- Joined
- Aug 15, 2009
- Messages
- 2,233
- Reaction score
- 1,184
- Location
- The Wild West
- Gender
- Male
- Political Leaning
- Independent
Don't you think in schools across the country we will have people with next to zero training? I grew up in the city and I have know a lot folks with guns with zero training.
And this is the point. We are likley to have people in these situations armed but with no real training, making decisions, likely poor ones.
And no, clarification is not equal to moving the goal posts. If you seek to understand, clarification is sometimes needed. I never meant to suggest they were poor shots. That was never my point.
We have both concealed AND open carry in my state. A permit is needed for concealed carry, but anyone can open carry, even on to some college campuses. Now, while it could be argued that at least some training is required to carry a concealed weapon, any old schmuck, trained or not can strap on a gun for the world to see. The people that are untrained with firearms hardly ever actually carry them, though they legally could, because they are uncomfortable with the workings of their gun. The vast majority of the untrained gun owners are the ones who bought a gun to protect their home and then stuck it in a closet. They don't carry, so the average non-gun owner probably won't even be impacted by those who are not comfortable enough to carry a firearm.
This brings us to the other type of legal gun owner. It takes a conscious, responsible decision to legally carry a gun. The people who do carry usually do so because they are, to a certain extent, gun enthusiasts. Do you know what gun enthusiasts do? They train... and they shoot. I've never met a carrier who didn't like to discuss laws and practice tactics. We are largely some of the friendliest and most knowledgable people on the topic of guns, and honestly, we're not the ones that the rest of the populace should worry about.
THAT was my point.