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When And How To Talk To Youth About Firearms

Vermont Public | By Karen Anderson,
Jane Lindholm
Published November 22, 2019 at 5:05 PM EST
A gun with a safety lock on it.
Taylor Dobbs, Emily Alfin Johnson
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VPR File
More than half of Vermont households have firearms. The majority say they use them for hunting. When and how should we talk to young people about firearms?

More than half of all Vermont households have firearms. The majority say they use them for hunting. Gun owner or not, firearm safety is a big conversation in many families with kids. We're in the midst of deer rifle season, and on the next Vermont Edition, we're going to talk about gun safety and how families decide when, and how, to introduce young people to firearms. 

We'll be joined by several guests from Vermont Fish & Wildlife:

  • Col. Jason Batchelder, chief warden
  • Alison Thomas, education manager
  • Robert Raskevitz, chief hunter education instructor

Post your comments and questions below.

Broadcast on Monday, Nov. 25, 2019 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.
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Karen Anderson
Karen is Vermont Public's Director of Radio Programming, serving Vermonters by overseeing the sound of Vermont Public's radio broadcast service. Karen has a long history with public radio, beginning in the early 2000's with the launch of the weekly classical music program, Sunday Bach. Karen's undergraduate degree is in Broadcast Journalism, and she has worked for public radio in Vermont and St. Louis, MO, in areas of production, programming, traffic, operations and news. She has produced many projects for broadcast over the years, including the Vermont Public Choral Hour, with host Linda Radtke, and interviews with local newsmakers with Morning Edition host Mitch Wertlieb. In 2021 Karen worked with co-producer Betty Smith on a national collaboration with StoryCorps One Small Step, connecting Vermonters one conversation at a time.
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Jane Lindholm
Jane Lindholm is the host, executive producer and creator of But Why: A Podcast For Curious Kids. In addition to her work on our international kids show, she produces special projects for Vermont Public. Until March 2021, she was host and editor of the award-winning Vermont Public program Vermont Edition.
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