HB 1217 has passed in Virginia. The bill allows local elementary schools to teach firearms safety to students, using the NRA’s Eddie Eagle program as a template.
Predictable but impotent resistance came from the Virginia Center for Public Safety, a Brady Campaign partner. The VCPC is an affiliate of States United to Prevent Gun Violence, who recently merged with Joyce Foundation beneficiary Freedom States Alliance (*).
A spokesperson for the VCPC lamented that firearms safety training did not belong in the schools, and that it is “up to the parents to teach that at home.” With the latter, I agree.
The problem is, that’s not happening. If parents were doing their jobs, this wouldn’t be an issue.