ccwinstructor
Centurion
RACINE - Madison Richards and Samantha Noll, both 14 and high school freshmen, don't shy away from controversial subjects. They hit them head-on with a video camera in hand.
This year they are turning their cameras toward the issue of the Second Amendment and the state's open carry law.
"Everybody has a viewpoint," said Richards, a freshman at Horlick High School. "It's a relative issue to Racine and Wisconsin and the United States in general."
It's an issue that has been in the spotlight recently, especially in Wisconsin after two men in Madison were arrested Saturday who were openly carrying firearms and then refused to provide identification when police questioned them. Members of gun rights organizations say police had no reason to suspect the men were felons and question them.
This is all part of the issue the two local teens are targeting.
They won a C-SPAN documentary contest earlier this year with a documentary about the potential of nuclear energy to meet energy needs.
Now they are entering the contest again this year and they were asked to tell about an issue or event that helps the community better understand the role of the federal government.
The pair originally discussed ideas such as sewage dumpage or the value of NASA. But in the end they decided on something that they considered even more controversial: open carry, the ability to carry a weapon in public as long as it is clearly visible.
Noll, who is a freshman at Case High School, said she thinks open carry is wrong.
"Gun control nowadays is horrible," said Noll, who eventually wants to go into public relations.
On the other hand, Richards said she believes guns are dangerous, but she doesn't have enough information to make a decision yet.
"I don't have a real opinion yet. I'm still researching," said Richards, who wants to film documentaries professionally as a career.
Even though Noll said she is against open carry now, she said she sometimes changes her mind during her research after hearing new viewpoints.
http://www.journaltimes.com/news/local/article_37c6406a-c7cc-11df-b92e-001cc4c002e0.html
Perhaps some people in the area can invite these two young ladies to an open carry event.
This year they are turning their cameras toward the issue of the Second Amendment and the state's open carry law.
"Everybody has a viewpoint," said Richards, a freshman at Horlick High School. "It's a relative issue to Racine and Wisconsin and the United States in general."
It's an issue that has been in the spotlight recently, especially in Wisconsin after two men in Madison were arrested Saturday who were openly carrying firearms and then refused to provide identification when police questioned them. Members of gun rights organizations say police had no reason to suspect the men were felons and question them.
This is all part of the issue the two local teens are targeting.
They won a C-SPAN documentary contest earlier this year with a documentary about the potential of nuclear energy to meet energy needs.
Now they are entering the contest again this year and they were asked to tell about an issue or event that helps the community better understand the role of the federal government.
The pair originally discussed ideas such as sewage dumpage or the value of NASA. But in the end they decided on something that they considered even more controversial: open carry, the ability to carry a weapon in public as long as it is clearly visible.
Noll, who is a freshman at Case High School, said she thinks open carry is wrong.
"Gun control nowadays is horrible," said Noll, who eventually wants to go into public relations.
On the other hand, Richards said she believes guns are dangerous, but she doesn't have enough information to make a decision yet.
"I don't have a real opinion yet. I'm still researching," said Richards, who wants to film documentaries professionally as a career.
Even though Noll said she is against open carry now, she said she sometimes changes her mind during her research after hearing new viewpoints.
http://www.journaltimes.com/news/local/article_37c6406a-c7cc-11df-b92e-001cc4c002e0.html
Perhaps some people in the area can invite these two young ladies to an open carry event.
