This is why we NEED mandatory training

Citizen said:

But, this is the point. If you let "necessary" become the standard, you open the door to government, special interests, etc., deciding whether a given regulation is necessary.

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protias said:

She was shooting a 45ACP when she's not ready/able to shoot it. I'm sure she would do fine with a 9mm or .380, along with some more PRACTICE under someone who is willing to TEACH her proper TECHNIQUE.

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Doug Huffman said:

Now there's an irrefutable argument ...




... for something. Is the "we" you and your Anony Mouse in your pocket?

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J.Gleason said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhIJOVD8hwY

Here is what mandatory training gets you. If it doesn't make a difference then there is no point to it. Take your mandatory training somewhere else.

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Rich B said:

+1

All the mandatory training in the world still cannot fix stupid.

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Citizen said:

I wish folks were not so casual about rights.

Not every negative human experience or behavior needs government correction or prevention.

Government has already proven beyond the shadow of any doubt at all that it cannot be trusted to protect rights--its sole legitimate purpose.*

When we start calling for, allowing, or even tacitly assenting to mandatory training, we open the door to all sorts of government-manufactured problems. Too stiff requirements. Too expensive requirements. Too onerus requirements. Essentially we open another door to regulating the right to self-defense out of existence. There are plenty in government who would have no problem setting the bar so very high that few could or would invest the time and money into fulfilling the requirements. And, of course, all this has to have criminal sanctions to give it teeth.

Also, if there are mandatory training requirements, then there is justification to deny gun possession, carry, or use until the training requirements are fulfilled. Translation: Nobody who does not fulfill the requirements can possess, carry, or use the state-of-the-art in self-defense equipment.

*Declaration of Independence

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.

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Citizen said:

Thank you for the compliment.

But, this is the point. If you let "necessary" become the standard, you open the door to government, special interests, etc., deciding whether a given regulation is necessary.

And, we all know how that works out. This is the very reason Patrick Henry, George Mason, and others lobbied so noisily and hard for a Bill of Rights. "These are things you are forbidden to violate even with your pretextual necessity." "Hands off, bucko!"

Just stick to this mantra: A right is a right is a right is a right! No infringing!

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Doug Huffman said:

Beware the evil paradigm of consideration, expectation, becomes requirement.

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range rat said:

I AGREE ! She was not ready to be Handleing any Fire Arm at all. I don't find this Funny in the least BIT.. An I am a Strong Supporter of Mandatory Training of ANY ONE Who Wishes to Carry a Side Arm, [ as well as a RIFLE ].

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hardballer said:

I am shaking my head. Keep these people in mind. Not one clue.

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Doug Huffman said:

But we have to tolerate them. Kind'a like being a guest in a home where the dog is allowed to beg at dinner, a little sleazy, a little embarrassing, but you can't say anything for fear of insulting the host.

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Doug Huffman said:

But we have to tolerate them. Kind'a like being a guest in a home where the dog is allowed to beg at dinner, a little sleazy, a little embarrassing, but you can't say anything for fear of insulting the host.

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Doug Huffman said:

But we have to tolerate them. Kind'a like being a guest in a home where the dog is allowed to beg at dinner, a little sleazy, a little embarrassing, but you can't say anything for fear of insulting the host.

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Grapeshot said:

Like you've never insulted the host?

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