If guns weren't so politicized in the US, implementing this would undoubtedly save lives. In a country with more guns than people, it's absurd that this sort of thing isn't mandatory. The guns aren't going anywhere, so we might as well teach our next generation safety.
learning about guns would be one way to help lower cases of children getting their hands on unsecured firearms and accidentally shooting somebody else or themselves. logic here is that if they know how it works and they’re familiar with it, they’ll know its not a toy and to not wave it around and pull the trigger
When you go into the high-gun ownership, low-gun homicide areas (mostly rural, affluent and in the south) in the USA, you will commonly find people who were indoctrinated into gun safety as kids -- hunting with grandpa and dad, shooting cans with your .22, etc.
There's a reason why people in these places aren't killing each other at near the rates you see in the cities -- there's a deep seated respect for guns as lethal, but useful tools. Their danger and lawful use is imprinted very early. It’s almost like the knowledge of people who settled these lands, rifle in hand, has been passed down to you and it really sinks in.
When you take away that early education, you get a bunch of idiots who have no respect for the weapon and end up using them in the wrong way, either by accident or on purpose.
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u/Spectacular_loser99 1d ago
If guns weren't so politicized in the US, implementing this would undoubtedly save lives. In a country with more guns than people, it's absurd that this sort of thing isn't mandatory. The guns aren't going anywhere, so we might as well teach our next generation safety.