Originally Posted by AmeliaG

I believe the NRA has become so corrupt by corporate financial interests that they are essentially useless now. They used to sponsor gun education for kids. If they still do that, they surely do it much more quietly than they lobby for big money.

I don't believe gun training should be required to get a gun, any more than passing a math test should be required to get a bank account. But I deeply believe that our public education system should do a better job of training in both.