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In reply to the discussion: The false confidence of an unloaded gun: [View all]Orrex
(63,208 posts)10. No doubt
I don't think that firearm safety should be taught in public schools, because honestly we don't need yet another constraint on the already strained time and funding of those schools, but such training should definitely be required prior to gun ownership.
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I'd rather a non-gun culture member teach it. NRA should not be involved in any way.
Hoyt
Jan 2013
#30
You never point a gun at something you don't intend to destroy, regardless of it's loaded status.
NutmegYankee
Jan 2013
#11
Or parents and teachers can take the time to educate children on the dangers of misusing firearms.
Pete Cortez
Jan 2013
#17
How about teaching them that guns are bad like cigarettes, racism, polluters, corporate greed, etc.
Hoyt
Jan 2013
#23
"[Guns] instill a degree of discipline, focus and accomplishment" - ban anyone who believes that
Hoyt
Jan 2013
#43
don't change the subject. Yes stronger gun laws are the amswer. Teachers know this now
TeamPooka
Jan 2013
#53
I agree children need to be taught that guns are implements of destruction
etherealtruth
Jan 2013
#29
I'll simply point out that at the nadir of the American experience with violent crime...
Pete Cortez
Jan 2013
#38