Who was your instructor? Hope not this guy...

[phorvick]

http://brecksville.patch.com/articles/h ... irlawn-man

[mnmike59]

What a shiester!
I will say.....
Nobody should be required by law to go through a carry class. Although a very good idea and morally a responsible thing to do..
(Idea strikes me) ...... Teach safe gun handling in public schools at an early age and continue through high school.......Ok, I'm ready, bring it...

[RobD]

Can't wait to see the Violence Policy Center email on this....

What a shiester!
I will say.....
Nobody should be required by law to go through a carry class. Although a very good idea and morally a responsible thing to do..

You'd be amazed how many people ask something to the effect of:
"Hey, I've been shooting for 10 years, can you just sign off for me" or "I was in the army, so I shouldn't need to take your class"

State requires a class, I will not sacrifice my integrity because I don't necessarily agree with the law.

(Idea strikes me) ...... Teach safe gun handling in public schools at an early age and continue through high school.......Ok, I'm ready, bring it...

Seems almost too logical to work.

[rugersol]

(Idea strikes me) ...... Teach safe gun handling in public schools at an early age and continue through high school.......Ok, I'm ready, bring it...

Seems almost too logical to work.

(again, I'd much rather see firearms training req'd in K-12 ... but in light of that never happenin' ...)

[xd ED]

I have no idea when it ended, but in jr high, in the mid 60s, in a St Paul public school, we had gun safety as an after school activity- one of the most popular activities/had to wait to get into. Taught by a shop teacher, in a class room; got to shoot .22s at the Ramsey County range- then in the basement of the barn at the 'poor farm' on White Bear & Frost Aves. Earned what ever the youth firearm safety credential was named at the time.
But that was then...
We could solve a lot of problems if schools taught courses on gun safety, and economics...

[rugersol]

I have no idea when it ended, but in jr high, in the mid 60s, in a St Paul public school, we had gun safety as an after school activity- one of the most popular activities/had to wait to get into. Taught by a shop teacher, in a class room; got to shoot .22s at the Ramsey County range- then in the basement of the barn at the 'poor farm' on White Bear & Frost Aves. Earned what ever the youth firearm safety credential was named at the time.
But that was then...
We could solve a lot of problems if schools taught courses on gun safety, and economics...

Let's face facts ... "gun safety" taught in today's public schools'd be little more 'n "run away screaming, arms flailing wildly"!

[infidel]

I brought my rifle to a gun safety class at a St. Paul public school. It was 1980, I was twelve years old and needed a "Hunter Safety Certificate".

[R.E.T.]

I have no idea when it ended, but in jr high, in the mid 60s, in a St Paul public school, we had gun safety as an after school activity- one of the most popular activities/had to wait to get into. Taught by a shop teacher, in a class room; got to shoot .22s at the Ramsey County range- then in the basement of the barn at the 'poor farm' on White Bear & Frost Aves. Earned what ever the youth firearm safety credential was named at the time.
But that was then...
We could solve a lot of problems if schools taught courses on gun safety, and economics...

Let's face facts ... "gun safety" taught in today's public schools'd be little more 'n "run away screaming, arms flailing wildly"!

Or hide under your desk.

[PileDriver]

I have no idea when it ended, but in jr high, in the mid 60s, in a St Paul public school, we had gun safety as an after school activity- one of the most popular activities/had to wait to get into. Taught by a shop teacher, in a class room; got to shoot .22s at the Ramsey County range- then in the basement of the barn at the 'poor farm' on White Bear & Frost Aves. Earned what ever the youth firearm safety credential was named at the time.
But that was then...
We could solve a lot of problems if schools taught courses on gun safety, and economics...

I took firearm safety in the 7th grade, like 1999ish, as a mid-day activity (recess).

[tletourneau]

I think I did it in 6th grade. I'll have to look, I still have the certificate in my files.

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[rtk]

I brought my rifle to a gun safety class at a St. Paul public school. It was 1980, I was twelve years old and needed a "Hunter Safety Certificate".

I took my rifle on the SCHOOL BUS in Jr. High for rifle club with a knife in my pocket!

[traveler]

When I was a child (back before telephones, etc) there was a shooting range under the bandstand at the Como Park Pavilion. I never shot there, but I watched a group of older boys shooting .22's there. I do not recall what they used as a backstop. I guess we were not "enlightened" back then. Of course that was back in the days when one of my daily chores was to light the fire in the 55 gallon drum we used to dispose of our garbage (unlike the neighbors that had a basement gas incinerator). We also raked and then burned our leaves outside in the fall.

[nyffman]

Let's face facts ... "gun safety" taught in today's public schools'd be little more 'n "run away screaming, arms flailing wildly"!

Really? I'd be willing to bet it's more like: Guns are bad. If there are any in your house, tell us so we can take you to Child Protection Services right now and have your parents arrested.

[rugersol]

Let's face facts ... "gun safety" taught in today's public schools'd be little more 'n "run away screaming, arms flailing wildly"!

Really? I'd be willing to bet it's more like: Guns are bad. If there are any in your house, tell us so we can take you to Child Protection Services right now and have your parents arrested.

Ain't that what pediatritians are fer?

[nyffman]

It takes a village.

It's for the children.

Yes, pediatricians too.

Team effort.

We're all in this together.