Gun Safety Education is a big item for discussion. A safe plan of action should be taught to everyone. It should correspond with a person's age. This safe plan of action hopefully will be learned and practiced before a person comes in contact with a gun. No matter what your personal views about guns may be, Gun Safety Education is very important and gun accidents can be eliminated.

Currently, most individuals learn about guns for four reasons-hunting, occupations, the sport of shooting, and self-defense. But the most important reason to learn about guns has been overlooked. The most important reason a person should learn about guns is for safety. Safety Awareness cannot be stressed enough by each and every one of us.

Sad, untimely injuries and/or deaths of many individuals are abundant throughout our society. These true-life stories are very painful and the people who tell about them are seldom heard. Now, no one expects a gun accident to enter h

Even though I am against banning guns I am not against enforcing stricter laws and punishments for breaking the law when a gun or other weapon is involved. The facts presented in this paper have only shown a small percentage of the damage that guns have done and what guns can do. If we work together as a nation and community we all can make a difference. It can be as simple as going out and buying gun locks, or getting your guns serviced regularly so that they are in perfect working condition to lessen the chances of an accidents which may occur while using your gun.

In 1995, the program received the Legion's National Education Award, honoring NRA for taking a role in the prevention of firearms accidents among children, and the Legion's Child Welfare Foundation awarded the program a $25,000 grant to assist law enforcement agencies in teaching Eddie Eagle's safety message. Nine state legislatures have passed resolutions or enacted bills commending Eddie Eagle and governors in three states have issued proclamations or declarations recognizing the program.

Approximately five years ago a very close family friend of ours, son had lost his life from a gun-related accident. He was a young man, 20 years old at the time, who had recently graduated from high school and was attending FIU and working part time as a security guard. One night while he was home alone he decided to clean his gun. Apparently the gun was loaded and he didn't realize it. Somehow the gun fired and he was killed instantly. This, as you can imagine is one of the most devastating times for a family, when someone loses someone who they love so dearly to such a stupid mistake. The family suffered much pain and depression but eventually they somehow pulled together and went on living their lives. However, a year or two later the young mans mother who is our friend was diagnosed with cancer. She had lung cancer that had spread to her brain. She just recently passed away last month. It is terribly sad to see a family who has so much love and so much emotion go through such hard times.

In Florida, Governor Lawton Chiles proclaimed December 1-7, 1996, Eddie Eagle Gun Safety Week. In 1996, the National Safety Council's Awards & Recognition Committee of the Youth Activities Division, awarded the Eddie Eagle Program its "Award

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