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CMV: Self defense and basic firearm safety should be taught as a part of public education in the US

I realize at face value this view might seem extreme, but I feel I have practical reasons and rational thought behind them so I am interested in hearing different perspectives.

I believe that in the effort public education makes to turn people into contributing, autonomous functioning members of society, one massive oversight that people tend to not want to talk about is violence. 

We clearly live in a world that sadly, is still sometimes violent, and we must be able to respond in a way that enables us to preserve ourselves. 

To be clear, my view is that this would do more good than bad, and as such should be part of the standard regimen of public education.

I believe that in the basic physical education requirements for someone to graduate, part of this should be basic self defense via a martial art (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Muay Thai, Boxing, Krav Maga etc. whatever is available). This would give people the opportunity to adopt a skill that could one day save their life. 

When I went to high school, it was required that everyone learned how to swim, I see defending oneself as arguably more important since you *can* control when you are near water, but you *can't* control when violence comes to you.

Here in the US, there are more guns than people and more than twice the number of guns than there are cars. There are well funded public schools that have a drivers ed program, yet there are quantitatively less cars than guns. 

Most people in their lifetime come into an interaction with a firearm. This seems to be an inescapable reality. I believe the best way to avoid the misuse of firearms is to increase everyone's familiarity with them, at a basic level. 

The same fundamentals taught in a drivers ed program regarding turn signals, putting the car in park, use the brake, etc. 

This would parallel to basic firearms fundamentals such as loading, unloading and clearing a firearm. As well as the universal rules of firearm safety. It is worth noting everything I just mentioned can be done and taught with *no live ammo whatsoever* 

Anyways, yeah this is my view and interested to hear the other side.

Edit: I'm not going to be responding to anyone being disrespectful or comments that completely ignore the purpose of CMV and this post. So keep it civil or dont bother commenting

Edit 2: I find it hilarious people will comment not even having read the entire post but yet wanting to "change my mind". Thanks to those who have taken the time, tried to see things from another perspective and provided their own perspective in a respectful manner.
gpt
Okay, for the purposes of the argument, I'll accept that proper gun safety is important -- but why should it fall under the jurisdiction of public education?

Here are some other important life skills: how to change a tire, how to file income tax, how to be in a healthy romantic relationship, how to cook basic meals, how to know the difference between formal and business-casual attire, and how to properly brush your teeth.

Should *all* of these things be taught in public education? After all, they're equally important, and probably arise more frequently for the average person than firearm safety. But if we taught all that, when would students learn math or English?

At a certain point, you have to accept that some things are simply outside the scope of public schools. Sure, they're important, but they should be taught by family, community, and life experience.