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Via WZTV:
A Tennessee gun safety organization has taken issue with a Middle Tennessee school after National Rifle Association flyers were sent home with students in the Franklin Special Schools District.
The Safe Tennessee Project is self-described as a grass roots organization dedicated to addressing the epidemic of gun-related injuries and gun violence in the state.
At issue, is an NRA flyer sent home with Moore Elementary students as young as kindergarten promoting the NRA’s Eddie Eagle program. The program focuses on firearm safety and what to do if a child encounters a firearm. While the flyer was targeted to parents about speaking with children about firearm safety, some parents were dismayed they were not notified in advance.
A mother of a kindergarten student at Moore Elementary spoke with FOX 17 News on a condition of anonymity, saying parents should have been notified first. “I don’t think it’s the best curriculum when it’s coming from a political organization and puts the responsibility on the child. It would have been helpful if parents were aware in advance.”
Safe Tennessee Project representatives agreed, issuing the statement “Rather than emphasize to adults the importance of responsible gun storage, the program puts the onus on children to not pick up any guns that they may encounter.” The organization also cites a U.S. Government Accountability Office report stating “Children who received instruction in gun safety were no more likely than those who did not to heed basic rules about what to do if they came across a gun.”
FOX 17 News reached out to Lisa Burgin, the principal of Moore Elementary for comment. Burgin’s office provided a letter the school sent to parents on Friday addressing concerns from parents who received the flyer. The letter states the school will “evaluate other gun safety resources” in the future and it was decided Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense will also be given time to issue a presentation to students.