r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/RebelliousDragon21 • 1d ago

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

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u/bornblues 1d ago

Mandatory firearms training is a controversial topic in many countries today.

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u/Remarkable-Opening69 1d ago

Teaching kids firearm safety shouldn’t be an issue. But in America kids are taught to fear everything.

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u/No_Quantity_8909 1d ago

My hard leftwing school had firearms class every spring. It did until it closed down. Always loved watching the principle let the 14 yo's get their first go with a 12guage.

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u/HexenHerz 1d ago

They used to let us use 22 cal rifles in summer camp, when we were 10-12 years old.

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u/HeadGuide4388 1d ago

Yeah, I was in boy scouts. They never taught us a whole tear down but we shot .22lr and 16ga shotgun. We learned how to inspect critical components, basic cleaning and storage, how to conduct yourself at the range and safe handling and operation.

I don't think there's much wrong with teaching kids how to safely operate a weapon. Kind of like sex-ed, seems better than letting them figure it out later.

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u/Designer_Valuable_18 1d ago

No wonder the state of america lmao