Is STATE MANDATED safety training really necessary?

[ladder13]

Let me put a blanket statement out there.

"Everybody from the unexperienced to the expert shooter can benefit from more practice and training."

I don't think anyone would disagree with this.

What many of us are questioning is the necessity of mandated training.

There are countless examples (real and hypothetical) that we can all come up with where people are under trained or negligent. Many times we have even witnessed it. Many times these people we have seen or heard about have received the mandated training or even more. I don't think these specific examples proves one way or the other that training should be mandated. It's a much bigger question than any one example.

I'd agree with that, and I even gave it a like .

For me, any training requirement, voluntary or mandatory, should not be piggybacked onto the 2A.

 

[ChattanoogaPhil]

For me, any training requirement, voluntary or mandatory, should not be piggybacked onto the 2A.

That nicely sums it up.

In fact, I'd trade mandatory taxation for mandatory gun training anytime. Just keep those grubby policy-maker paws off my 2A rights.

 

[MrMikeFish]

Any QUALITY training is good in my book. I grew up shooting and when I joined the Navy I saw some foolish things on the range. Much of it was pure ignorance of how deadly a firearm really is. I'm teaching my wife how my father, grandfather, and the Navy taught me. A couple of advanced tactics courses helped me out. It might help out our neighbor when they decide to shoot from their back yard while your kids are playing outside. BUT it all comes down to common sense.....and that can not be taught to some folks. Just my opinion.