Eddie Eagle

This article is about the NRA of America's safety program. For other uses, see Eddie the Eagle (disambiguation).
The cover art for the Eddie Eagle Kids' Activity Booklet, Pre-K and Kindergarten edition.

The Eddie Eagle GunSafe program and its namesake character were developed in 1988 by the National Rifle Association of America for children who are generally considered too young to be allowed to handle firearms. The Eddie Eagle program is intended for children of any age from pre-school through fourth grade.

The programme has been criticized as a lobbying tool used to reframe the discussion on firearms in domestic settings, placing the focus on children.[1] It has been presented as an alternative to the safe storage and security of firearms.[2][3][4]

  1. ^ Justin Rohrlich (6 August 2021). "The NRA's Gun Safety Program for Kids Has Imploded". Daily Beast. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
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