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Originally Posted by outlaw

I think children now days are intelligent enough to understand if given the chance. Just like the schooling on what can happen when you drink and drive, you can teach what can happen when you don't respect a firearm.

I believe to this day that my father showing me what a bullet can do gave me my respect for firearms. He demonstrated to me how much it could penetrate into wood. I was very impressed. He also taught me to to treat all guns as loaded. There is no such thing as an empty gun.

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Originally Posted by Steve9930

I believe Gun Safety and Functionality should be taught as a mandatory course in High School.[/QUOTE]

Funny that you mention that. There is a school in PA that is doing just that. I think it is long overdue. However you'll never see these types of classes in places like NY, MA, CT, NJ.

Gun Safety Lessons For 6-Year-Olds In Pennsylvania School - Is It Safe or Risky? [POLL] : News : Parent Herald

We lived in Jackson, MS during the mid to late '80s. When our son became a sophomore in high school he was required to take a mandatory gun safety class. I completely support that policy.

[TNLAKEPANDA]

Originally Posted by outlaw

Wow! Good post. Lots of useful info. Thanks.

Ditto that. Thans for taking the tim to provide all the information!

[Carl in Tampa]

Originally Posted by Steve9930

I think if you go back to the rulings of SCOTUS you'll discover that they did leave room for Municipalities to make reasonable requests of Gun Owners. Now if your going to keep this weapon in your home, then I believe you have that right and additional training would be up to you and as far as I'm concerned the local and federal government can go pound sand. Especially when it comes to a long gun. Carrying in public has a different feel to me at least. There is an element where the general public has some concern on the capabilities of the person carrying. I took the training course even though under the law I did not need too since I was a vet and had a DD214. I thought the course could have been better. If your serious about this you will be serious about your capabilities also. Here's is a statement that will really make some short hairs standup on the back of some necks. I believe Gun Safety and Functionality should be taught as a mandatory course in High School.

I am not familiar with a SCOTUS ruling that gives specific authority for Municipalities to "make reasonable requests of gun owners." Perhaps you could give me a citation so that I can look it up. That is certainly not true in Florida where there is a state preemption law that establishes that the State has sole authority to pass gun regulation legislation and which prohibits any political subdivision in the state from passing such laws.

On your second point, gun safety training should begin in the lower grades. The NRA Eddie Eagle safety course emphasizes that if a child discovers a gun, the child should: 1. Don't touch, 2. Leave the area, and 3. Tell an adult.

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Every school has the fire department do a show and tell. Why not the police department do one on gun safety? Who knows? Maybe they are doing it already.

[Steve9930]

Originally Posted by Carl in Tampa

I am not familiar with a SCOTUS ruling that gives specific authority for Municipalities to "make reasonable requests of gun owners." Perhaps you could give me a citation so that I can look it up. That is certainly not true in Florida where there is a state preemption law that establishes that the State has sole authority to pass gun regulation legislation and which prohibits any political subdivision in the state from passing such laws.

On your second point, gun safety training should begin in the lower grades. The NRA Eddie Eagle safety course emphasizes that if a child discovers a gun, the child should: 1. Don't touch, 2. Leave the area, and 3. Tell an adult.

If you care to do that you can go back and read the entire opinion of the court or if you search the internet there are some synopsis of their opinion.

As for points 1,2,3. Here is the reality, 1) they will touch because it fascinates them, 2)They will not leave the area, 3)They most likely will not tell an adult. First I question whether an adult owns the gun because the child got his hands on it.