Would be hard to disagree with tmoore's argument.
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While I'm not willing to say how you would and would not speak before any committee...I do agree with this statement. As I've said before...the insurance salesman decrying those who do have insurance is a little grating.I can go on and on with your post about how great it would be to have state mandated training. Coming from a trainer, it's insulting.
You cannot argue with my statement that it would help matters if gun owners would do a better job educating themselves... & then educating others in safe gun-handling.
to answer your question, yes. However that is no reason for state mandated training being a prerequisite to being able to exercise a constitutional right. I like the bill in the state legislature now to allow everyone to carry with no restrictions. There will be NDs regardless of training or safety knowledge. This happens in the military, police any where that guns are. These people are trained and told the safety rules, yet still accidents happen.Apparently I didn't word my intended message in the manner I intended.
Now... if we could get back to the bigger picture & my whole intent of this thread...
Would or would not more private individuals, either getting their NRA Instructor certification (thereby becoming a competitor to me) or at least becoming more educated with at least the primary safety rules before taking it upon themselves to help others, have a positive influence on the gun community & help reduce the likelihood of incidents like the one posted above?
On the contrary, I think that is very arguable. I challenge you, or anyone else, to produce empirical data that shows that a state with mandated training for CCW programs has a statistically lower death or injury rate due to negligent discharges or weapon handling mistakes. I don't think you can, because it doesn't happen....and to further argue your inarguable statement, the very state that you brought up in this discussion, Florida, has mandated safety courses for CCW holders and it is this very state in which the accident happened.
Would or would not more private individuals, either getting their NRA Instructor certification (thereby becoming a competitor to me) or at least becoming more educated with at least the primary safety rules before taking it upon themselves to help others, have a positive influence on the gun community & help reduce the likelihood of incidents like the one posted above?