Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Why Kids Can't Say "Guns" in School

From the Miami Herald:
My own hunch is that the sheer number of Americans who own guns (the low estimate is something over 40 million) will keep their Second Amendment rights off the endangered-species list for the foreseeable future. Their First Amendment rights, however, may be another matter. Those are taking a beating these days, right in the place that's supposed to be America's rowdiest free-speech zone: college campuses.

A student who speaks up about the right to own or carry a gun stands a good chance of getting suspended or even arrested...
Read the whole thing...

5 comments:

Azul said...

Why kids can't guns in school? I do believe you're missing a verb.

John said...

Possibly missing a verb, yes. But somewhat amusing given the subject -- they aren't allowed to talk about guns.

Anonymous said...

One more step in the education of America, demonize the gun,then the word. the mushroom

Chas said...

College campuses are pre-re-education camps.

nj_larry said...

Orwell was just off by a decade or so....