Firearm Safety Courses for Elementary School-age Children

"In areas where gun ownership is ubiquitous, the offering of school-based firearm handling courses to elementary age children should be vigorously discouraged. This type of firearm handling course seems likely to encourage early gun use in children, and the perception by the parents that their...

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Published in:Canadian journal of public health 1999-01, Vol.90 (1), p.35-36
Main Author: Leonard, Katherine A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Adult education
Biological and medical sciences
Canada - epidemiology
Child
Child health services
Children
Children & youth
Children, Canada
COMMENTARY/COMMENTAIRE
Curriculum
Elementary school students
Firearms
Firearms - statistics & numerical data
Firearms accidents
Firearms, Safety measures
General aspects
Gun control, Statistics
Guns
Health Education - organization & administration
Humans
Medical sciences
National Rifle Association of America
Pediatrics
Physical trauma
Planification. Prevention (methods). Intervention. Evaluation
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Safety
Safety education
Safety measures
School Health Services - organization & administration
Suicide
Wounds, Gunshot - epidemiology
Wounds, Gunshot - prevention & control
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Summary:"In areas where gun ownership is ubiquitous, the offering of school-based firearm handling courses to elementary age children should be vigorously discouraged. This type of firearm handling course seems likely to encourage early gun use in children, and the perception by the parents that their child is capable of safely handling a gun." (CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH) This article examines the effectiveness of training elementary-aged children in Canada on gun safety at an early age.
ISSN:0008-4263
1920-7476
DOI:10.1007/BF03404096