re: #118 Absalom, Absalom, Obdicut

I do not think that showing the gear and saying ‘be responsible’ works, because in general, such simple pedagogy doesn’t actually work.

I’m not expert on gun stuff, but I did quite a bit of work on safety in another industry and area, and in that case, simple instruction on safety and depiction of it was never found to have more than a tiny result even with adults— it can actually backfire. Safety is hard, and familiarity is the enemy of safety.

Really? We see so many safety lessons that are much like that. Pool safety, car safety…. Simple depictions of gates around pools and safety belt use by the kids big enough to be out of the baby seat. Fire safety is another example. Smoky The Bear. Look Both Ways for crossing the street.

Perhaps the deal is these simple depictions are just an introductory part of the safety lessons. Still imagery does have it’s limits.