OCinBlaine
Regular Member
Howdy folks!
Last night, after my son's Boy Scout meeting, I was made aware of a policy about guns and Boy Scouts. I hadn't known that I couldn't attend as a parent while Open carrying. The meeting was at an American Legion hall, not a school or anything blatantly obvious. The only time guns are allowed is for events that help a scout in a related merit badge. I made the assumption Scouts would be pro 2A, I agree I should have asked more questions before I showed up breaking policy.
Currently, I have recieved an email response, and have sent a follow up asking for people further up the chain of command in the organization. Maybe, with a little understanding on my part from the people who created the policy and a little education to the people who created the policy, a change can be made.
I'm not asking for volunteers to be allowed to open carry or conceal carry, I am just starting with the parents who come and listen to the Scout meetings and are just there to hear everything that happens. (Asking a 6th grader about what happened at his meeting is fruitless)
Anywho, I know they have the right to have this policy and I'm not upset, I will do what I can to get the organization headed in the right direction, and if that fails, my son and I will just have to find something else to do on Monday nights. Our local gunrange has a great youth shooters option.
Cheers,
OCinBlaine
Last night, after my son's Boy Scout meeting, I was made aware of a policy about guns and Boy Scouts. I hadn't known that I couldn't attend as a parent while Open carrying. The meeting was at an American Legion hall, not a school or anything blatantly obvious. The only time guns are allowed is for events that help a scout in a related merit badge. I made the assumption Scouts would be pro 2A, I agree I should have asked more questions before I showed up breaking policy.
Currently, I have recieved an email response, and have sent a follow up asking for people further up the chain of command in the organization. Maybe, with a little understanding on my part from the people who created the policy and a little education to the people who created the policy, a change can be made.
I'm not asking for volunteers to be allowed to open carry or conceal carry, I am just starting with the parents who come and listen to the Scout meetings and are just there to hear everything that happens. (Asking a 6th grader about what happened at his meeting is fruitless)
Anywho, I know they have the right to have this policy and I'm not upset, I will do what I can to get the organization headed in the right direction, and if that fails, my son and I will just have to find something else to do on Monday nights. Our local gunrange has a great youth shooters option.
Cheers,
OCinBlaine