Shooting Canceled In North Carolina School

There it is again. That incessant liberal tendency to act completely stupid in the face of possible rational behavior.

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission has been hosting a marksmanship contest for high school students for 30 years. The marksmanship club at East Wake High School was ready to compete, but had the rug pulled out from under them by the school’s principal:

Less than a day before the March 15 district round of the decades-old N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission competition, one of East Wake’s principals, with the support of the area superintendent who oversees that school, stopped the team from participating.

The reason: Ammo and students don’t mix, the school officials said.

Good call. Let’s have a group of kids practice for months to become dead-eyes, but prevent them from competing because of political correctness. Brilliant.

Let’s get something straight also. This is the action of the principal, not the state. The state allows this type of education. In fact, it encourages it:

That call pits school policy against state law that allows firearms education at schools. The decision also runs counter to the efforts of wildlife agencies, hunting organizations and gun groups to recruit youths to replenish the dwindling number of hunters. It also underscores the tension between the fear of school massacres and the traditions of rural Wake, where hunting is still common.

I remember when I was in high school, it wasn’t uncommon to see rifles hanging in the back windows of student’s vehicles. Today, that type of thing would get you suspended and investigated.

I understand the need to prevent school shootings, but this isn’t the answer. These kids worked hard to compete. They didn’t join this group to become schoolyard snipers. And if they did, then all you did was make them angry and give them a reason.

A little common sense goes a long way, but not all the way to the school administration’s office.

Hat Tip: Reason