12-09-2015, 04:41 PM
Quote:Benton
I don't look at it as forcing it on kids. I advocate a firearm safety class in schools for the same reason I advocate sex ed in schools: because giving someone as much information as possible is a better solution than never talking about something and hoping it fixes itself.
(12-09-2015, 04:14 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: Agreed. I compared it to sex ed, but my wife mad ea more apt comparison to driver's ed. There would be a classroom portion that would be talking about general firearm safety and whatnot, but if you had any desire to purchase, own, carry, a firearm there would be a require practical portion. A "behind the sights" if you will. This way it does not require anyone that may be against firearms to actually have to handle one and separating out those two things provides an avenue for those that may not have had instruction to take it in a separate place from the school.
If you have to pass and/or take the class to graduate it's forcing it upon kids there's no other way to slice it.
Their are a few differences between sex ed and drivers ed (which was never taught at my school.) that doesn't make it a fair comparison to gun safety imo. Just about every human will have sex or operate a motor vehicle it's nearly a fact of life in the country. Not everyone will be in a situation where they need a gun. I don't think pro gun citizens are having trouble finding different avenues to learn about guns. It's not just a tool in the USA it's a part of the culture. The debate is everywhere we turn.
Personally I think the movement to try to put guns in the class room is another way for groups like the NRA to further embed themselves into American culture and to shut down the gun control debate. What better way to cut down the debate in the future then making it a part of kids lives before they even knew they had a choice?
