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Kids age five to take gun safety class in US state of Tennessee

9mm pistol gun and bullets. [Courtesy/GettyImages]

Kids as young as five will be taking a gun safety class this year in Republican-run Tennessee, the first US state to pass such a law.

A bill mandating these courses was passed in 2024 by the state legislature and the law takes effect in public schools with the start of the new academic year as the summer ends.

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