{"id":113560,"date":"2019-08-05T10:53:18","date_gmt":"2019-08-05T14:53:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=113560"},"modified":"2024-08-03T20:54:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T01:54:50","slug":"hunt365-illinois-schools-teach-hunters-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/hunt365-illinois-schools-teach-hunters-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Passes Law Allowing Schools to Teach Hunter\u2019s Education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" title=\"Illinois Passes Law Allowing Schools to Teach Hunter\u2019s Education\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/hunters-ed.jpg\" alt=\"Illinois Passes Law Allowing Schools to Teach Hunter\u2019s Education\" class=\"wp-image-113561\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/hunters-ed.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/hunters-ed-150x90.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/hunters-ed-400x240.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/hunters-ed-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption><em>Illinois just passed a law nearly unanimously that will allow school districts to teach hunter&#8217;s ed to kids. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Smith) <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Who says bipartisanship is dead?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a surprising move from the Democrat-controlled Illinois General Assembly, both the House and the Senate <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ilga.gov\/legislation\/fulltext.asp?DocName=&amp;SessionId=108&amp;GA=101&amp;DocTypeId=HB&amp;DocNum=3462&amp;GAID=15&amp;LegID=120073&amp;SpecSess=&amp;Session=\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-illinois-schools-teach-hunters-education\" title=\"Illinois Passes Law Allowing Schools to Teach Hunter\u2019s Education\" target=\"_blank\">passed a bill<\/a> that will allow public schools to offer a hunter\u2019s education course as part of their curriculum. The bill passed both chambers nearly unanimously, with only state Sen. Ann Gillespie voting \u201cno\u201d among all legislators who cast votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHunting in Illinois is still very popular, and students can learn about hunting as a sport. Hunters have respect for guns,\u201d Democratic state Rep. Monica Bristow told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/illinois-passes-bipartisan-law-to-allow-hunting-education-classes-in-school-curriculum-with-no-opposition\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-illinois-schools-teach-hunters-education\" title=\"Illinois Passes Law Allowing Schools to Teach Hunter\u2019s Education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Fox News<\/a>, underscoring that the legislation stirred no opposition.&nbsp;\u201cIf people have to do the education course to obtain a hunting license anyway, why not be able to do this in school?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Illinois Republican Sen. Jason Plummer also noted how hunter\u2019s ed can teach students proper respect for firearms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cStudents who are exposed to lessons in hunting safety have\na greater chance of respecting firearms and using them properly for the rest of\ntheir lives,\u201d he told Fox. \u201cAs the law is shifting to emphasize the importance\nof safe handling,&nbsp;adopting legislation like this could make for an\naccessible path for students to learn these methods in-depth, early on in their\nlives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/hunt365-bear-poacher\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-illinois-schools-teach-hunters-education\" title=\"Illinois Passes Law Allowing Schools to Teach Hunter\u2019s Education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Bear Poacher Loses Hunting Privileges &amp; His Rifle<\/a> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The move comes as states around the country struggle to encourage\nyoung people to hunt in an increasingly urbanized and technological society.\nThe drop in the number of hunters has resulted in a drop in funding for state\nwildlife agencies, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nprillinois.org\/post\/decline-hunters-threatens-how-us-pays-conservation#stream\/0\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-illinois-schools-teach-hunters-education\" title=\"Illinois Passes Law Allowing Schools to Teach Hunter\u2019s Education\">a\nlarge percentage of the money for conservation comes via hunting licenses and\nexcise taxes on guns, ammunition, and fishing equipment<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new Illinois bill lets school districts decide whether\nthey want to implement the curriculum being developed by the state\u2019s Board of\nEducation. Lawmakers have said that no guns or ammunition will be allowed in\nthe classroom. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NRA spokesman Lars Dalseide told Fox that he\u2019s cautiously\noptimistic and will be interested to see what the Board of Education decides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhile we need to see what sort of guidelines the state\nBoard of Education sets, it\u2019s encouraging to see Illinois agree to provide\ncourses that teach the safe and responsible use of firearms. Hopefully this\nwill serve as a roadmap for other states that fail to provide such valuable\nlessons to our youth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/hunt365-deer-car-accidents\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"hunt365-illinois-schools-teach-hunters-education\" title=\"Illinois Passes Law Allowing Schools to Teach Hunter\u2019s Education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">Deer-Related Car Accidents Kill 200 People Per Year, Municipalities Urging Public to Join Culling Efforts<\/a> <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Del Wilber, an Illinois-based hunter, firearms instructor,&nbsp;and former police officer, told Fox that the course might help remove the stigma surrounding guns in some of Illinois\u2019 more violent districts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSadly, young people in Chicago and other inner-city areas\nsimply aren\u2019t exposed to guns for anything other than using them in crimes,\u201d he\nsaid. \u201cBut hunting has been a part of life in rural Illinois. It isn\u2019t about\njust killing poor animals; it is also an integral part of wildlife control.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While it seems unlikely that inner-city school districts will choose to implement a hunter\u2019s ed course, the bill may help reenergize a generation of potential hunters in rural areas who are more interested in video games than exploring the outdoors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-align:center\">***<a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/\" campaign=\"BuySellGA_Register\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a>***<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Democrat-controlled state legislature passed the law nearly unanimously. 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