Reply #51: All they really need to know is how to unload about three or four common types of firearms

[slackmaster]

The basic safety rules plus how to safely unload a revolver, a semiautomatic pistol, a pump shotgun, and a bolt-action rifle. All using non-firing dummy weapons.

They'll Have To Drop Other Worthwhile Programs.....

Like being contantly prepped for one set of tests to meet the requirements of NCLB, another for the state, more tests devised by school districts for their own reasons, plus quizzes developed by the teacher; then spending a signficant chunk of the school day taking tests?

I think the kids would enjoy two hours of something physical that is completely outside of their regular curriculum.

Will that gun course include special uniforms? Maybe a special salute? That's all we need: steps to make this a more militarized, fascistic country.....

The objective would be to immunize the kids against the danger posed by unsecured firearms. Those are an environmental hazard in real life, like drugs and sex and driving.