Patrick McShea

In the following viewpoint, Patrick McShea describes his experience at a gun safety course at a sportsmen’s club in Pennsylvania. He writes that he was impressed with the class’s emphasis on education rather than the politics of gun control. McShea notes that in his state, gun safety classes are mandatory for first-time hunters, and he advocates strengthening the laws on mandatory gun safety education. Whether the law mandates gun safety education or not, he concludes, the volunteers who provide such training should be applauded. McShea works for the division of education at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. What, according to McShea, were the goals of the Hunter-Trapper Education Course that he took?
2. How many hours of hunter-trapper education courses does Pennsylvania...