DEMO: Firearms & Child Safety
How the next generation learns about firearms and firearm safety is pivotal to the future of gun ownership in America. It can be an educational, welcoming experience that sparks a lifelong appreciation for firearms, or it can be tainted by misinformation, fear, and toxic bias.
Every gun owner has to answer one vital question: Who do you trust to teach your kids and your family about firearms and gun safety?
This is a great interactive class for parents who are gun owners (especially new owners) with young children living in or visiting a household where a firearm may be stored. With the number of accidental discharges resulting in injury or death to a child, this class matters for both parents and children.
What you'll walk out with
- How to introduce your family to firearms in a positive, welcoming way
- The 4 pillar rules of gun safety (and how to teach them)
- Basic firearms terminology you'll want your family to know
- Safe storage options: safes, vaults, lockboxes, trigger locks
- How to handle peer pressure and curiosity from other kids and adults
- Exactly what your child should do if they ever find an unsecured firearm
- The Children’s Firearm Safety Pledge
- Confidence to educate and empower the next generation in your home
At a glance
- Format: Interactive classroom for parents
- Level: All levels; ideal for new gun owners
- Pathway: New to Firearms
Where to go next
- Introduction to Handgun: build your own handling fundamentals with confidence.
- Gadgets & Gear for Handgun & Rifle: choose the right safe, vault, or lockbox for your home.
Questions about this class? Call 989-455-1191 or email troy.mac@troytactical.com.
Instructor
McConnell Trapp
McConnell "Mac" Trapp, J.D. is the lead instructor of Troy Tactical Defense: a USCCA-certified instructor, concealed pistol carrier since 2008, and legal consultant who makes Michigan firearms law simple and easy to understand for students of every background.