What is actually taught in basic firearm training classes? 

In the first study of its kind, volunteers audited twenty basic firearm classes in the Northeastern US.  While most trainers cover many aspects of firearm safety, very few discuss important public health issues such as guns and suicide, gun theft as a major source of illegal guns, using guns in self-defense only as a last resort, techniques for de-esclating threats, or provide data on home invasions, gun accidents, sexual assaults or homicides.  We believe that collaboration between public health experts and firearm trainers could lead to additional information being provided to trainees to increase firearm safety.  The article, “Firearms training: what is actually taught?” by David Hemenway, Steven Rausher, Pina Violano, Toby A. Raybould, and Catherine Barber, appears online in Injury Prevention.