re: Hunter Safety courses and gun safety what do they teach?

It is irresponsible to have a loaded gun, particularly a handgun, accessible in a house where children and their friends may ever be unsupervised. Even a well informed child likes to show off to his dad's cool gun to buddies who are not experienced with a firearm. That's how the accidents happen and I witnessed it as a child on more than one occasion.

For those looking for a course for their kids that is practical and fun, Covey Rise has a sleep away camp that covers hunter's ed. They get class time gun safety/handling, and exposure to trapping, hunting, fishing, cooking/meal prep, clays, some calling, bows, etc

I'm not affiliated, but my son loved the basic and advanced camps. While he got exposure to this from me/family/friends at the camp(s), reinforcement and more knowledge, particularly from a 3rd party, is never a bad thing.