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Post by nfalls116 on Mar 28, 2018 13:54:51 GMT -5
Parents, again. Most kids these days come from broken homes not just the goofy ones... I coached soccer (select) and baseball for 25 years. It was easy after the first practice or two which child came from a broken home (divorce). Very sad, there are so many divorces today. My wife sees it in school (teaches 9 yr old/4th grade). Most of it was self confidence and insecurity. Funny if you go to a cafeteria you can see which ones don’t come from a broken home cause they are usually the bullies and ones degrading those coming from broken homes
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Post by js2397 on Mar 28, 2018 13:59:49 GMT -5
I coached soccer (select) and baseball for 25 years. It was easy after the first practice or two which child came from a broken home (divorce). Very sad, there are so many divorces today. My wife sees it in school (teaches 9 yr old/4th grade). Most of it was self confidence and insecurity. Funny if you go to a cafeteria you can see which ones don’t come from a broken home cause they are usually the bullies and ones degrading those coming from broken homes That's odd and alarming. I would say your school has some major issues. I have been an educator for over 15 years and have never seen anything like that. Hopefully your local school administrators will try to get a handle on this situation before it creates an entire generation of problems.
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Post by nfalls116 on Mar 28, 2018 14:02:26 GMT -5
Never seen people from unbroken homes degrading people from broken homes?
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Post by js2397 on Mar 28, 2018 14:09:23 GMT -5
Never seen people from unbroken homes degrading people from broken homes? Correct
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Post by nfalls116 on Mar 28, 2018 14:45:23 GMT -5
Maybe you are in a great school district but I’m pretty sure since the dawn of time people have picked on people that society deemed less than equal.
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Post by js2397 on Mar 28, 2018 14:55:00 GMT -5
Maybe you are in a great school district but I’m pretty sure since the dawn of time people have picked on people that society deemed less than equal. There are plenty of kids that get picked on, I just have never seen it as an intentional broken home vs. non-broken home. My guess is the kids doing the bullying are as likely to come from a broken home as not. The kids getting picked on are about the same, but the reasons they get picked on are for being odd, having beliefs that are outside of the norm for the local community, or by lacking coping skills. To add a little more to my point, I have been in charge of investigating all bullying reports for the last five years.
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Post by nfalls116 on Mar 28, 2018 14:58:29 GMT -5
I agree with most of that but my point is that children from unbroken homes generally aren’t saints either
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Post by js2397 on Mar 28, 2018 15:14:11 GMT -5
I agree with most of that but my point is that children from unbroken homes generally aren’t saints either I completely agree, the bullying issue just strikes a nerve from its overuse. I apologize if it seemed like I was disrespectful.
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Post by jimstc on Mar 30, 2018 11:14:12 GMT -5
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Post by esshup on Mar 31, 2018 23:18:20 GMT -5
I mean I get it but if we have to give something I am perfectly content with the bump fire being that thing. I'll give them bump stocks if they give me a 50 state concealed carry permit, that no city can override. If not, screw 'em. I'm tired of giving and jumping thru hoops.
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Post by esshup on Mar 31, 2018 23:24:14 GMT -5
Look at New Jersey. Don't get caught with a hollow point bullet in a handgun there, even if you don't reside in the state.
When I lived in Ca. a fire went thru East of Escondido. A guy that had an extensive Winchester lever gun collection had them confiscated by the police for "safety" reasons. I left there about 7 years after that happened and he still didn't have his guns back.....
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Post by nfalls116 on Mar 31, 2018 23:24:42 GMT -5
I mean I get it but if we have to give something I am perfectly content with the bump fire being that thing. I'll give them bump stocks if they give me a 50 state concealed carry permit, that no city can override. If not, screw 'em. I'm tired of giving and jumping thru hoops. Ok fine you guys win don’t take our bump stocks government!
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Post by esshup on Mar 31, 2018 23:38:56 GMT -5
Another hoop to jump thru. If I visit a gun shop in a state that doesn't touch the one I reside in, I may not be able to buy a gun unless it's shipped to a FFL in my state. Illinois requires any handgun purchased out of state to be shipped to a FFL in Illinois. Illinois requires a 3 day waiting period for long guns too, so purchasing one out of state means 2 trips to the gun shop, at least 3 days apart.
I was in Tenn a few years ago and they said that since I was from Indiana, they couldn't sell me a gun unless it was shipped to a FFL here.
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Post by dbd870 on Apr 1, 2018 5:57:56 GMT -5
The old touching State rule no longer exists. It is now up to the individual States. Doesn't means an individual State may not have kept it. Of course handguns must still go through a ffl across State lines. (grr stupid autocorrect)
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Post by moose1am on Apr 2, 2018 19:02:26 GMT -5
Indeed...... some may never see any way but theirs! Sad... Sad??? Someone who will defend their principles and their Constitutionally guaranteed rights from the liberal elitists who think they know better than me what is good or right for me. Curious. Very curious..... Fortunately there are millions more like me who will not stand down when our rights are under attack in the name of compromise. Bump stocks have been used once in a mass murder. Think about it. How many times have AR's been used? Are you going to accept the AR Ban of 2018 or 2019 or 2020 in the name of compromise? It is coming because the door is open and this administration opened it. Hell now I won't accept the AR ban at any time now or in the future. Not until they change the 2nd amendment the proper way adn that won't happen in my life time or any time soon.
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