Volunteer mentoring organization is anti-gun

[preachnhunt]

You're on the right track. Make your stand on principle and make it respectfully. If they insist on their policy walk out with your head high and you have done all of us a favor. We have to be seen as responsible ,principled people to gain ground in the battle for hearts and minds.

 

[Onward Allusion]

Rusty Shackleford
Volunteer mentoring organization is anti-gun

Volunteer doing something else that you don't have ANY issues with. It's your time and energy. Not worth going into a bad part of town without your EDC or lie about not having one on you. Neither is good.

Think about volunteering on something closer to home. No need to go out of one's neighborhood, town, or even country to help when there is a need for volunteers in most areas locally.

 

[Shienhausser]

If I VOLUNTEER my time, they had better VOLUNTEER my rights as a U.S. citizen, especially licensed.

Otherwise, I would volunteer elsewhere. Giving up rights to "help" others sounds like the reason we have TSA in airports.

 

[mortablunt]

It's nowhere near as good as a pistol, but how about a K-bar?

 

[NoirFan]

They lump guns and drugs together because they are ignorant to those who legally carry firearms.

I agree with this, don't attribute to malice what can be explained by simple ignorance. It's hard for those in the gun culture to see it from the inside but if you didn't grow up hunting and shooting it's easy to go your entire life without knowing that law-abiding citizens can carry handguns, or that there is no such thing as a 'gun license' in most places.

You are doing the right thing by having a conversation with them.

 

[JustinJ]

"If I VOLUNTEER my time, they had better VOLUNTEER my rights as a U.S. citizen, especially licensed."

I don't think one does volutneer work of this type as a favor to the group. Its supposed to be about the kids so i say it is at least worth the effort to try and rectify a bad policy.

Rusty S, i forgot to mention earlier that i think what you are doing is great. A person is defined by their actions and this one says great things about you.

 

[FTG-05]

Please ignore the "concealed means concealed" types. As usual, they miss the whole point.

Whoever mentioned the idea of police officers being mentors has an excellent idea: it would be very hard to argue that policy that effectively bans police officers from being mentors. My guess is the policy is supposed to be about illegal guns, but who knows.

Good luck and carry the good fight for us.

 

[Jorg Nysgerrig]

If the terms of an agreement are unacceptable, the proper course of action is to simply not enter into the agreement. If you choose to enter an agreement, you should do your best to abide by the terms to which you agreed.

Someone who voluntarily agrees to do something with the plan to willfully disregard the terms agreed upon is far more deserving of contempt than any clearly stated policy.

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

They might have a concern about liability and safety. Sometimes "underprivileged" kids have "troubled" backgrounds. (This can apply to the "privileged" ones too.) Any kind of access to your guns could mean real trouble.

 

[FROGO207]

It is a shame that an organization that could use a great many honest upstanding examples of good citizenship will loose these volunteers due to a policy that lacks any foresight with regards to legal firearms ownership. :banghead: I would definitely go ahead with my plans to talk with a higher up official with the organization about the issue. Please let us know the outcome of this meeting. If it is negative would you consider telling us the name of this organization so that we can stop wasting our time trying to apply and getting rejected as a proper role model due to this policy. Being a responsible citizen of a community that can and is capable of following the law is in my opinion a great role model. So sad that many can not see the forest for the trees. Good luck with your meeting.

 

[Owen]

Possessing weapon is dangerous because it might have a wrong impact on the kids.

Geoffery11
There are a number of studies showing that exposure to weapons being used in positive, responsible ways has amazingly positive impacts on kids.

 

[hso]

Bring up the issue and discuss the relevant points with them. I'm sure that there are competing organizations that don't have this problem.