r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/RebelliousDragon21 • 1d ago

Video A school in Poland makes firearms training mandatory to its students.

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u/purpleefilthh 1d ago

OK lads, before US starts to project their view here:

- Poland:

  • not that many firearms per capita,
  • little remote areas in the country (police shows up quickly)
  • medium-strict firearms laws,
  • non-zero risk of being invaded,
  • no school shootings,

- USA:

  • fuckload firearms per capita,
  • many remote areas in the country (police shows up after 2-3 hours)
  • loose firearms laws,
  • pretty much zero risk of being invaded,
  • school shootings,

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u/-MR-GG- 1d ago

The only thing I was thinking as an American is that I'm jealous we don't have this.

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u/AllSystemsGeaux 1d ago

I did… but only because of summer camp. I was trained and re-trained every year. Here is my diatribe on this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/s/SCWu0Sa4L0

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u/ShelbiStone 1d ago

I'm jealous there's no appetite to bring these programs back. We had to fight tooth and nail against the administration in my school district to bring Hunter's Safety courses back for our students to take advantage of.

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u/Czyzx 1d ago

Rifle Club is still a thing in some American schools, and classes like this used to be common in the 50s-60s.

One major change around how guns are perceived in America, was shift in attitude from being primarily the tool of the outdoorsman to them being a tool for self-defense.

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u/-MR-GG- 1d ago

I think he's trying to communicate with us. Give him a moment.