Eddie Eagle Program

HAWKEYE RIFLE AND PISTOL CLUB

OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE HAWKEYE RIFLE & PISTOL CLUB

The NRA Eddie Eagle GunSafe^® Program teaches children in pre-K through third grade four important steps to take if they find a gun. These steps are presented by the Clubs Instructors in an easy-to-remember format consisting of the following simple rules:

If you see a gun:

STOP!
Don't Touch.
Leave the Area.
Tell an Adult.

Begun in 1988, The NRA Eddie Eagle GunSafe® Program has reached more than 21 million children -- in all 50 states. This program was developed through the combined efforts of such qualified professionals as clinical psychologists, reading specialists, teachers, curriculum specialists, urban housing safety officials, and law enforcement personnel.

Taught in a one- to five-day format, Materials used through this program are: student workbooks, 7-minute animated video, guides, brochures, and student reward stickers.

The NRA and Hawkeye Rifle Pistol Claub are committed to helping keep young children safe. In efforts to do so, we offer our program Free of charge

The purpose of the Eddie Eagle Program isn't to teach whether guns are good or bad, but rather to promote the protection and safety of children. The program makes no value judgments about firearms, and no firearms are ever used in the program. Like swimming pools, electrical outlets, matchbooks and household poison, they're treated simply as a fact of everyday life. With firearms found in about half of all American households, it's a stance that makes sense.

Eddie Eagle is never shown touching a firearm, and he does not promote firearm ownership or use. The program prohibits the use of Eddie Eagle mascots anywhere that guns are present. The Eddie Eagle Program has no agenda other than accident prevention -- ensuring that children stay safe should they encounter a gun. The program never mentions the NRA. Nor does it encourage children to buy guns or to become NRA members. The NRA does not receive any appropriations from Congress, nor is it a trade organization. It is not affiliated with any firearm or ammunition manufacturers or with any businesses that deal in guns and ammunition.