Leroy N. Soetoro
2019-08-03 04:02:38 UTC
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illinois-passes-bipartisan-law-to-allow-
hunting-education-classes-in-school-curriculum-with-no-opposition
Wedged in among the basics of science, math and English, a new bipartisan
measure in Illinois now gives school districts the option to build hunting
safety education into the daily curriculum.
The legislation, signed Friday by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat, and put
into immediate effect, aims to bolster hunter and gun safety for students.
The House and Senate in Illinois are under Democrats' control, and the
bill was initially introduced in February by downstate Democratic state
Rep. Monica Bristow.
Hunting in Illinois is still very popular, and students can learn about
hunting as a sport. Hunters have respect for guns, she told Fox News,
underscoring that the legislation stirred no opposition. If people have
to do the education course to obtain a hunting license anyway, why not be
able to do this in school?
Bristow said there is no minimum age for obtaining the license. She said
neither guns nor ammo will be allowed in classrooms, but students will
have the option to visit shooting ranges on their own time.
Sen. Jason Plummer a Republican from Edwardsville and a sponsor on the
bill said students who are exposed to lessons in hunting safety have a
greater chance of respecting firearms and using them properly for the rest
of their lives.
As the law is shifting to emphasize the importance of safe handling,
adopting legislation like this could make for an accessible path for
students to learn these methods in-depth, early on in their lives.
The bill amends the school code and provides that a school district may
offer its students a course on hunting safety as part of its curriculum
during the school day or as part of an afterschool program. It also
enables the state's Board of Education to prepare and make available to
school boards resources on hunting safety that may be used as guidelines
for the development of the course.
NRA spokesman Lars Dalseide said: "While we need to see what sort of
guidelines the state Board of Education sets, its encouraging to see
Illinois agree to provide courses that teach the safe and responsible use
of firearms. Hopefully this will serve as a roadmap for other states that
fail to provide such valuable lessons to our youth."
The Illinois Board of Education told Fox News that it's "neutral on the
bill, and that courses will be introduced according to districts'
discretion.
Del Wilber, an Illinois-based hunter, firearms instructor and former
police officer, said such courses typically entail teaching about firearms
safety, the laws governing ownership and transportation, and ordinances to
ensure that students will be in compliance when working with or otherwise
involved with hunting.
According to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources Safety Education
Division, participants also learn responsibility and ethics, first aid,
wildlife conservation and bowhunting.
In Wilbers view, it is also crucial to separate the rural pockets of the
state from the high levels of gun violence experienced in the states
largest city, Chicago.
Sadly, young people in Chicago and other inner-city areas simply arent
exposed to guns for anything other than using them in crimes, he said.
But hunting has been a part of life in rural Illinois. It isnt about
just killing poor animals; it is also an integral part of wildlife
control.
"For instance, deer populations that arent controlled through hunting can
become unmanageable, create a sick and unhealthy deer population, which
can spread to domestic animal populations.
Illinois is not the first state to encourage school schedules featuring
hunting-related subjects. Starting in the spring, the North Butler and
Clarksville Community districts in Iowa began implementing mandatory
hunter safety courses as part of the physical education syllabus for
seventh- and eighth-grade students.
Joel Foster, the superintendent for the two Iowa school districts, told
Fox News that although parents were provided with the option to have their
children not participate, no one took advantage of that option.
The classes have allowed students to learn about firearms, safety and
outdoor ethics in a controlled setting, he continued.
In Illinois and Iowa, state laws dictate that those born after Jan. 1,
1980, and Jan. 1, 1972, respectively, must complete a standardized hunting
education course through the Department of Natural Resources before being
able to purchase a hunting license.
And as of December, four schools in South Dakota also started offering
hunter education as a component of middle school PE.
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hunting-education-classes-in-school-curriculum-with-no-opposition
Wedged in among the basics of science, math and English, a new bipartisan
measure in Illinois now gives school districts the option to build hunting
safety education into the daily curriculum.
The legislation, signed Friday by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat, and put
into immediate effect, aims to bolster hunter and gun safety for students.
The House and Senate in Illinois are under Democrats' control, and the
bill was initially introduced in February by downstate Democratic state
Rep. Monica Bristow.
Hunting in Illinois is still very popular, and students can learn about
hunting as a sport. Hunters have respect for guns, she told Fox News,
underscoring that the legislation stirred no opposition. If people have
to do the education course to obtain a hunting license anyway, why not be
able to do this in school?
Bristow said there is no minimum age for obtaining the license. She said
neither guns nor ammo will be allowed in classrooms, but students will
have the option to visit shooting ranges on their own time.
Sen. Jason Plummer a Republican from Edwardsville and a sponsor on the
bill said students who are exposed to lessons in hunting safety have a
greater chance of respecting firearms and using them properly for the rest
of their lives.
As the law is shifting to emphasize the importance of safe handling,
adopting legislation like this could make for an accessible path for
students to learn these methods in-depth, early on in their lives.
The bill amends the school code and provides that a school district may
offer its students a course on hunting safety as part of its curriculum
during the school day or as part of an afterschool program. It also
enables the state's Board of Education to prepare and make available to
school boards resources on hunting safety that may be used as guidelines
for the development of the course.
NRA spokesman Lars Dalseide said: "While we need to see what sort of
guidelines the state Board of Education sets, its encouraging to see
Illinois agree to provide courses that teach the safe and responsible use
of firearms. Hopefully this will serve as a roadmap for other states that
fail to provide such valuable lessons to our youth."
The Illinois Board of Education told Fox News that it's "neutral on the
bill, and that courses will be introduced according to districts'
discretion.
Del Wilber, an Illinois-based hunter, firearms instructor and former
police officer, said such courses typically entail teaching about firearms
safety, the laws governing ownership and transportation, and ordinances to
ensure that students will be in compliance when working with or otherwise
involved with hunting.
According to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources Safety Education
Division, participants also learn responsibility and ethics, first aid,
wildlife conservation and bowhunting.
In Wilbers view, it is also crucial to separate the rural pockets of the
state from the high levels of gun violence experienced in the states
largest city, Chicago.
Sadly, young people in Chicago and other inner-city areas simply arent
exposed to guns for anything other than using them in crimes, he said.
But hunting has been a part of life in rural Illinois. It isnt about
just killing poor animals; it is also an integral part of wildlife
control.
"For instance, deer populations that arent controlled through hunting can
become unmanageable, create a sick and unhealthy deer population, which
can spread to domestic animal populations.
Illinois is not the first state to encourage school schedules featuring
hunting-related subjects. Starting in the spring, the North Butler and
Clarksville Community districts in Iowa began implementing mandatory
hunter safety courses as part of the physical education syllabus for
seventh- and eighth-grade students.
Joel Foster, the superintendent for the two Iowa school districts, told
Fox News that although parents were provided with the option to have their
children not participate, no one took advantage of that option.
The classes have allowed students to learn about firearms, safety and
outdoor ethics in a controlled setting, he continued.
In Illinois and Iowa, state laws dictate that those born after Jan. 1,
1980, and Jan. 1, 1972, respectively, must complete a standardized hunting
education course through the Department of Natural Resources before being
able to purchase a hunting license.
And as of December, four schools in South Dakota also started offering
hunter education as a component of middle school PE.
--
No collusion - Special Counsel Robert Swan Mueller III, March 2019.
Donald J. Trump, 304 electoral votes to 227, defeated compulsive liar in
denial Hillary Rodham Clinton on December 19th, 2016. The clown car
parade of the democrat party ran out of gas and got run over by a Trump
truck.
Congratulations President Trump. Thank you for cleaning up the disaster
of the Obama presidency.
The Obama-led Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)
approved Uranium One in fall 2010. With a little luck, we'll see
compulsive liar Hillary Clinton in jail before she dies.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp.
Obama increased total debt from $10 trillion to $20 trillion in the eight
years he was in office, and sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood queer
liberal democrat donors.