Chris,
Pax pointed out that in Washington and Oregon there are no statistical differences between accidental shooting rates in spite of training requiremtents in one and none in the other.
My own review of accidental and total firearms related injuries/deaths showed rates below levels that would interest OSHA were they related to workplace injuries/deaths. If OSHA would not even regulate such an "industry" at all that would mean that they wouldn't mandate training as one of the requirements (OSHA mandates training as a worker protection measure in many hazardous activities).
The statistics are not there to support federal government control (even such low level control as training) of firearms ownership for non-criminals.
If there is no scientific basis for regulation then there must be some other reason to desire control. I will not assume that malicious intent is behind it when simple ignorance will serve. The perception that firearms are dangerous when handled improperly or maliciously is based on fact, but that they represent any real public health threat is based on misinformation since the statistics do not bear this contention out.
Pax pointed out that in Washington and Oregon there are no statistical differences between accidental shooting rates in spite of training requiremtents in one and none in the other.
My own review of accidental and total firearms related injuries/deaths showed rates below levels that would interest OSHA were they related to workplace injuries/deaths. If OSHA would not even regulate such an "industry" at all that would mean that they wouldn't mandate training as one of the requirements (OSHA mandates training as a worker protection measure in many hazardous activities).
The statistics are not there to support federal government control (even such low level control as training) of firearms ownership for non-criminals.
If there is no scientific basis for regulation then there must be some other reason to desire control. I will not assume that malicious intent is behind it when simple ignorance will serve. The perception that firearms are dangerous when handled improperly or maliciously is based on fact, but that they represent any real public health threat is based on misinformation since the statistics do not bear this contention out.