Zero Tolerance For Ralphie?

By Robert Farago

TTAG reader guy 1 writes:

As I watched A Christmas Story on Christmas Eve, I savored the film’s greatest moment: Ralphie’s joy and wonderment at receiving his Daisy Red Rider Lever action carbine BB Gun. Before that, Ralphie goes to ridiculous lengths to let his parents know his heart’s desire – only to be shut down by his mother with those dreadful words, “you’ll shoot your eye out.” The same words uttered by his homeroom teacher after reading his “what I want for Christmas” essay. While watching these series of events I can’t help but wonder . . .

would Ralphie even be able to write about his desire for having a BB gun if he was a child in a 21st century American school?”

Instead of getting a C+ and a warning from his teacher, Ralphie would be referred to the principal. Even without chewing a Pop Tart into the shape of a gun, his desire for a “violent and dangerous weapon” would fall afoul of the modern public school’s “zero tolerance” policy on firearms. Ralphie would face detention, suspension and/or mandatory psychological counseling.

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Source:: Truth About Guns