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Teaching kids gun safety is right up there with sex safety. The earlier they learn the better off they will be. When I was in the 7th grade I was on a rifle team and we practiced in a gun range below the High School building.

The internet is going insane over a photo shared on social media of grade school kids in Wyoming learning gun safety.

The photo has spread like wildfire since being posted on Facebook garnering 66,000 shares and over 6,000 comments as of Tuesday afternoon.

The original posters have removed the photo, but as you know, the internet is forever.

Most comments were positive, but many people condemned teaching these kids about “gun safety,” and a lot of commenters said it was “training the next school shooter.”

Good grief.

Hours later, they removed the post but we have a screenshot of the mega-viral photo

Teaching kids gun safety is right up there with sex safety. The earlier they learn the better off they will be. When I was in the 7th grade I was on a rifle team and we practiced in a gun range below the High School building. The internet is going insane over a photo shared on social media of grade school kids in Wyoming learning gun safety. The photo has spread like wildfire since being posted on Facebook garnering 66,000 shares and over 6,000 comments as of Tuesday afternoon. The original posters have removed the photo, but as you know, the internet is forever. Most comments were positive, but many people condemned teaching these kids about “gun safety,” and a lot of commenters said it was “training the next school shooter.” Good grief. Hours later, they removed the post but we have a screenshot of the mega-viral photo

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I learned gun safety when I was much younger but went through a hunter safety program that did not include air guns but did show proper handling of a gun and included bow shooting. This was all when I was in Jr. High, it was part of the regular PE program that a parent could "opt out" but no one ever did as far as I know.

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You can't teach gun safety too soon for kids. They love them and if they havea respectful teacher they will keep what they learn for their whole lives.

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The highschool I went to had an "Advanced PE" program that you could take based on your GPA. It included reloading shotgun shells (on school grounds) and traveling to the local trap shooting club to shoot for trap (during school hours). I dont know if it is still in place but I would bet that it is.

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Trap and skeet shooting is definitely a lot of fun and I bet a lot of kids would love it!