heavyshooter
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Brethren and Sisteren,
Next week my wife and I will be attending a CCW class in the Denver metro area. The class comes highly recommended and of course it is taught by an NRA certified instructor. The thing that surprised me was the lack of range time. I moved here from Dallas a couple years ago. In Texas we had to pass a shooting test using a CCW (in Texas it's called CCL) specific target. We had to achieve a shooting score of 70% to pass the class. But here we only cover the theory aspect of concealed carry and take a written test. There is no hands-on practicum in which the theory is applied. This surprised me because of women like my wife. She had no firearms knowledge when we got married. The class with no range time will be sufficient for her because she is married to a man who will require a degree of hands on proficiency before I will be comfortable with her carrying. I will conduct my own range test (she feels more comfortable with me teaching her so it works out for us). But what about those who are not married to gun savvy spouses? I mentioned this to the woman who took our registration at the class and her response was,
Heavy
Next week my wife and I will be attending a CCW class in the Denver metro area. The class comes highly recommended and of course it is taught by an NRA certified instructor. The thing that surprised me was the lack of range time. I moved here from Dallas a couple years ago. In Texas we had to pass a shooting test using a CCW (in Texas it's called CCL) specific target. We had to achieve a shooting score of 70% to pass the class. But here we only cover the theory aspect of concealed carry and take a written test. There is no hands-on practicum in which the theory is applied. This surprised me because of women like my wife. She had no firearms knowledge when we got married. The class with no range time will be sufficient for her because she is married to a man who will require a degree of hands on proficiency before I will be comfortable with her carrying. I will conduct my own range test (she feels more comfortable with me teaching her so it works out for us). But what about those who are not married to gun savvy spouses? I mentioned this to the woman who took our registration at the class and her response was,
My response to this was, "No, you do not have to own a car to get a driver’s license, but you do have to drive one don’t you?" Guys, no one screams second amendment more than I do. But I have seen a few “non-smart” goobers handle firearms in such a way as to make me run for cover. I recently saw the range marshal expel two young men due to their absolute gun ignorance and disregard for safety. I may be in the minority here (and I am sure that I am rehearsing a common topic of discussion), but I believe you should show some practical proficiency before being issued a license to carry a firearm. Just as we do not hand a 2,000 pound car over to an untrained (driver's ed.) teen, maybe we should not hand a Glock and a holster over to a novice. Comments?I am an American citizen so I have the right to carry a gun. Requiring me to take a shooting test before I am allowed to carry is Un-American. I did not even own a gun when I received my CCW. You do not have to own a car to get a driver’s license do you?
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