NRA AD IN SCHOOL YEARBOOK DRAWS FIRE LA MESA JUNIOR HIGH PRINCIPAL STANDS BY RIGHT TO PUBLISH.Byline: Eugene Tong Staff Writer CANYON COUNTRY - A National Rifle Association National Rifle Association (NRA) Governing organization for the sport of shooting with rifles and pistols. It was founded in Britain in 1860. The U.S. organization, formed in 1871, has a membership of some four million. Both the British and the U.S. recruitment ad placed in La Mesa La Mesa (lə mā`sə), city (1990 pop. 52,931), San Diego co., S Calif., a suburb of San Diego; inc. 1912. It is a retail center and a popular residence for upper- and middle-income professionals in the San Diego area. Junior High's yearbook has raised questions of propriety from some parents and students, in light of laws banning firearms This is an extensive list of small arms — pistol, machine gun, grenade launcher, anti-tank rifle — that includes variants. : Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A
Amid pitches for local pizza parlors and gift shops is a half-page, black-and-white advertisement featuring the NRA NRA (National Rifle Association of America) organization that encourages sharpshooting and use of firearms for hunting. [Am. Pop. Culture: NCE, 1895] See : Hunting logo and a quote of the Second Amendment's right to bear arms The right to bear arms refers to the right that individuals have to weapons. This right is often presented in the context of military service and the broader right of self defense. . It also includes toll-free numbers for joining. ``In a junior high school, it's probably not appropriate,'' said Lori Ediger, 14, a graduating eighth-grader at La Mesa. ``Maybe it's OK in high school.'' ``I see nothing wrong,'' said Tom Beam, 57, a grandparent of a La Mesa student. ``It's a legal organization that promotes a lot of good. There's nothing wrong with the NRA.'' The ad - sold by a student to raise funds for the yearbook - had been reviewed by school staffers prior to publication, Principal Peter Fries Sir Peter Derek Fry (born 26 May 1931) is a British Conservative politician. Fry was educated at the Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe and Worcester College, Oxford. He became an insurance broker and a director of the family retail clothing business. said. ``There are bound to be some disagreements about it,'' he said. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. William S William, crown prince of Germany William or Frederick William, 1882–1951, crown prince of Germany, son of William II. In World War I he commanded (1914) an army on the Western Front and was nominal commander in the German attack . Hart Union High School District policy, school- sponsored publications may accept paid advertising ``except for that prohibited by administrative regulations.'' At the same time, students are barred from ``possessing weapons, replica of weapons or dangerous instruments of any kind in school buildings, on school grounds or buses,'' which includes firearms. While Fries understood the ad would raise eyebrows, he believes a distinction exists between promoting the organization on campus and promoting guns. ``You have to be reasonable and use common sense,'' he said. ``What is the NRA? The NRA also provides education and classes in firearms safety. ... (The ad) is not promoting the use of firearms in school.'' It's also matter of free speech and fosters student debate, Fries said. ``Is it appropriate for students to think about the Second Amendment and the First Amendment and the right to free speech? Absolutely,'' he said. ``People can make rational discussions not based on emotions.'' Still, parent Edgar Monterosa, 35, of Canyon Country said he believes junior high is no place to promote firearms. ``It's a weapon that can kill somebody,'' he said. ``Maybe once they're in high school, when they know more about what it means to own a gun.'' But some see the ad as relatively benign. ``I didn't notice it,'' said Cassie Gaskin gaskin the muscular portion of the hindleg between the stifle and hock, corresponding to the human calf. The term is used in horses and sometimes dogs. , 13, a La Mesa graduate heading to Valencia High in the fall. ``I just kind of glanced at them. I didn't read them. ``I don't really think it's that bad,'' she said. ``It's like a club.'' Beam doubts that the NRA could recruit students through the ad. ``I would be surprised to see any junior high kids signing up,'' he said. ``I don't think they look at them, even if it's for a burger stand - maybe if there's a coupon.'' Eugene Tong, (661) 257-5253 eugene.tong(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo Photo: A National Rifle Association ad stirred controversy over its appropriateness for La Mesa Junior High's 2003 yearbook. David R. Crane/Staff Photographer |
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