NRA Board Member: Paddling A Child ‘May Keep Me From Having To Put A Bullet In Him’

NRA members listen to speakers during the NRA Annual Meeting of Members at the National Rifle Association's 142 Annual Meetings and Exhibits in the George R. Brown Convention Center Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Houston.... NRA members listen to speakers during the NRA Annual Meeting of Members at the National Rifle Association's 142 Annual Meetings and Exhibits in the George R. Brown Convention Center Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Houston. National Rifle Association leaders told members Saturday that the fight against gun control legislation is far from over, with battles yet to come in Congress and next year's midterm elections, but they vowed that none in the organization will ever have to surrender their weapons. (AP Photo/Houston Chronicle, Johnny Hanson) MORE LESS
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An NRA board member and leader of the Texas State Rifle Association wrote on Wednesday that disciplining a child through corporal punishment may prevent him from “having to put a bullet in him later.”

Complaining of State Rep. Alma Allen’s (D) bill to “prohibit the use of corporal punishment in public primary and secondary schools,” NRA board member Charles Cotton took to TexasCHL Forum to vent his frustration.

“I’m sick of this woman and her ‘don’t touch my kid regardless what he/she did or will do again’ attitude,” Cotton wrote in a thread titled “HB567: Corporal punishment in schools.”

“Perhaps a good paddling in school may keep me from having to put a bullet in him later,” he added.

Cotton did not immediately return a message left at his office seeking comment on Saturday.

In a “Board Spotlight” article on NRAPublications.org, Cotton’s bio said that he has been a dedicated NRA board member for 13 years, discovering his love of guns at age 4 after blowing open an oil can.

“When he squeezed the trigger and saw the can split open, his love of shooting was affirmed,” the article read.

His profile also notes his active life membership to the Texas State Rifle Association (TSRA), boasting that he has been “integral” in passing legislation “protecting the rights of shooters in Texas.”

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