Ustrojowo-kulturowe antecedencje autorytatywnych działań państwa w zakresie szkolenia młodzieży w posługiwaniu się bronią palną
Systemic and Cultural Antecedents of Authoritative State Actions in Training Youth in the Use of Firearms

Summary/Abstract: The main objective of this article is to analyse the political and cultural conditions of authoritative State activities in the field of training young people in the use of firearms from 1918 to modern times. The analysis of legal regulations is carried out in the context of the State’s authoritative actions which aim to reconcile the role of the State in creating a policy of access to firearms with the organisation a youth shooting training system. The analysis highlights the importance of the age criterion in the State’s security policy related to firearms. In all analysed historical periods, with minimum age thresholds determining young people’s access to firearms, there were mechanisms allowing young people to acquire shooting skills in conditions controlled by schools, sports clubs and pro-defence organisations. Authoritative state actions in the sphere of youth shooting training are strongly conditioned by the political and social situation, but they intensify noticeably in periods of increased threat to state security, but are not necessarily limited in peacetime.

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