Letter: Taking responsibility

Letter: Taking responsibility
Date: Dec 27, 2006 11:42 AM
PUBLICATION: The Province
DATE: 2006.12.27
EDITION: Final
SECTION: Editorial
PAGE: A21
BYLINE: Frederick Hoenisch
SOURCE: The Province
WORD COUNT: 160

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Taking responsibility

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Bravo to Sharon Gregson who wants to legally carry firearms to protect
herself and her family.

Shame on those who don't understand her perceived need for this, and on
those who suggest she resign her Vancouver school trustee position.

At a recent information session at our daughter's preschool on the
transition into kindergarten, I was surprised to hear a number of public
schools espousing a zero-tolerance approach to bullying and
name-calling.

By contrast, the private-school representatives seemed to promote
teaching their students how to best deal with the situation rather than
isolate them in a protected environment.

I don't promote arming elementary students as a way to deal with
bullies, but I admire the school trustee for taking responsibility for
defending her family.

While it would be very easy to ignore or deny that bullies are out
there, one only has to look at some of the world's leaders to realize
that we'd better learn to take care of ourselves before others decide
how they will take care of us.

Frederick Hoenisch, Saanich




The Second Amendment IS Homeland Security !