A member of the Federation of practical shooting, Alexey Rozhkov, sent a letter to the Ministry of education of Russia, suggested to teach children the handling of weapons, starting from 10 years of age.
Based on the text of the document, addressed to the Minister of education Olga Vasilyeva, children should be taught safe gun handling from a very young age - since 10 years. It is proposed to integrate the image of the weapon and its application in fairy tales, cartoons, and other materials, which bears educational character. Teens are also invited to participate in the lessons of practical shooting. The appeal says that all proposals should gradually draw a younger generation to the moment when they will be allowed everywhere to bear arms and, if necessary, to apply it. The grounds for such proposal, the Muscovite seen in the increasing scale of domestic and sexual violence against children, in confirmation of which he quotes from the speech of the Deputy of the State Duma Irina Yarovaya. Innovation needs to include children and adolescents aged 10 to 18 years.
The document also appears the telephone number for feedback:
8 (926) 295-98-13, Alexey Rozhkov