GA May Change Age for CCW

I believe I mentioned this in another thread somewhere. That question about mandatory training parallels the same issue with driver training. The answer is probably too little, too late.

Oh, I know you ought to be "checked out" on some of the elements of basic operation. Handguns, at least, pretty much all work the same way, just like cars. Yet when you first sit in a new car, you can have a heck of a time figuring out some of the controlsl. Same with a handgun. But that isn't the problem.

By the time you're old enough to sit behind the wheel and drive the family car, you've already had over ten years of sitting next to the person behind the wheel picking up all their habits. Of course, you only pick up some of them. The rest are probably invisible. But there's still all of the hands-on things you can only learn by doing and to an extent, you have to sort of learn them all over again when you have a different car.

With guns, you probably spent ten years watching gun handling on TV and in the movies. Add to that the fact that you're an American, and you're an expert on handguns. That's why the adoption of the 9mm Beretta was so controversial; everyone is an expert when it comes to handguns.

Last year I spent a week driving a right-hand drive car in the U.K. with a six-speed manual transmission. A diesel, too, by the way. I managed but the first half-mile was, uh, embarrassing. After than I was fine, mostly. Same with a handgun. The same principles apply to a Glock that apply to a 1907 Savage .32. They just work every so slightly differently.

But maybe I'm assuming too much.
 
Maine offers CCW permits at age 18. Have they experienced more issues with those under 21 than those permit holders 21 and over?
 
I suspect that the number of CHL holders that get up to any kind of illegal shenanigans is so small that you wouldn't be able to draw many valid conclusions from the data.
 
Blue Train, I actually have an idea that would, I think, present a solution to the conundrum you describe. Were it up to me, a basic firearms safety course would be incorporated into the curriculum of the public school system. While I'm sure that the anti's would object furiously, other controversial subjects like Darwinism and sex education have been incorporated into the curricula of most public schools despite objections, and I fail to see how firearm safety is substantially different.

Originally posted by Glock Guy
I think it's a terrible idea. The maturity difference in the two ages are too far from each other imo.

If that's the case (and I'm not saying that it is), then perhaps we should also raise the age to serve in the military, vote, enter legal contracts, marry, and be prosecuted as an adult to 21 as well. After all, if someone who is 18 isn't mature enough to carry a firearm, then he/she probably isn't mature enough to be regarded as an adult in most other respects as well.
 
Apparently, the Bradys have reached out to Georgians for Gun Safety, an organization that hasn't received a dime in funding since 2004. They haven't even been able to update their website in years.

Let 'em have their rally: all twelve of them.
 
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