SgtLumpy
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Did it take you that long to learn how to shoot a gun without hurting yourself?
Ken
If you'd care to discuss your viewpoint and support your theories, I'd be happy to entertain discussion.
Sgt Lumpy
Did it take you that long to learn how to shoot a gun without hurting yourself?
Ken
I may not be as "safe" as a uniformed officer simply because I do not wear a duty belt with secure holster, but I challenge the notion that because I have not devoted the resources to formal training (that really doesn't interest me, in my situation) that I am not "safe to carry a gun." That's a little harsh, don't you think?
I have enjoyed attending formal training outside of my agency training. I have had to pay for each course out of pocket, but I consider it money well spent. The great thing about these schools is their ability to provide drills you normally couldn't do. Ever sit in a car, and shoot through a windshield at targets? Ever engage targets that were sitting in a motor vehicle? You can read a million articles about these encounters in Gun Rags, or run countless "what if..." scenarious in your head. But until you've physically attempted this stuff, you have no idea what it's like. You have to have a little "nugget" to put away in the back of your brain for future use. That's what these schools provide. Going to a three day SiG, Gunsite, Midsouth, Blackwater (I'm dating myself), HSP or any other course doesn't turn you to a gunfighter, but it does give you extra tools for your toolbox. Just my 2 cents.
But for a "Training" school to imply that without their training you are a hazard to society, and to add insult to injury, to "Shame" people who do not have said training , weather it is money related or other wise puts the shame on them.
Except for California. Clearly there if you have more than 16 hrs of training you are a liability.
Yeah. That's the ticket.
Sgt Lumpy
Not sure how you arrived at that interpretation.
...IDPA and the like can let folks get an appreciation of their actual skill level. One great problem is that many match stages are situations that one wouldn't survive in the real world.
Interesting I read the same article you did and never once got the implication that the guy was trying to get you to take "his" training
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And perhaps part of my viewpoint prejudice is that I'm not expecting the CA Legislature to write laws in FAVOR OF making it easier for it's population to obtain CCW permits. I'm likely expecting the opposite.
I do believe he/her should have basic safety training and a quiz on it to qualify though.
I dont recall even knowing a person with a concealed permit in california. I lived in los angeles county from 1964 to 2005.