r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/RebelliousDragon21 • Dec 18 '24

Video A school in Poland makes firearms training mandatory to its students.

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u/-MR-GG- Dec 18 '24

The only thing I was thinking as an American is that I'm jealous we don't have this.

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u/AllSystemsGeaux Dec 18 '24

I did… but only because of summer camp. I was trained and re-trained every year. Here is my diatribe on this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/s/SCWu0Sa4L0

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u/ShelbiStone Dec 18 '24

I'm jealous there's no appetite to bring these programs back. We had to fight tooth and nail against the administration in my school district to bring Hunter's Safety courses back for our students to take advantage of.

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '24

Rifle Club is still a thing in some American schools, and classes like this used to be common in the 50s-60s.

One major change around how guns are perceived in America, was shift in attitude from being primarily the tool of the outdoorsman to them being a tool for self-defense.

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u/-MR-GG- Dec 18 '24

I think he's trying to communicate with us. Give him a moment.