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Article: National Rifle Association supported gun safety programs growing; child safety coloring book gaining wide acceptance.
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- PR Newswire
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- July 10, 1989
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NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION SUPPORTED GUN SAFETY PROGRAMS GROWING;
CHILD SAFETY COLORING BOOK GAINING WIDE ACCEPTANCE
WASHINGTON, June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The number of NRA certified firearms instructors has reached a record 26,000-plus men and women currently accredited.
Estimates show that in 1989, as many as 1 million Americans may enroll in NRA gun safety courses.
At the same time, the child safety program introduced in 1988 after two years of research is now in use or programmed for use by 99 schools, school systems and law enforcement agencies in 36 states. The program uses a coloring book called "My Gun Safety Book" to ...