The Gun Lobby vs. the Education Lobby.....

Rack Ops

April 19, 2007 09:28

Last night I emailed my cousin, who is on the board of directors for a gun-rights group if he thought that the Va. Tech aftermath would lead to CCW on college campuses.

He said it would never happen, not even in extrememly pro-gun Kentucky, because of the power that the Education lobby wields.

I'll admit I never thought of it that way.

Are the teacher's unions that powerful and could they remain united on an issue like this?

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  Colt Super

  April 19, 2007 09:38

  Yep and yep.
  
  Doug

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  jebbar

  April 19, 2007 09:55

  Education lobby powerful?
  I believe this to be an overstatement.
  Consider what the average college professor makes compared to other professionals with advanced degrees, not to even mention public school teachers. Consider also how hard it is to get local school budgets passed in many of our communitites.
  
  I think the CCW/campus issue is clouded by the average person's well-meaing, but often ill-aimed concern for the safety of their children and less to do with any organized opposition on the part of educators.

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  sig232

  April 19, 2007 10:20

  Most educators are not pro-gun. I was married to a teacher and have several in the family. They are scared to death of firearms and teach that they are evil.
  
  I had this conversation not three days ago with a cousin who is a teacher in my family and lives in Kansas. She hates guns and will not allow them in the house. Of course her husband has a charter arms 44 special hidden away and she is not aware of this fact.
  
  I do think they are afraid that a student would get mad and drill them if guns were allowed in the classroom. Educators tend to lean to the liberal side in this day and age and guns are now demonized as politically incorrect by that group.

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