Jeff Thomas
New member
Some time back, we had a thread on TFL about the NEA's (National Education Association ... the teachers' union) anti-self defense activities. This included, as I recall, an attempt to survey students.
I sent Bob Chase an email at the time, simply asking for confirmation of those reports. His / their response is below. Draw your own conclusions.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>----- Original Message -----
From: <SWhitmore@nea.org>
To:
Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2000
Subject: From Bob Chase
> Executive Office
>
> Dear Mr. XX:
> Thank you for sharing your views on NEA's position on gun safety legislation.
>
>
> The NEA Resolutions and NEA Legislative Program - both of which are reviewed
> annually and adopted by the more than 9,000 delegates to the NEA
> Representative Assembly - call for actions and policies to help ensure a safe,
> orderly school environment for all students and education employees. To this
> end, both the Legislative Program and the Resolutions include explicit support
> for sensible gun control measures. In addition, delegates to the 2000
> Representative Assembly went a step further in their call for common sense gun
> laws -- adopting New Business Item B which requires that NEA "prepare and
> distribute to each of its affiliates, a petition calling for a meaningful gun
> control." The vast majority of the delegates -- who are sent to the
> Representative Assembly by the 2.5 million members to speak for them --
> couldn't be more clear in their position on this issue.
>
> Among the speakers at the RA was Nebraska teacher Andy Pope, who was shot
> several years ago by a 13 year-old student. "I'm from Nebraska," he said,
> "where guns and hunting are a way of life. None of the common-sense measures
> we are calling for will prevent any law-abiding gun owner from hunting. They
> will, however, save our children's lives." NEA delegates agreed.
>
> NEA is committed to ensuring safe schools for our employees and students, and
> we will continue to work toward this goal. Again, we thank you for your
> comments on this critical issue.
>
> Sincerely,
> Bob Chase
> President
> [/quote]
Another reason to reject the public / government school system, and work for school choice, IMHO
Live and let live. Regards from AZ
[This message has been edited by Jeff Thomas (edited August 10, 2000).]
I sent Bob Chase an email at the time, simply asking for confirmation of those reports. His / their response is below. Draw your own conclusions.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>----- Original Message -----
From: <SWhitmore@nea.org>
To:
Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2000
Subject: From Bob Chase
> Executive Office
>
> Dear Mr. XX:
> Thank you for sharing your views on NEA's position on gun safety legislation.
>
>
> The NEA Resolutions and NEA Legislative Program - both of which are reviewed
> annually and adopted by the more than 9,000 delegates to the NEA
> Representative Assembly - call for actions and policies to help ensure a safe,
> orderly school environment for all students and education employees. To this
> end, both the Legislative Program and the Resolutions include explicit support
> for sensible gun control measures. In addition, delegates to the 2000
> Representative Assembly went a step further in their call for common sense gun
> laws -- adopting New Business Item B which requires that NEA "prepare and
> distribute to each of its affiliates, a petition calling for a meaningful gun
> control." The vast majority of the delegates -- who are sent to the
> Representative Assembly by the 2.5 million members to speak for them --
> couldn't be more clear in their position on this issue.
>
> Among the speakers at the RA was Nebraska teacher Andy Pope, who was shot
> several years ago by a 13 year-old student. "I'm from Nebraska," he said,
> "where guns and hunting are a way of life. None of the common-sense measures
> we are calling for will prevent any law-abiding gun owner from hunting. They
> will, however, save our children's lives." NEA delegates agreed.
>
> NEA is committed to ensuring safe schools for our employees and students, and
> we will continue to work toward this goal. Again, we thank you for your
> comments on this critical issue.
>
> Sincerely,
> Bob Chase
> President
> [/quote]
Another reason to reject the public / government school system, and work for school choice, IMHO
Live and let live. Regards from AZ
[This message has been edited by Jeff Thomas (edited August 10, 2000).]
