JROTC and NRA marksmanship training sparks online debate: 'Militarization of kids'

The Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC), with funding from the National Rifle Association, is providing high school students with marksmanship and gun safety training, according to a recent New York Times article.
 

The report prompted debate online whether students should be exposed to weapons training in the first place.

JROTC students train with "air rifles," according to The New York Times.

The outlet drew a link between the JROTC and the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, because Nikolas Cruz was wearing the "program’s shirt."