12-09-2015, 07:29 PM
(12-09-2015, 04:55 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: I think oftentimes that my upbringing has colored my view in a different way for this sort of thing. In my area, during my youth, guns were an inevitable part of life. Even growing up a pacifist we owned firearms for hunting. I was born owning a rifle. So my experiences lead me to the attitude of guns are all around us, basic safety with a firearm is something everyone, regardless of their background, should be taught because there is a chance that they will need to know it. I'm not talking about putting one in their hands and teaching them these things, but rather just the basics. The practical portion, not required for school but required for ownership, would be a different story.
All of that being said, that is what I see as beneficial based upon my life experiences.
I can respect that. All of us shaped by the atmosphere we grew up in it or are currently living in. Maybe I've let the world I grew up in give me a bad attitude.
I was raised in two distinct worlds. From birth to high school I lived in a pretty diverse area outside Dayton with a huge school district with lots of different people and views on the world where some families were into guns and some weren't. Probably around 1,500 kids in my graduating class Then in high school I moved to a more rural area with a lot less diversity and less then a hundred kids in a graduating class. A lot of the area seemed to be on the same page as far as firearms went. Firearms were treated as almost a badge of honor for extreme conservatives more then a deadly weapon. That's always rubbed me the wrong way.
(12-09-2015, 05:23 PM)Benton Wrote: Real numbers are hard to get, but it's estimated 1 in 3 Americans live in a home with a gun. That's a pretty significant chunk of folks.
And I don't understand the thinking it's teaching kids some kind of gun culture. It's teaching them basic safety of something dangerous they may come into contact with during their life. Isn't that part of why we educate kids?
That is a significant chunk. Isn't it responsible gun ownership to take it upon yourself to learn about gun safety just like it is to lock up your guns? I don't see how anyone should be able to purchase a weapon or obtain a license without taking a course of some kind but that doesn't mean making it a course in school. There are way more practical things to be teaching kids with the limited funding we give to education. Some people plan on never touching a firearm it's not a given like having sex or driving a car.
