Seventh- through ninth-graders could opt for instruction in topics ranging from survival skills to gun safety, but the weapons would have dummy ammunition or be disabled. Sen. Billy Wayne Bailey, who introduced the bill this month, doesn't envision students firing real guns during class time.It's a step in the right direction, but that's why I used "almost."
It wasn't that long ago that building a muzzleloader was considered a good shop class project.
ReplyDeleteCurrently, most High Schools in WV offer or even require hunters education courses, which include gun safety. Survival classes in Jr. High would have been fun though.