Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Is anyone truly interested in having a civil and productive conversation? [View all]petronius
(26,602 posts)It's not uncommon in this Group to see suggestions that basic gun safety should be taught in schools (at an age-appropriate level). The main focus and value of that instruction would be to give young people appropriate tools to deal with unexpected exposure to a firearm (e.g. finding one, or a friend having one).
But a very valid additional component of that instruction could be a realistic understanding of what guns are capable of (even Red Asphalt style), the vast difference between TV/movie guns and real life, and what it actually takes to even start considering whether a person can be a responsible gun owner.
It's unlikely that Hollywood will do anything to remove the 'cool' any time soon, but I agree that guns really aren't and shouldn't be cool in that shallow mass-media-trendy sort of way...