Originally Posted by n4zov

I don't want to make this sound like how great the olden days were, but I've been attending gun shows since 1960 and I had never heard of an AD (or whatever you choose to call it) until the last few years. I think we have a lot of people coming into the shooting sports who have absolutely no training in how to handle firearms. Previously most males had military experience and that taught them some basic gun handling techniques. Today not one in ten has been in the military and everybody is "self taught" when it comes to how to handle firearms. Well, that is my best guess anyway!