Stepbyrd
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Go re-read my post ... I have no problem with rules that require you to keep your piece holstered unless you're on the firing line. But thats not what the anti-CCW rules state.
I read your post and I understand what you were trying to say. That's why I only quoted the first sentence.
I live in Georgia and I have a CCW permit. In Georgia there is no requirements to show your proficiency with a handgun. 95 to 98% of those who have a permit are "safe", sadly it is the small percentage that isn't that causes the problem. I try to go to the range at least every other weekend and I try to drum up a conversation with people there to help break the ice and to get to know your fellow shooters. In the past months I have also had the holy bejesus scared out of me. Example: We called for a clear (cold) range so that we could go forward and change targets. As we started going down range a shot rang out and impacted downrange somewhere. A man (who was not on the firing line but was in the "back area") had pulled his CCW piece to show it to someone and it discharged. How? Who knows. His response was it just went off. He left right after that. When I began talking to the guy that was with him when this happened, he stated that they had been discussing the merits of a particular handgun (Walther P99) and just so happened this guy had one as his CCW piece.
Just because someone has a CCW doesn't mean they are safe.
This next part is hearsey because I wasn't there so..
A local gun store has a sign up that states "Every firearm must be unloaded before entering the store." I was talking with a buddy of mine who frequents it and he said that someone came in to trade in a pistol and shot a hole in the counter.
I mean nothing against you with this and I know someone will probably take offense about what I wrote. Oh well.