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Originally Posted by Joeaksa
My only concern is that once you get a CCW you are then on the list of folks who for sure have weapons around. That would be the last thing I would want to be on especially in some states where the legislature or LE are in the mood to dis-arm the public no matter what the 2nd amendment says.
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Counterpoint: I would rather be known as the guy who has a spoon vs. the guy who doesn't. LE may be interested in the 'who has a gun' list, but criminals and felons are more interested in the 'who
DOESN'T have a gun' list.
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Originally Posted by red-beard
Joe,
Since we had a discontinuity in firearm ownership in many families, I would prefer that most new owners take a basic firearm safety course. No matter what, the gun shop should encourage it.
The problem is the coercion...
I expect that I will continue to conceal, even if open carry becomes legal.
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I agree - training is essential in the proper handling and use of firearms. However, I believe training should always and ONLY be voluntary, and as you state, strongly encouraged by gun shops and ranges. When I purchased my first spoon, I took two NRA safety courses before I made it go bang. Plus snap-cap training, plus reading and watching safety videos. Every spoon owner should commit to memory the 4 basic safety rules of guns (Treat every gun as if it were loaded, finger off the trigger until you acquire your target, don't point the gun at anything you don't want to destroy, mind your target and what is behind it.)
If training becomes mandatory, that implies a certification process must be done for firearm ownership. Who would create and certify the test? The government, of course. So, it is foreseeable that the training would require the applicant to take a 1000 question test with a passing grade of 990 correct answers. Besides, the Second Amendment says "right to keep and bear arms" it doesn't say "right to keep and bear arms as long as you get a 99% on the gun test."
-Z-man.