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Gun safety bill would add firearm education for middle and high school students
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By Katie Finkbeiner
A new firearm safety bill by Sen. Jon Bumstead, R-North Muskegon, is intended to bring gun education into schools for students between 6th and 12th grade.
When crafting the bill, Bumstead worked with the Department of Education and agreed there would be no live rounds or weapons brought onto school grounds during training.
Using instructors certified with hunting licenses through the Department of Natural Resources, the 10-hour program would teach safe storage, handling and cleaning of weapons and ammunition.