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Proposed law aims to introduce firearm safety course curriculum for Michigan schools
(fox11online.com)
this post was submitted on 06 Jun 2025
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I think that the boilerplate Eddie Eagle kind of stuff is fine and probably a good idea. Teaching how to handle firearms without maiming yourself or others, and impressing the lethal consequences if you do not respect them. I'm quite soured on gun culture but the reality is that guns are ubiquitous in this country and this training would save lives.
But I don't think marksmanship or shooting sports should have any place in modern public schools. Beyond the possibility of a disturbed child enrolling specifically for access to firearms, it just gives paramilitary, Hitler youth vibes.
If you read the article, the classes are for middle schoolers and high schoolers. They're too old for Eddie Eagle stuff. And quite a few at that age are wanting to hunt with their parents.
As one who would favor military and military-like weapons not being widely available (but conversely has a significant interest in how firearms work), I still agree with you.
My ideals, like anarchism are more of a "North Star" (no global anarchic society is likely in my lifetime and ideology should always take backseat to helping people, so doing one's best to in non-ideal circumstances to enable positive change and mitigate harm is mandatory). That is to say, while I don't think military and military-like arms should even exist, that is a pipedream and the reality is that they do exist. So, education on safe handling and the associated risks that they have is important to reduce unintentional harm and give people a better chance against this inflicting intentional harm.