South Carolina Senator suggests gun course for high school students

SOUTH CAROLINA (WITI) -- Math, science, social studies and guns? Senator Lee Bright, a Republican from Spartanburg, South Carolina is sponsoring a bill that would give school districts the option to create a gun course for high school students.

Bright says he got the idea from the days when students could join a rifle team or learn about shooting during a school day. 

The class, dubbed the "South Carolina Gun Safety Program" course would focus on learning how to properly use a firearm, safety techniques and the history of the second amendment and the right to bear arms.

Some parents support the plan, while others are not so sure that a gun course should take the lead over additional courses in math and English.

Bright says he's simply offering the option. It would be up to each individual school district to add the course to the curriculum.

The class would have to be offered at an off-site shooting range, since guns are not allowed on school campuses.