-—Every school kid should be issued a good quality firearm and taught how to carry it safely and shoot it well. A practical skill. This before drivers training —-—
I hope you forget the sarcasm tag...because that idea is off the rails...
teach a gun safety class is a good idea, but to issue them a weapon...
Seriously?
Definitely serious. They need the hands- on aspect to learn good safety principles and operating skills - although book- learning helps and should be part of it, yes. Think about it anyway, please. (Now, millions of them have firearms - they’re almost ubiquitous in many cities — but many owners have never had a good training class for them. This is like drivers training classes which include behind the wheel safety lessons as well as book learning . I realize the cars are involved in far more accidents but the same idea could, IMHO, extend to pistols and rifles too. )l