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2nd Amendment
Firearms and Guns
Crime
Retail Sales
Posted 3 y ago
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My worry with all of this is the lack of training and understanding of weapons that exists out there. Had a woman in a club pkg lot pull a revolver out of her purse to show another woman and the hammer was back. I asked her if she knew and it was obvious she had no clue, just glad it didn't go off. Someone else was firing a rifle across a 50 yard field that was bordered by a road with cars. I called the police who checked the situation. The officer (someone I knew) called me later and said the man thought it was OK since it was only a .22 and would not go far. Many more stories like this. As a gun owner this scares me.
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Cpl Edward Allen
While it should concern you, I don’t think it should scare you. I am not ready to allow the government to require formal training before a person cal buy a handgun, or any gun. Most of these new gun owners made a purchase only after talking with other gun owners. As trained responsible gun owners, it is our responsibility to encourage them and steer them to qualified licensed trainers; and not just for accuracy training but for situational training as well.
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There was a reason the founding fathers included well regulated in the 2nd amendment. First time buyers training should be 100%, not 43% actually signed up for training.
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CWO4 Terrence Clark
We can agree on the need for 100% new buyer training w/o agreeing on "well regulated". And, as a conservative I'm highly suspicious of giving more authority to government to achieve it. Here, a CCW is $60, another $60 for 8hrs training, good for five years, with renewal a simple form and $40. Personally, I sit through the training every couple of years as refresher. Perhaps, rather than the stick approach, picking up those fees could be a carrot. (As I write that, I can whatif it to death)
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SrA John Monette
"well-regulate" means well-commanded, governed, etc. Has nothing to do with equipment. If the forefather wanted to say "well-equipped" they would have.
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I started working part-time at Addison's Gun Shop in March 2020, at the beginning of the "pandemic", and we sold every gun we could get our hands on. Our manager trained 75 to 100 new gun owners every week, and his classes were booked weeks in advance. Our customers represent a broad cross-section of our community, with women and minorities representing almost half of first-time buyers. There were many reasons for them buying their first gun, with lack of reliable police protection being the most important.
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