‘Student’s Bill Of Rights’ Illustrates They Need To Study Rights More

By Tom Knighton

One thing Parkland definitely did was mobilize the youth of this country far more than anything else in recent memory. High school students, normally pretty docile if not oblivious to the world around them, embraced gun control as a cause and started flapping their gums on a topic they knew nothing about.

Still, engagement in the political process is good, right?

Well, it can be. However, it helps if you actually understand what the hell you’re talking about. However, like their progressive allies, these students really don’t understand what rights actually are.

Over the weekend a group of around 100 teens convened in our nation’s capital to ratify a Students’ Bill of Rights for School Safety.

The resulting 15-point plan contains a laundry list of mandates, everything from ensuring access to safe spaces to “recognizing systemic and institutional oppressions” to regulating modern sporting rifles under the National Firearms Act.

Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg funded the three-day summit, which was held at Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C.

Among the attendees was Parkland survivor Jack McLeod. He spoke with The74Million.org about the need “to do something” in the wake of the February tragedy at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms