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Nik Cruz, the Parkland, FL shooter, was taught how to shoot a lethal weapon in the very school that he later targeted in the tragic Valentine's Day Massacre. Yes, our children are trained as shooters in their school cafeterias, as part of the U.S. military's Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) marksmanship program. This link between rampant gun violence in this country and military recruitment in schools is largely ignored in the ongoing gun debate.
Send a message to your state representatives: If you want to end gun violence, stop training our kids as shooters!
Nearly 2,000 U.S. high schools have such JROTC marksmanship programs, which are taxpayer-funded and rubber-stamped by Congress. Cafeterias are transformed into firing ranges, where children, as young as 13 years old, learn how to kill. The day that Nik Cruz opened fire on his classmates, he wore his JROTC t-shirt. JROTC's motto? "Motivating Young People to Be Better Citizens." By training them to wield a gun?
Urge your legislators to shut down school marksmanship programs!
The culture of gun violence is fueled by the culture of war which invades our lives through Hollywood films, video games, the militarization of the police, and military recruitment and training programs in our schools. Tell your elected officials: Don't use our tax dollars to turn schools into firing ranges!
Thanks for taking action,
Pat Elder
Coordinating Committee Member, World BEYOND War
Director, National Coalition to Protect Student Privacy
These people are beyond irrational.
Nik Cruz, the Parkland, FL shooter, was taught how to shoot a lethal weapon in the very school that he later targeted in the tragic Valentine's Day Massacre. Yes, our children are trained as shooters in their school cafeterias, as part of the U.S. military's Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) marksmanship program. This link between rampant gun violence in this country and military recruitment in schools is largely ignored in the ongoing gun debate.
Send a message to your state representatives: If you want to end gun violence, stop training our kids as shooters!
Urge your legislators to shut down school marksmanship programs!
The culture of gun violence is fueled by the culture of war which invades our lives through Hollywood films, video games, the militarization of the police, and military recruitment and training programs in our schools. Tell your elected officials: Don't use our tax dollars to turn schools into firing ranges!
Thanks for taking action,
Pat Elder
Coordinating Committee Member, World BEYOND War
Director, National Coalition to Protect Student Privacy
These people are beyond irrational.
