Firearm safety to be taught in Tenn. schools starting in 2025-26 school year

Who's citing this opinion?

That said, if this move is the beginning steps to adding training, licensing and insurance to own firearms, I'm all. So let Tennessee lead the way!
So you want to get rid of the 2nd Amendment, right? If you think TN would vote for that, you are out to lunch.

Speaking of lunch, last week I sat next to a guy packing a 9mm on his belt at Waffle House. I see them all the time here in TN. KY too!
 
So you want to get rid of the 2nd Amendment, right? If you think TN would vote for that, you are out to lunch.

Speaking of lunch, last week I sat next to a guy packing a 9mm on his belt at Waffle House. I see them all the time here in TN. KY too!
How is what I stated getting rid of that right?
 
Yup, it's the parents who conservatives say are responsible, except with gun education and then parents don't want to be seen as responsible for the statistics!

But sure thing that when it fails, the teachers will take the heat!
 
A great idea!
The teachers there are getting a revive a dead horse Ter. If more kids start shooting each other more, your fellow teachers will get fired.

And rightfully so!

Which backpack holds the ammo today?
 
The teachers there are getting a revive a dead horse Ter. If more kids start shooting each other more, your fellow teachers will get fired.

And rightfully so!

Which backpack holds the ammo today?
Are you really this stupid?

The more people who know how to handle firearms safely the better. Murderous psychos who might get it into their heads to shoot up a school or a church are very unlikely to be the ones signing up for this elective course. Maybe some day somewhere a person who took such a course in high school will end up saving the lives of lots of people from one such psycho.
 
Are you really this stupid?

The more people who know how to handle firearms safely the better. Murderous psychos who might get it into their heads to shoot up a school or a church are very unlikely to be the ones signing up for this elective course. Maybe some day somewhere a person who took such a course in high school will end up saving the lives of lots of people from one such psycho.
The more people handling guns, the more people get shot. How can the children be taught when adults ini America never learned safety rules?

lHow do we know the adults never learned?

Do the comparison to Switzerland again.


But don't get me wrong! I'm with M14Shooter on gettin ya'all packin heat.
 
Who's citing this opinion?

That said, if this move is the beginning steps to adding training, licensing and insurance to own firearms, I'm all. So let Tennessee lead the way!
Lots of guns works out great for Switzerland. Why is it so different?


Please discuss politely. I'm trying to help!
 
Like to hear thoughts especially those from Tennessee. Tenn is starting a new program of firearms safety to teach the students. I believe thisis the actual manual. https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/education/standards/Firearms_Safety_2025.pdf

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A new law takes effect in Tennessee this upcoming school year just as Memphis and Shelby County students head back to school next week.

MSCS students return to school on Monday, August 4, and students could start learning about guns in the classroom.

Advocates say it’s about preventing tragedies.

“A moment of access can lead to a lifetime of tragedy,” said Jessica Jaglois, Director of Communications for Safer TN.

Tennessee students will now learn about gun safety to prevent those tragedies.

“Unsecured guns are prolific in Memphis and across the state of Tennessee,” Jaglois said. But in Memphis, more firearms are stolen from vehicles than any other American city, and Tennessee has the third highest rate of accidental shootings by children, that means a child getting access to a firearm and shooting themselves or someone else, in the nation.”

Jaglois tells Action News 5 that’s just one reason education is critical.

“No matter where you live, secure storage, firearm safety is important and can affect you,” she said.

The state’s new curriculum has a number of requirements, including teaching: safe storage, school safety relating to firearms, how to avoid injury if a student finds a firearm, never to touch a found firearm, and to immediately notify an adult if found.

Memphis Shelby County Interim Superintendent Dr. Rod Richmond says they plan to take the gun safety lessons a step further.

“I also assembled a group of parents who lost their children to gun violence,” Dr. Richmond said. I started to talk to those parents as well as Bennie Cobb about how can we again take this curriculum, but also take the messaging around gun violence and really go into our schools and influence our students to really understand how important it is for them to understand gun safety, but also to stay away from guns.”

Richmond also says, physical education teachers will teach the curriculum.

Fayette and Tipton County Schools will follow state guidance.

“It is developmentally appropriate for students, what you would teach a high school student will not be the same obviously as what you would teach a second-grade student,” said Rebekah Byrd, Assistant Superintendent for Tipton County Schools.
Sounds like a great idea.
 
Like to hear thoughts especially those from Tennessee. Tenn is starting a new program of firearms safety to teach the students. I believe thisis the actual manual. https://www.tn.gov/content/dam/tn/education/standards/Firearms_Safety_2025.pdf

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A new law takes effect in Tennessee this upcoming school year just as Memphis and Shelby County students head back to school next week.

MSCS students return to school on Monday, August 4, and students could start learning about guns in the classroom.

Advocates say it’s about preventing tragedies.

“A moment of access can lead to a lifetime of tragedy,” said Jessica Jaglois, Director of Communications for Safer TN.

Tennessee students will now learn about gun safety to prevent those tragedies.

“Unsecured guns are prolific in Memphis and across the state of Tennessee,” Jaglois said. But in Memphis, more firearms are stolen from vehicles than any other American city, and Tennessee has the third highest rate of accidental shootings by children, that means a child getting access to a firearm and shooting themselves or someone else, in the nation.”

Jaglois tells Action News 5 that’s just one reason education is critical.

“No matter where you live, secure storage, firearm safety is important and can affect you,” she said.

The state’s new curriculum has a number of requirements, including teaching: safe storage, school safety relating to firearms, how to avoid injury if a student finds a firearm, never to touch a found firearm, and to immediately notify an adult if found.

Memphis Shelby County Interim Superintendent Dr. Rod Richmond says they plan to take the gun safety lessons a step further.

“I also assembled a group of parents who lost their children to gun violence,” Dr. Richmond said. I started to talk to those parents as well as Bennie Cobb about how can we again take this curriculum, but also take the messaging around gun violence and really go into our schools and influence our students to really understand how important it is for them to understand gun safety, but also to stay away from guns.”

Richmond also says, physical education teachers will teach the curriculum.

Fayette and Tipton County Schools will follow state guidance.

“It is developmentally appropriate for students, what you would teach a high school student will not be the same obviously as what you would teach a second-grade student,” said Rebekah Byrd, Assistant Superintendent for Tipton County Schools.
Precisely why the US has a gun problem.
 
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