Local CBS
Missouri schools will be encouraged to teach first-graders a gun
safety course sponsored by the National Rifle Association as a result of
legislation signed Friday by Gov. Jay Nixon.
The Missouri measure stops short of mandating the Eddie Eagle Gunsafe
Program. But by putting it in state law, Missouri is providing one of
the stronger state-sanctioned endorsements of a firearms safety course
which the NRA says is taught to about 1 million children annually.
The gun safety legislation signed by Nixon also transfers the duties
of issuing identification cards for concealed gun permits to local
sheriffs instead of driver’s license clerks. That change was prompted by
concerns that the licensing agency’s procedures had infringed on
people’s privacy rights.
Nixon noted the change in concealed-carry permits not the elementary
school gun-safety program while announcing he was signing the
legislation.
Good decisions. Firearms training should start early and happen often.
ReplyDeleteGun safety for first graders is pretty simple. Leave it alone and tell an adult. It's when kids get a bit older when they think doing well in call of duty makes them competent with firearms. That when they need to learn the four rules of gun safety.
ReplyDeleteAnything that helps make the tragedy of death or injury by unintentional gunshot even more rare than it is already is commendable.
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