US EditionKindergarteners could learn gun safety in school under a bill gaining momentum in Utah
- Utah students as early as kindergarten would be required to learn about firearm safety in school under a bill passed by the state House with a 59-10 vote, sending it to the Senate.
- The lessons aim to teach students how to handle encounters with firearms while being age-appropriate, as explained by the bill's sponsor.
- Opponents argue that the responsibility for gun safety should lie with adults, not children, as noted by a representative from the Gun Violence Prevention Center of Utah.
- If the bill is approved by the Senate and signed into law, firearm safety lessons will commence next school year and can include demonstrations but no live firearms.
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United States: Firearm lessons from kindergarten for Utah's children?
Widely adopted by the House of State, a bill aimed at setting up private lessons about firearms from kindergarten class must pass before the Senate before it is officially enacted. Sensitive, the issue is subject to debate in the Senate.
Kindergarten children could learn to use weapons safely
Utah students from kindergarten would be forced to learn about the safety of firearms in the classroom according to a bill that was passed by the state House of Representatives with overwhelming support on Friday. The Republican-controlled chamber passed the bill in a 59-10 vote and sent it to the Senate, despite concerns from some advocates of armed violence prevention that it places an undue burden on children. According to the proposal, publi…
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