Oldsailor65 Loc: Iowa

Biden Refusing to Fund Schools that Have Hunting and Archery Programs

The Biden administration has been caught holding back federal education funding from schools that have hunting and archery programs for students.

There is reportedly funding in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965 that is earmarked for archery and hunting programs n schools. But Biden is now refusing to relinquish the funds saying that the Democrats’ gun control package now prevents such use for federal funds.

The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), amended a subsection in the ESEA to prohibit any act to provide dangerous weapons or pay for “training in the use of a dangerous weapon.”

But Sen. John Cornyn (R, TX) who sponsored the anti-Second Amendment measure with the Democrats says he is now trying to get the language amended to allow the school funding and has been going to schools for nearly 60 years.

“We were alarmed to learn recently that the Department of Education has misinterpreted the BCSA to require the defending of certain longstanding educational and enrichment programs — specifically, archery and hunter education classes — for thousands of children, who rely on these programs to develop life skills, learn firearm safety and build self-esteem,” Cornyn said in a recent letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona.

“The Department mistakenly believes that the BSCA precludes funding these enrichment programs. Such an interpretation contradicts congressional intent and the text of the BSCA,” Cornyn added.

But Cornyn’s wide-eyed surprise is not sitting well with supporters of the finding.

“It’s a negative for children. As a former educator of 30-plus years, I was always trying to find a way to engage students,” Tommy Floyd, the president of the National Archery in the Schools Program, told Fox News. “In many communities, it’s a shooting sport, and the skills from shooting sports, that help young people grow to be responsible adults. They also benefit from relationships with role models.”

“You’ve got every fish and wildlife agency out there working so hard to utilize every scrap of funding, not only for the safety and hunter education, but for the general understanding of why stewardship is so important when it comes to natural resources,” he continued. “Any guidance where it’s even considered a ‘maybe’ or a prohibition for shooting sports is a huge negative.”

Others agreed.

“It is ironic that the U.S. Department of Education is actively denying young Americans the chance to educate themselves on basic firearm and hunting safety so that they can go afield knowing how to keep themselves, their friends, and family safe,” Ben Cassidy, executive vice president for international government and public affairs at Safari Club International (SCI), told Fox.

“At best, the department’s policy appears to be singularly geared to ensure hunters are less safe when handling firearms or bows and, at worst, are leveling a direct attack on hunters’ ability to pass down hunting to the newest generations,” he continued. “SCI and our membership will be eagerly awaiting the Education Department’s response to the letter from Senators Cornyn and Tillis, and we won’t hesitate to take further action to protect hunters’ rights.”

https://ipatriot.com/biden-refusing-to-fund-schools-that-have-hunting-and-archery-programs/

JFlorio Loc: Seminole Florida

If school district's had a lick of sense and or integrity they'd tell the Federal Government to shove it. Washington bucks always come with mandates.

Oldsailor65 Loc: Iowa

rk

Military schools have Archery and Fencing programs.

rk

Military schools have Archery and Fencing programs.

Sagebrushqueen Loc: New Mexico/Colorado

I recall reading and hearing that in the 1950's not only were there firearm instruction and safety classes in the junior high and high schools throughout the country, for boys and girls. I believe the article stated that these lessons were included in PE which was still a required credit for graduation. So basically all children attending public schools were required to have these lessons.

Were there school shootings at that time? Either mass shootings or using guns to "duel" rather than fist fight? No there weren't. Could it be that children educated in the use of and care of firearms as well as the death and damage resulting from their use developed a respect for them that seems to be absent in the inner cities and among the urban populations today?
In rural and agricultural areas of the country passing down firearms through a family is still an honored tradition. Young men and ladies in those families have been around firearms being fired and probably have experienced firing one themselves by the age of 10, by the age of 12 most have already been gifted one. I dont recall any school shooters coming from a farm or ranch family. I cant think of any instance where someone was killed by a child from a farm or ranch with a firearm at a mall or nightclub.

Maybe the way to stop gun violence in this country is to return firearms traning to our junior high and high schools as a requirement with certified instructors so that all children can learn to respect them for the tools they are and not be glamourized by a lack of familiarity with them.

I dont understand how any one can think that the solution to gun violence is to lock them up or get rid of them all leaving us with no adequate way to protect ourselves and families.
Besides all that, if our government continues its current direction we will need all Americans to have firearms training and firearms of their own to stop them from turning us into a slave popluation or a dead population! Especially since it would be extremely difficult and expensive to have a fleet of F15's at our disposal for a more fair fight.

JFlorio Loc: Seminole Florida

You are correct. It’s not the guns. It’s the culture. Over 50% of high schooler are on some “legal” behavior altering drug. Violence, sex, and immorality, are rampant and not shocking anymore. We all had access to guns growing up. Plenty of fights and bullying. No one got shot.