[Just another Joe]

"Children, Youth and Gun Violence," from the nonprofit David and Lucile Packard Foundation, says that in experimental research settings youngsters who've been through "gun-avoidance" programs are just as likely as others to find and play with guns.

Anyone notice the name of the program that doesn't work? "gun-avoidance"
Don't teach them to "avoid" guns. Teach them to "respect" and know how to "use" a gun.

[copycat]

Anyone notice the name of the program that doesn't work? "gun-avoidance" Don't teach them to "avoid" guns. Teach them to "respect" and know how to "use" a gun.

The Packard program..."Don't touch a gun, don't ever touch a gun."

MY program..."Hey kid, you wanna shoot the .308 next? How'd you like to be standing in front of that? Don't play around with this thing or it WILL kill you."

I smell a flawed study.

[Nov3]

Anyone notice the name of the program that doesn't work? "gun-avoidance"

Sticks out like a sore thumb. In other words, they didn't teach them how to handle a gun without killing themselves or someone else. They told them they were dangerous and not to touch them. That works so well with cigarettes, firecrackers and alcohol, they must have been sure it would work with guns (sarcasm).

And what were these "experimental research settings"...?