Public Responds After School Refused NRA Grant

By Tom Knighton

One of the things the National Rifle Association does is provide grants for school rifle teams. It’s a sport few people know about as even available for high school students, especially in an era of zero-tolerance rules where kids are punished for having Pop Tarts shaped like guns.

With the demonization of the NRA lately, however, it’s not surprising that some schools may be hesitant to accept such grants. Particularly when you’re looking to virtue signal by refusing to take the money.

However, one school in Pennsylvania saw a major community outpouring in response.

A decision Monday by the Stroudsburg Area School Board not to accept National Rifle Association money for the high school rifle team has spurred two fundraising efforts as well as accusations that the issue has been politicized.

A GoFundMe campaign by state Rep. Maureen Madden, D-Monroe, brought in $8,700 by midafternoon Wednesday.

A separate effort by some local business leaders raised $6,750.

Each fundraiser surpassed the amount of the NRA grant, which was $4,730 and offered to the team for the first time this year. The Stroudsburg High rifle team has been using equipment from the 1970s. It intends to …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms