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Three US states now require school gun safety lessons for children as young as 5
(www.independent.co.uk)
this post was submitted on 08 Nov 2025
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My young kids had never seen a gun fired before. "This is what the movies look like." Put a .22 through an empty beer can. "See? Hole in the front, hole in the back, makes sense, right?"
"But any animal you shoot, including humans, is mostly full of water." Shot a beer can full of water, which predictably exploded and shredded" <screams> "Oh my GOD!"
That seemed to get it across.
Also told them, "Don't touch another person's gun. Not saying that because you're young or stupid! No one touches another person's gun without that person unloading it and showing them it is unloaded. That's how professionals do it. Even if you own the same exact gun, you know nothing about theirs. Maybe the safety doesn't work or some other weird shit.
If anyone tries to hand you a gun, and they have not cleared it, and showed you the empty chamber, do not touch it, and be wary of that person. They are not to be trusted and you need to get away from them."
Cue my 9-yo son lecturing his 11-yo sister on the above. :) (Yes, they both heard that speech.)
Saving this script for my own kids. Vivid imagery my friend