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Firearms safety instruction a multi-generational affair for this Minnesota family

From left to right, Tom, Andy, and Alexa Pelzel represent three generations of volunteer firearms safety instructors in Sleepy Eye, Minn. Tom was certified in 1998, followed by Andy in 2001, with Alexa joining the group in 2024 to teach the in-person field day. (Photo courtesy of Tom Pelzel)

For southern Minnesota’s Pelzel family, being a volunteer firearms safety instructor runs through their blood as it’s been a family norm passed down for three generations now.
“I would go with dad and grandpa to in-person classes when they were still held here, and I would just sit and listen, and I was always interested. I always told them that when I grew up, I was going to be an instructor, too,” said Alexa Pelzel, a recent high school graduate.

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