Mandatory Training for CCW

[SAWBONES]

"...the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."

No mandatory ANYTHING in order to exercise the right both to possess and to bear (carry) arms.
Period. The end.

I'm all for training, and have a fair amount of professional training and certification personally. Training however, should be made attractive via incentives of some sort, NOT be mandatory.

After all, who would enforce the "mandatoriness"? Let any sort of gubmint overseership get a toe-hold on this, and it will be misused, that's guaranteed. Or is anyone still naive enough to trust the federal government?

 

[David Armstrong]

No mandatory ANYTHING in order to exercise the right both to possess and to bear (carry) arms.
Period. The end.

Actually, I believe virtually everyone agrees with some level of "infringement" on all rights. The question thus becomes on e of "how much" rather than "any".

 

[Creature]

Actually, I believe virtually everyone agrees with some level of "infringement" on all rights.

I, for one, don't agree with any level of infringement in this case.

 

[David Armstrong]

I, for one, don't agree with any level of infringement in this case.

But you apparently would agree with some other infringements. Thus the concept of "how much."

 

[Conn. Trooper]

If I had a nickel for every time I was scared half to death by somebody with no training at the range, I would be rich. I have seen people look down the barrel when their gun failed to go bang (I am not kidding), I have seen people put 9mm's in a .40, and wonder why it didnt work.People that dont even know how their guns work, walk around with a $3000 Les Bear that could not take it apart and stuck it in their belt to carry it. Training should be more than just "Dont point it at anyone".

 

[Thunderhawk88]

Good Lord, this thing rose from the dead!

 

[DVC9]

I am a firearms instructor in Maine. The issuing authority here "may" require proof of safety training.

Among other things I teach the Basic Handgun Safety course, which is the min requirement to meet the standard. I have no problem with requiring "Basic Safety" training.

However I have been at odds with another instructor lately, who believes that advanced training in Defensive tactics should be mandated. This I disagree with. It makes the training too arbitrary. Also since it is also more costly, and harder to find, it becomes a barrier to the would be ccw permitee.

Some of the worst gun handling and safety issues I have seen has been from the Law Enforcement community, where we mandate certain training and Skill reqirements(Read quals).
As the saying goes, " Familiarity breeds contempt"

People should be encouraged to take further training but NOT required.

M

 

[gyp_c2]

ha...

...I'm all for it, as long as the cost of the permit covers it and it's provided by someone qualified...therein lies another rub...who's qualified to decide how much is enough and how dang much is it all gonna' cost when it's said and done...If it's so expensive that it disqualifies some of us, that's just another way to regulate it into oblivion...
...I hate anything mandatory...but then again, I think anyone that gets caught driving drunk should be stoned...literally...hmmm...
I certainly see the hangnail, but who decides and what's reasonable...Geez...too muchofanythingisjusttoomuch, except 6920s.

 

[easyG]

Just because some folks are idiots, that is not a reason to destroy the 2nd Amendment and require "mandatory training".
Besides, the ones who would write such laws are probably idiots themselves in respect to guns.
"Mandatory training" would just become another method to prevent an armed populance.

Power to the people! (even the ones that are not "trained").

 

[Denny Hansen]

Some think it's a good idea.
Some think it's a bad idea.

I think this one has gone on long enough.

Denny