For your consideration

[Warp]

State's gave up their rights after the civil war.

Not a good enough excuse.

 

[DammitBoy]

States have no right to infringe upon an enumerated constitutional right.

There is no permission being requested or consent asked for in the proposal.

 

[Tcruse]

What would you think that a requirement to pass a "firearms safety, legal self defense use and qualification" test for a high school graduation. Just like a history or government course. Probably should be a college requirement also.
Otherwise, anyone should be able to purchase and carry a firearm in locations not restricted by the property owner or by local governments.
The current laws really do not do much in that people that do not pass the background test generally will get firearms illegally (stolen) if they really want them. Criminals will always have a way.
I do like the current CCW license and renew requirements in that the legal use of deadly force is not well understood by many. Especially, worry when I see postings about "kill" rather than "stop the threat".

 

[Warp]

What would you think that a requirement to pass a "firearms safety, legal self defense use and qualification" test for a high school graduation. Just like a history or government course. Probably should be a college requirement also.
Otherwise, anyone should be able to purchase and carry a firearm in locations not restricted by the property owner or by local governments.
The current laws really do not do much in that people that do not pass the background test generally will get firearms illegally (stolen) if they really want them. Criminals will always have a way.
I do like the current CCW license and renew requirements in that the legal use of deadly force is not well understood by many. Especially, worry when I see postings about "kill" rather than "stop the threat".

Firearms Safety in school, yes, I would vote for that. Bring back Eddie Eagle, why not?

Self defense and qualification? Don't know about that.

 

[Neverwinter]

I do like the current CCW license and renew requirements in that the legal use of deadly force is not well understood by many. Especially, worry when I see postings about "kill" rather than "stop the threat".

You can't verify their knowledge of such without a test, and even then the test only validates that they understand the content, not necessarily that they will apply it appropriately.

 

[CZguy]

Quote:
Originally Posted by CZguy
State's gave up their rights after the civil war.

Originally Posted by Warp
Not a good enough excuse.

Well then......it's fortunate that I didn't offer it as an excuse, but more along the lines of a historical fact.

 

[ExTank]

I'm not sure if this has already been said (don't want to wade through five pages of thread!) but I would resist a sweeping "nationalization" of the RKBA, because it places way too much power in an already run-amok federal government, and it would also place the RKBA at the whim of political fashion and expediency.

Let it stay at the State level, since many states seem to be "growing a pair" when it comes to standing up to the federal government.

And we'll always have Texas, the "Sanity Check" on out-of-control, European-style socialism and it's attendant anti-gun views.

 

[DammitBoy]

ExTank, why should you have better 2nd amendment rights in one state than other citizens have in their state?

States should have no say on your constitutional rights.

 

[Tcruse]

I was mostly thinking about "Stand your Ground" and "Castle" laws being covered. There seems to be a lot of different understandings of what these laws contain. Covering these in high school would not only set the ideas of "Self Defense" in the students but would probably also leak information to the parents.

For qualification, I was thinking about something like a man size target (not necessarily looking like a person) at 8 yds using a .22LR pistol. A .22 rifle at 15 yrs and a 410 shot gun. Having shot each of these in high school would go a long way in removing the fear of guns and help these students become less fearful of getting ccw when they are adults. I also realize that probably "opt out" would be required to get past the expected objections.

I think these laws are very important part of our current 2A implementations. Every time the application of these principals goes wrong it becomes a talking point to impose more restrictions. A recent example is the Zimmerman case.