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Gun safety education won’t save Michigan’s kids
Michigan’s new firearm safety education law offers voluntary instruction for students in grades 6–12, but leaves schools without funding or a mandate to implement it. The article argues the program’s
By Madeleine Brugman · 2026-09-19T09:05:35.348Z
Michigan’s new firearm safety education law offers voluntary instruction for students in grades 6–12, but leaves schools without funding or a mandate to implement it. The article argues the program’s focus on hunting reaches few young people and cites research questioning whether safety lessons prevent children from handling guns. Its shortcomings raise broader questions about effective ways to reduce firearm injuries and deaths.
Read the full article here https://www.michigandaily.com/opinion/op eds/gun safety education wont save michigans kids/