...-he-pees-his-pants,51a8985bda27f5d9d0d2a73d/1

We are a nation of overreacting idiots

 

jesus bob marley, stop making this subforum your personal rss feed.

 

Promoting reading with elem aged kids. Good job Cali.

 

Why do they promote reading to only boys w/ toy guns?

They are discriminating against girls, and kids w/o toy guns.

Or... are they only out for themselves so they can get paid OT working on the weekend?

Why not just give books to any kids that wants to read books?

 

Read the article.