Mandatory Gun Safety Training

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This is a topic that has come up in various ways in other threads so I thought it deserves a thread of it’s own.

There is broad resistance to any sort of mandatory training in association with licensing by the pro “Constitutional Carry” as a condition of carrying which I can understand though not necessarily agree with 100%.

I’ve traveled a lot of the world from the ME to Africa, Asia, and Europe as well as a fair bit in Central and South America.

One thing I see universally overseas is that anyone who owns a gun period is required to go through some pretty intense gun safety and use training and while I see the benefits I can’t agree with putting a precondition on any of our rights.

How can we get the benefits though without the prior restraint?

I’ve proposed before as did someone else recently we that should incorporate some form of basic gun safety training as a part of school curriculum.

Now at first glance this topic should probably be in Training but since anything to do with firearms and school curriculum is a hot button issue for sure with broad political considerations I put it here.

In our schools we do all sorts of public safety related programs so why not basic gun safety training?

We don’t even need for students to handle firearms at all but statistically there’s better than a 90% chance that before they graduate HS kids are going to come into contact with firearms so a basic understanding of how they work, the consequences both legally and morally of mishandling a weapon either by accident or intent should be well understood.

I think kids at an early age, probably between 10-14 should start receiving some basic instruction in things like the universal safety rules, how common firearms work, what they are capable of, and the life altering consequences of injuring or killing someone with them.

If you agree, how can we start a grassroots effort to accomplish this?

If you disagree please tell us why and be prepared to discuss.

One thing I brushed over is the benefits. What I have seen universally around the world where mandatory training is required is a much higher awareness and constant practice of very good safe gun handling. In some cases I thought it was a bit excessive, but universally everyone understands the rules, the potential legal and life altering consequences of violating them as well as the legal consequences that can follow.

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Actually there was when I was younger in Grammar School. In fact, when I was younger of that age many many schools with the Chicago public school system had rifle ranges had 22 caliber ranges in the basement of the school that has long disappeared but that’s what they used to have that was like a NRA safety class and marksmanship class. Like I said just disappeared many many years ago but they used to have it when I was young in that age group. I’m now 69 and graduated 8th Grade in 1963.

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I don’t believe those classes were mandatory though and what I’m suggesting would not involve any shooting at all, just basic gun safety and awareness.

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I believe that it should be mandatory for ALL guns to go through safety training. Maybe then the guns will quit shooting people on their own.

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I simply don’t remember that was 60 years ago and I was a young boy in the 1950’s. Times were very different then, my father had guns in the house, no locks no gun safes he said not to touch them so we didn’t. He threatened with the belt coming out of the closet that was enough of a deterrent believe me that belt threat. Of course there were more threats than what actually happened. It rarely came out of the closet just the threat of it coming out was all that was needed back then. But I don’t remember if those classes were compulsive or not. Everyone I could have asked are now deceased they would be well into their hundreds by now. Happy Weekend to you Charles talk soon.
Bob Murphy

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I hate government telling me what I can and can not do, BUT, if we are going to do mandatory classes then they should be taught in School (age group to be determined) as a class you must pass in order to graduate. This would include people who drop out and want to get GEDs. MUST PASS a basic gun class!

I am not saying they have to touch or shoot an actual weapon (that could be an advanced elective class) but it sure would help slow down the anti-gun agenda that seems to be running amuck in so many of our school systems today.

The more you know about a thing the less afraid you are of that thing. (If that is a famous quote I dont know who said it, if it is not famous I’ll claim it and you all can make me famous.)

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The situation is it would have to be a government mandate for that and since the NEA and Teachers Unions throughout this country would never implement this plan. Liberal districts, liberal states would stall the project for years. Possibly Maybe you may get a Red State here or there but in my opinion it is never going to happen liberals throughout our fruited plains would stall the project in courts for decades.

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I never dreamed it would be implemented but the Democratic party is pushing gun control issues, this is something to throw at them that could actually help which is why they will not listen, but it may open up some eyes as to the ultimate agenda of striping all gun rights

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@DBrogue I really like the idea Don my former State representative Jeanne Ives ® now running for IL6 District for Congress she’s a veteran and a very strong friend of the Second Amendment. If you want I can send her a short email write up if you want? She maybe able to use it in her platform or the upcoming Congressional Debate for our district.

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everything helps

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The home I lived in when I was young was built in 1928 by my grandfather. The “boys room” was a full length basement and there was a built in gun and ammo rack on the wall where the family guns were kept for two generations of boys growing up in that home.

No locks, no door or glass cover but the same threat of being beaten half to death if we ever touched them without permission.

We moved in that home when I was six and we got the “gun safety rules” briefing including the story of dad’s first cousin who was like his brother accidentally being killed with my great grandfather’s …38 S&W when he and another boy got hold of it without permission when he was five.

That image is still burned prominently in my mind and I use it with every basic class.

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Great idea. Give it a shot!

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@DBrogue @WildRose Ok guys I will start this weekend and when I hear from her I will let the Community know what I found out

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That is old school Irish discipline at least it was for my siblings and myself.

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I don’t agree with any mandatory training. Make it an elective. If we require students to learn something they, or their parents are opposed to, then the same can come back on us later, if a more liberal government was in control. Make the Constitution a mandatory requirement for graduation.

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Pretty much my thinking exactly. I’ve already contacted my rep’s and senators at both the state and national level.

Others should consider doing the same.

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Used to be you couldn’t graduate grammar or high school without passing a written Constitution test but like everything else it’s considered cruel and unnecessary punishment nowadays or it’s show up for the test and you receive an automatic B+

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Well my state of Illinois representatives are a liberal republican and my state Senator is a liberal Democrat and my US Senators are Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth :cry::woman_facepalming::woman_shrugging:

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Well if there are any sane politicians from your state give them a try.

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I hear you

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