Tag: nra

  • Eddie Eagle Prevents Gun Accidents in Cleveland Elementary School

    I was checking my news feeds this morning when I came across a story in the Cleveland Daily Banner.

    Read more: Cleveland Daily Banner – Fifth grader finds loaded gun on playground follows safety procedure

    My first reaction was complete shock. I have never seen a news story in which children did the correct thing when confronted with a firearm. This is no doubt a combination of the tendency for news organizations to report the bad and the fact that most children are not properly educated and accidents are more often the result. This was an exception as a fifth grader followed exact safety procedure when finding the loaded handgun at school on the playground.

    In all of our firearm courses we discuss the NRA suggested rule in regards to children and firearms. Firearm owners need to be positive role models and teach children the difference between real life, video games, toys, and TV. Children need to have their curiosity satisfied at a safe and controllable level. Lastly children need to be educated and taught what to do when they find or are presented with a firearm. Specifically:

    Stop
    Don’t Touch
    Leave the Area
    Tell An Adult

    The NRA has an educational program available that schools and other organizations can utilize to help teach these and other firearm safety tips to children. The Eddie Eagle program in no way is designed to promote firearm ownership or the NRA. It is designed simple to help children learn safety rules and procedures. After all, half of all American households have a firearm and as a fact of life in our society children need to be educated in firearms the same way they are taught to Stop, Drop, and Roll in a fire.

    In this news story, the school had been using the Eddie Eagle program from several years to teach the children and, although we will never know, it might have just saved a life.

    To learn more about the Eddie Eagle program click here.

  • NRA App for iTunes Just Released

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    It’s not long ago that I jumped from the land of Microsoft and into the world of Macs. My desktop here at work is now a Mac and my BlackBerry has turned into an iPhone. Like most of those who’ve made a similar journey, I soon found myself researching and downloading the latest apps. (For the unindoctrinated, apps are applications that run on your smartphones or tablets.) Little did I know that such research would produce an app by the NRA.

    Divided into five separate categories, the app provides the latest stories by NRANews, NRA-ILA and those of us here at NRAblog. There’s also video, the ability to find NRA related activities in your area, links to NRA social media properties and more.

    If this sounds like something you’d like to add to your arsenal, then head on over to the iTunes store and add the NRA app to your collection. But you need to act fast … the app is free free for a limited time. So head on over to the Apple Store and follow more of what the National Rifle Association has to offer.

  • NRAU: NRA Program for Local Universities

    The NRA has announced a special program designed to help educate college level students about gun rights, current legislation, and the gun control debate. I for one am very excited about this program. No matter what side of the issue people stand on, we can all use more EDUCATION. Granted you could expect this 2 hour seminar to be a little one sided but there are sure to be many golden nuggets of information.

    Here is the press release from the NRA:

    Thursday, December 01, 2011

    In an effort to educate the next generation of gun rights advocates on exercising and maintaining their constitutionally guaranteed Right to Keep and Bear Arms, NRA has developed a comprehensive program for college students called “NRA University”– NRA U for short.

    NRA U is a two-hour training seminar for college students interested in learning more about NRA, the Second Amendment, gun safety, legislative threats to gun rights and the gun control debate. NRA-ILA staff will travel to a college campus and provide seminar attendees with the tools they’ll need to become more effective activists in the fight to protect our freedom, both on and off campus.

    Staff will address the myths of gun control, covering topics such as the history of the Second Amendment and the use of guns for self-defense, and provide the NRA’s solutions to reducing gun crime and accidents.

    In addition to ensuring a more balanced discussion of this issue on campus, NRA staff will talk about the various NRA programs in which students can participate. Students will also learn about opportunities to work with like-minded activists in their area.

    Students will receive free fraternal items, such as NRA U hats, t-shirts, and stickers.

    Upcoming NRA U Seminars are scheduled for:

    University of Nevada – Las Vegas January 23

    Stetson Law School (Florida) February 27

    Florida State University February 28

    University of Pennsylvania – Philadelphia March 15

    Indiana State University March 26

    Washington & Lee University TBA

     

    Contact NRA-ILA today to bring NRA U to your campus this spring! And be sure to join our group on Facebook too.

    For more information, please visit the NRA University Home Page at http://www.nraila.org/nrau/, e-mail us at [email protected], or call us at 800-392-VOTE (8683).