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<blockquote data-quote="Duckslayer100" data-source="post: 67099" data-attributes="member: 1485">I guess if the kid was in honor guard or part of the school's rifle team, I could see it. But then I'd expect the reaction from the dad to be along the lines of &quot;well, my son just wanted to show off his favorite hobby. He wasn't trying to cause an uproar.&quot; Instead, the reaction by dad tells me he was HOPING to start something just to get his 15 minutes. It comes down to intent. Tell me honestly: If you had done this as a teenager, what would your parents have said/done? Mine would have tanned my hide and grounded me for a week. Not because they're liberal assholes who hate guns, but because we were raised to be respectful. Acting macho and flashing a gun just to get a reaction is the opposite of respectful. I will say this: I find it hugely ironic that a bunch of conservatives who scoff at helicopter parenting and today's entitled generation -- and blame so much on the fact that teachers have to cafe to whining/bitching parents and students -- are siding with the parents and students with this one. What happened to letting the teachers have the authority?? Does that only work as long as they agree with the way you think?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Duckslayer100, post: 67099, member: 1485"] I guess if the kid was in honor guard or part of the school's rifle team, I could see it. But then I'd expect the reaction from the dad to be along the lines of "well, my son just wanted to show off his favorite hobby. He wasn't trying to cause an uproar." Instead, the reaction by dad tells me he was HOPING to start something just to get his 15 minutes. It comes down to intent. Tell me honestly: If you had done this as a teenager, what would your parents have said/done? Mine would have tanned my hide and grounded me for a week. Not because they're liberal assholes who hate guns, but because we were raised to be respectful. Acting macho and flashing a gun just to get a reaction is the opposite of respectful. I will say this: I find it hugely ironic that a bunch of conservatives who scoff at helicopter parenting and today's entitled generation -- and blame so much on the fact that teachers have to cafe to whining/bitching parents and students -- are siding with the parents and students with this one. What happened to letting the teachers have the authority?? Does that only work as long as they agree with the way you think? [/QUOTE]

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