Rather, you should disabuse them of the notion that a firearm is as complex as a jet fighter-bomber. A firearm is a lot simpler to operate safely than a car.
Mandatory in the same way that math or science or english or history is mandatory? Yes. Mandatory in order to buy a gun? No.
Let the high schools offer such a course as an elective. However, it should be mandated that every high school offer such a course. But not needed to own a gun.
Three credits in social studies as follows: one credit in United States history; one credit in world history; one-half credit in economics; and one-half credit in United States government.
That is entirely different than what horatioo asked, which was about accepting the government requiring you to attend training prior to church participation. So, would you like to refine your answer?
I would support more rigorous qualifications for voters before I would support mandatory firearms education.
A bunch of idiots with votes are far more dangerous to me than a bunch of idiots with guns.
The last thing we need is to make it mandatory for schools to teach future gang bangers how to properly hold a weapon and hit a target. Keep in mind not every kid in school is going to grow up to be a good law abiding citizen.
Government mandated , one size fits all, anything does not fit in my definition of Freedom.
I would like to see firearms safety training start in grade school, and taught by certified firearms instructors, but not as something mandatatory for graduation.
It depends on how and what is implemented. I, personally, think that a basic firearms safety course, such as what is taught in a hunter's safety course, would be a good thing to incorporate into the curriculum of public high schools. While I'm sure that many anti's would tear their hair out over their children being taught about guns, that argument doesn't carry much weight with me since we've already incorporated other controversial subjects such as Darwinism and sex education into school curricula.