> "Visuals of guns are inappropriate for children."
Does she have children and own a TV? She would rather
have the child stumble into one and not know what it was,
or mimic behavior seen on TV. This is the "ostrich"
approach to gun safety.
> In the report, of 20 children who completed the
> gun-safety training, 17 found guns in a test. Of the
> 17 who found the guns, three called police; the
> others played with the guns.
Compared to what outcome in the control (un-taught)
group? Oh, there was no control group?
> ... from ABC's "20/20" ...
Oh, that explains it.
Good one. You're right. Kids see more on TV and in movies than this book would ever show. I liked the Lord of the Rings Trilogy a lot, but I would hesitate showing it to a 6-year-old. However, almost every kid in my class last year (in a conservative Christian area) had seen it. Of course, it is a better movie than some, but it still surprises me what some parents will let their kids watch. But that's that and I can't judge the parents too much because many of them are such good people.
The policeman that comes in and teaches my kids does a good Job. He uses visuals to explain about gun safety and it's no big thing. Being a second amendment supporter myself, I think it is good that there are programs like Eddie the Eagle out there. It looks to be a very good one even though I haven't used it yet (but may sometime soon). The general thing around here is to say that kids should not mess around with guns unless one of their parents handles guns and lets them participate. Some kids miss a little school during the hunt and that's fine--for some it's a family-building activity. That's great. My dad used to take us hunting too. I REALLY like seeing some people like the Second Amendment Sisters out there. They're pretty cool ladies.