This poposed curriculum seems to be based on the notion that "In spite of our desires to the contrary, guns exist in the homes and lives of our students. How can we (educators) make students aware of this "problem"?
It will be interesting to hear the teacher's response when some kid reports that s/he watched the "Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer Christmas Special" on TV, and that Yukon Cornelius has a gun. I hope s/he also reports that their recently purchased Yukon Cornelius tree ornament doesn't have a gun, and asks what "What did he do?"
On a more serious note, I reviewed the proposed curriculum and noted that:
There is no mention of the role of firearms (they're always called "guns") for self defense;
There is no mention of the role of firearms as tools of the criminal or how a kid should react in the face of such a danger (stop, drop & roll equivalent?) (with the possible exception of the references to movies, TV and video games (I bet GTA will be a popular discussion));
There is no mention of the legality of Open Carry;
There appears to be a theme that only certain "government sanctioned" personnel and/or "sportsmen" should have guns.
Granted, many of these topics can be way too complex for an elementary school class, but omitting them leaves the program incomplete.
Some kids will inadvertantly "rat out" their parents or other family members. What should the teacher (be required to) do with this information? What about kids who have lost family or friends to a shooting?