Republicans recoil after Biden blocks funding for hunter education – By Greg Larose (Louisiana Illuminator) / Aug 19, 2023
A group of 19 Republican U.S. senators, including Louisiana’s John Kennedy, have complained to the Biden administration over its move to withhold money from public school archery and hunter education programs.
Last month, the U.S. Department of Education revealed the funding would be held back as dedicated under the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act of 2022, legislation the president touted as containing the most significant gun safety reforms in decades. The law broadened the definition of licensed gun dealers to require more of them undergo background checks, and it expanded access to mental health services and violence intervention programs.
Another part of the act amended the Elementary and Secondary Act (ESEA) of 1965 to prohibit federal funds from going toward “training in the use of a dangerous weapon.”
The letter (read below) Kennedy and other senators sent Aug. 11 to President Joe Biden said cutting off money from hunter education programs will have a detrimental effect on safety. More than 500,000 students participate and are certified through hunter education courses annually, the senators said. Such training has decreased hunting-related accidents 50% since the program was started 50 years ago, their letter stated.
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