Gun Safety Should Be Taught In Schools Essay

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Gun Safety Taught In Schools

Should gun safety be taught in schools? This is a question that should be considered

in view of the recent events happening in our world today. Children in this generation fall

into one of two categories: scared of guns or curious about them. In one of ABC’s news

reports the Center Of Disease Control released a statement “While fewer kids are

bringing guns to school, the rate of firearm deaths among children younger than

thirteen years of age remains twenty five times that of the other top twenty five

industrialized nations combined.” I am going to persuade the reader of this essay to see the three main benefits of educating American youth about gun and firearm safety

while in school. The three …show more content…

William Percy,an assistant supervisor of staff development and health for the school

district of Carroll County, Maryland told ABC during their interview on :To Teach Or Not

To Teach Gun Safety “ We think the best way to prevent accidents with guns and gun

violence is through education. Parents cannot be with a child all the time, so we need to

educate them on the dangers of guns. We teach kids about bicycle safety, alcohol,

drugs, and sex education so that they will have a foundation they can take with them for

all situations.”

Although parents can not be with their children at all times,a study by

Farah and colleagues shows that “ 75% of gun-owning parents surveyed believed that

their 4- to 12-year-old child could tell the difference between a real gun and a toy gun.”

However, Farah and Colleagues also state that “ Until age 8, few children can actually

differentiate a toy gun from a real gun.” While parents often think their gun(s) are …show more content…

Most children that take guns to

school are doing so because they either think it makes them look cool to their peers or

they are being bullied by others. A lot of these thoughts come from our society, such

things as TV and video games.

Secondly, gun activist aren 't the only ones supporting gun safety being taught in

schools. after all the events not only in recent years, but as of today, school districts and

state legislatures across the country are pushing for firearm safety in school. This

education would promote personal safety. More schools need to have a mandatory

“ Eddie Eagle” program taught as early as Kindergarten. This program teaches kids in

grades K-6 to “ Stop. Don’t Touch. Leave The Area. Tell An Adult.” The National Rifle

Associations life time member State Sen. Dan Brown states to CNN’s , Mayra

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