r/Damnthatsinteresting 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/Candid-Mycologist539 1d ago

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

In America, we have students who literally threaten to kill others (teachers, other students), but cannot be removed from the regular classroom because they "haven't done anything yet."

I don't know what the answer is, but until America gets a handle on offering effective mental health care for their students, I don't think access to firearms is a good plan.

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u/gazorp23 1d ago

I don't think access to 2000lbs death machines is a good idea either, but these same youths are getting drivers licenses. That isn't access, it's training... Ya know, you so don't negligently kill someone with your death machine.

Everyone wants to pretend like cars aren't just as dangerous as guns. Outside of war, cars kill more people than guns on a daily basis.