Hannibal area shooter’s education youth BB gun league begins Thursday

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A firearm safety awareness program for children will begin at 6 p.m. and sessions will be Thursday nights at the Admiral Coontz Recreation Center, as long as school is in session, through Feb. 22. | pexels.com

HANNIBAL, Mo. — A free firearm safety awareness program for children ages 8-18 class will begin Thursday. Topics include ethics, sportsmanship, fundamentals for firing a gun, ammunition knowledge and safe gun handling, wildlife management and animal identification. This is not a hunter certification course. Participants can earn awards for improvement in target practice.

Classes begin at 6 p.m. and sessions will be Thursday nights at the Admiral Coontz Recreation Center, as long as school is in session, through Feb. 22.

Registration information is available by contacting Travis Moore at 573-231-2859 or old3toes@hotmail.com. Volunteers are needed and can sign up by contacting Moore.

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