Teaching Our Children Well: Bringing Gun Safety Training to K-12 Public Schools

Summary

The article reports on the Arizona Legislature's renewed effort to mandate gun safety education in K-12 public schools, following successful implementations in Tennessee, Arkansas, and Utah. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed HB2882 (Public Chapter 800) on April 23, 2024, requiring age-appropriate, viewpoint-neutral firearm safety instruction starting the 2025-2026 school year. Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed HB1117 (Act 229) on March 4, and Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed HB104 later that month, establishing similar K-12 gun safety programs.