I'd support it so long as full safety measures are taken, like making it a field trip to an actual shooting range, rather than just propping up targets out on the football field and saying "go for it!"

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"We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light."

--Plato

So in other words, you support it so long as it cannot possibly be done large-scale.

You can stop a .22LR round with very little effort, like say, lining a portable classroom with a strip of sheet metal. You're operating on the "protect our kids" model that has clearly failed when you should be operating on the "prepare our kids" model.

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I could easily be done in a gymnasium.

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"We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself
into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and
trying to lift himself up by the handle."-Winston Churchill

I think it's a brilliant idea. It's exactly what education is all about. It should be wholeheartedly endorsed by the school board.

It should be an elective, I think, not a default class.

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~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

I would say default in. Parents can drop out if they want.

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"We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself
into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and
trying to lift himself up by the handle."-Winston Churchill

I think gym should also be an elective. Firearms should definitely be an elective, too. Another problem with it is that it isn't possible for every school to do this. Would there be field trips to firing ranges? How much would that cost?
Also, it could potentially be dangerous to have a bunch of 10 or 11 year old kids playing around with guns.

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"Moreover, I am cognizant of the interrelatedness of all communities and states...Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. Never again can we afford to live with the narrow, provincial "outside agitator" idea. Anyone who lives inside the United States can never be considered an outsider anywhere within its bounds."



~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

I believe every school has a gym with some modifications that could be suitable. As was noted earlier the youngest children would be using air rifles, not very dangerous to begin with and the instructor would be a retired military or law enforcement officer (a few other things would work as well).
They would not be "playing around with guns" if you read the point is safety and training.

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May your paradise always be green, you liberties always be full, and may the ignorance of you enemies not drive you to be pro-nuke.

"We contend that for a nation to try to tax itself
into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and
trying to lift himself up by the handle."-Winston Churchill