Outreach efforts such as the Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program - applauded by the National Safety Council and Association of American Educators, and endorsed in 1996 by the Idaho Legislature and Gov. Phil Batt - helped lower child deaths due to unintentional firearm injuries from 247 in 1987 to 63 in 2004, according to numbers from Safe Kids USA. But the No Child Left Behind Act and other laws have clogged school schedules, Marvin said, leaving little to no time for other educational programs.
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