Missouri Law Endorses NRA Gun Safety Courses for Children
Missouri schools will be encouraged to teach first-graders a gun safety course sponsored by the National Rifle Association as a result of legislation signed Friday by Gov. Jay Nixon.
According to FoxNews, the new law stops short of requiring schools to teach the Eddie Eagle Gunsafe Program, but by putting it into state law, Missouri provides one of the stronger state-sanctioned endorsements of the NRA-sponsored firearms safety course. The NRA says the course is taught to about 1 million children annually.