We, as the responsible gun-owning community, should be encouraging new shooters by assisting them if possible and encouraging them to seek training.
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We, as the responsible gun-owning community, should be encouraging new shooters by assisting them if possible and encouraging them to seek training.
Or at least before you are allowed to purchase or handle a firearm. These uneducated fools give all other legal gun owners a bad reputation and their mistakes are usually the one that provide ammunition for the gun-control advocates. We, as the responsible gun-owning community, should be pushing for mandatory safety courses to reduce the number of irresponsible gun owners and to make sure all gun owners have heard the basic safety rules at least once.
Not sure what you mean. Are you proposing other restrictions?
I was simply saying that there should be a bare minimum safety course requirement. I know many of us grew up around firearms and have been taught proper firearm safety. But there are also many that have not and have never been told not to point an unloaded weapon, etc. like the youngster that the original poster encountered. It could have cost him his life if there had been a round in the chamber.
No. Sorry, but definitely no.
I'm not saying that safety (or other) training isn't an excellent idea to pursue on your own...I'm saying it should not be a requirement of ownership.
Again, to sum it up if I wasn't clear - No.
I received my LTCH before I had any training; but before I would carry, I got some good training. Subsequently, I got additional training
no one made me do it. I did it because it was the smart thing to do. I knew I needed it..
Suggestion: Check your security. When they get drunk or high, they will remember that dude who thought he was so tough—and where the weapons are located. Might be a good idea to load up your 870 and put it close to hand, too.