Shotgun wrote…
Well for one thing it's a hunting course, and while some people hunt using a pistol it's probably no more than 1 or 2 out of every 100 hunters who do so. Plus kids can't hunt with a handgun and the course is designed in large part to teach young kids about hunting. And even if they did change the curriculum to include pistols, the relevance to defensive shooting would be, as it is now, no greater than the NRA Firearms Safety course or Pistol course--- neither of which is presented as a defensive shooting course, but are equally acceptable training for the WI CCW license.
I see no reason to change a thing about the hunters safety program. It is what it is, and what it is designed to be. Obviously the legislature didn't think it's necessary to be a trained gunslinger to carry a gun for security and defense. But at a minimum they want people to be indoctrinated with the basic rules of gun safety, something that applies equally to every sort of firearm. One doesn't need familiarity with a handgun to apply those safe gun handling rules to one.
^^^^^^^ I totally agree.....
Then…brokensprocket wrote///
Yes, but do you really want young future hunters to be crowded out of classes. Now, IF WCI had FREE or Cost-of-Membership training($15), then we could make sure the Hunters Safety stays available to the youngesters.
Then HandyHamlet replied..
Then oak1971 replied…
No for the bullcrap. Thats a leftist ploy, "Oh its for the children! Why do you hate children so much?" Blah, Blah, Blah.
Then the discussion continued ....
Ok to Handy’s question on “Cite”…
I will offer a real world Cite…
I was at the monthly meeting of my Sportsman’s Club last night when they announced they would be offering a DNR Hunters Safety Class. It was discussed that the class would qualify for the WI C.C. Permit but was intended as a Hunter Safety Class and not a C.C. class but if anyone wanted to attend for the C.C. Permit it was ok. It was brought up that a child who was taking the class for it intended purpose of teaching young people hunter safety might be excluded if enough adults showed up simply to qualify for the WI C.C. Permit. It was brought up that because there are many options for adults to qualify for the C.C. Permit Class and only one option for a young person to get the hunter safety training that priority should be given to the children wanting to take the course for its intended purpose over any adults wanting to take advantage of the easy opportunity to qualify for the C.C. Permit. As it is a sign up at the door the day of the class thing, it was agreed that a youngster will be given priority over an adult there to simply qualify for the WI C.C. Permit…. A DECISION I TOTALLY AGREE WITH….
To Handy and oak1971….
Ok, your points in your above posts regarding this question are factually correct, but in my opinion that does not make them right. In the past, I have considered minimizing my contact from this group for a number of different reasons. Your opinions on the question at hand cause me to revisit that consideration once again. But I realize that they are your opinon's and not that of the group as a whole, but just as YOUR opinions (as mine are also just that... MY opinion's) refelct true fellings, I have to ask you both to check your PM’s for more important information regarding this issue.
Nuff Said…
Outdoorsman1