Posted on Oct 5, 2017
PFC David Gettman
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My dad, standing second from the left, and his Walla Walla High School ROTC rifle team c1930. He also attended CMTC where marksmanship and military skills were taught to the students. None of these kids grew up to be mass murderers. My dad proudly served in three hot wars and one cold one during his 37 year military career and this photo shows the foundation of that honorable life.
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Yep, I think it is a great idea! Fortunately my kids go to a school that is not scared of weapons and actually has a Trap and Skeet Team that practices every Saturday morning, is coached by the principal and takes part in shoots, both locally and regionally. All the kids have to complete the Texas Hunter Safety course and are certified at the Fort Bliss Rod and Gun Club, where they practice, prior to being allowed on the team.
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My dad's high school team is still active and recently produced some national champions. I wrote to the coach awhile back and he told me all current team members are required to memorize the names of my dad's team members from this 1928 news article. My dad is holding the trophy.
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PFC David Gettman - That's awesome!
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CPT Jack Durish
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I'd vote for it except when I think about who is teaching all subjects in American schools these days. Now, it they want to hire vets who have experience in weapons training, that's another matter.
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SFC William "Bill" Moore
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In my honest opinion, removing firearms instruction from the schools was the beginning of the liberal affect in our schools systems. I know that I was taught firearms safety in Grade School and High School. I also know we did not have the inadvertent killings back then either. But, if a person really researches the statistics of firearms deaths from the '70s compared to that of 2017, combined with the amount of firearms in America and population of each era, you will get a surprising result. Firearm deaths have been on a steady decline for many decades, whereas the number of firearms, ownership and population have grown. Unfortunately, those numbers give the grabbers statistics to block teaching in the schools. Fortunately, if they were to use those numbers, they would loose the argument that guns are an issue.
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