HB0368: Rep. Dumpower, Senator Crowe Wanting To Arm Angry Little League Parents

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HB0363, as introduced by Rep. Jason Mumpower and Senator Dewey Crowe within the Tennessee General Assembly, doesn't seem like a particularly good idea, particularly if you have ever heard of Little League Parent Syndrome --- these two legislators are in favor of letting angry parents going armed to youth sport events on public lands:

HB 0363 by *Mumpower ( *SB 0211 by *Crowe)
http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0363



Rep. Jason Mumpower, R - Bristol



Senator Dewey Crowe, R - Johnson City

Handgun Permits - As introduced, exempts holder of handgun carry permit from prohibitions against carrying a firearm in any public park, playground, civic center, or other public recreational area or facility, carrying weapon in areas inhabited by big game, and possessing firearm while bow hunting. - Amends TCA Title 39, Chapter 17, Part 13 and Title 70.

HB 0363 - Abobe Acrobat .pdf
http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/106/Bill/HB0363.pdf

Parents Can Kill Little League Fun
http://main.uab.edu/show.asp?durki=56417

Sports psychologists call it Little League Parent Syndrome, when parents at games become so overwrought that they become verbally or physically abusive with their children, coaches or other parents. Estimates are that 15 percent of parents can be expected to lose control, says UAB physical education expert Terry Conkle, Ed.D. Causes include parental pride and unrealistic expectations for children to master sports quickly and at earlier ages. Conkle's game-day advice for parents: "Talk to the parents of the opposing team, they're not the enemy. Think in terms of your child learning new skills rather than winning or losing. Don't yell instructions. Children have enough trouble concentrating. Avoid conducting a post-game autopsy. Kids know their mistakes without having them re-analyzed." Contact Gail Short, Media Relations, [phone] or [e-mail]. (University of Alabama at Birmingham)

Here is some more advice: leave your firearms at home.