The Lantern, the student newspaper at Ohio State University reports that students at the school are being introduced to shooting during PE courses.
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The course, International Air Pistol, is offered through the same department as physical education courses, such as boxing and fencing, and teaches students of all majors the fundamentals of safe handgun use following both National Rifle Association and Ohio laws. Students are introduced to the sport through classroom training and shooting-range application.
Pat Cherry, instructor of the course, said anyone could and should take the class.
“Everyone’s going to be around a firearm, whether they like firearms or not they’re going to be around them,” he said. “It behooves everyone to know as much about them as they can if they own them or not.”
Cherry said it is important to recognize the role guns play in society, noting that guns have been around for 500 years and will still be 500 years from now.
