Young Gun-Rights Advocates Fight Back Against Bullying

By Patrick Richardson

God forbid you’re pro-Second Amendment and in high school these days.

Take for example the case of high school junior Aryeh Rohde in South Whidbey, Washington. When other students were fashionably walking out to protest the evils of the Second Amendment, Rohde organized a counterprotest on Whidbey Island. His event was promptly shut down by the school’s principal.

Contrast this with just a few weeks earlier when the school closed to allow students to protest (via the South Whidbey Record).

Citing safety concerns, the campus of South Whidbey High School was closed Wednesday by Superintendent Jo Moccia, leaving parents, media and others unable to hear what students said during the protest.

Students in grades 9-12 were granted permission by the school board to participate in the walkout, seen as a lesson in civics. Parental permission was required for students in South Whidbey Middle School, grades 7 and 8.

Of course for Rohde, it was far more than just his principal shutting down a counterprotest for an “unapproved” cause. He’s also faced the sort of bullying gun-rights advocates have come to expect.

Aryeh Rohde says he’s been called a gun-crazy racist and a potential shooter for promoting gun …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms