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In reply to the discussion: Phoenix Woman Accidentally Fatally Shoots Brother In Head While Posing For Facebook Picture [View all]Rob H.
(5,351 posts)Need them or not, there are guns out there and the hunter safety class I took in high school was as much about what to never, ever, ever do with a gun as it was about hunting, if not moreso. IMO, it's much better to be informed about guns and the damage they can potentially do and how to handle them to ensure your own safety and the safety of whoever else might be around than to decide that kids don't need to know anything about guns since they don't "need" them. (For the record, we never fired a gun as part of the class.)
I was 14 years old when I took the class (I'm 44 now) and still remember a lot of the safety rules I learned then. Like I said below, I'm not a hunter nor do I own guns, but my dad is a hunter and has guns, so it isn't as if I'm never around them. I'd rather know exactly how not to handle them than think I'll be okay as long as the safety's on, no matter what else I might do with them.