I also voted no, as I feel like mandating training would be an infringement, as it would be denying the right to carry from:
-people who can't make it to the training when it is offered due to work schedules or family commitment (single moms, anyone?)
-people who can't afford it
- people who may be aplying for an out of state non resident permit. ( I know a lot of them require training, but I don't agree with it 100%)
Personally, and this might be a little socialist, but I think that there should be free safety training offered at every Sherrifs office in the country. When I was a resident at the fire department, we would have people come in all the time and ask for a station tour: it took maybe 20 minutes.
I'm not saying it would be easy, but I think it would be doable to have a deputy tare 10 or 15 minutes to go over some BASIC firearms safety.
I also would like to see something like Appleseed (I know there is pistol seed) but with a little bit more of a defensive/practical lean to it. I know, I know... If I feel that way, I should probably start such a program... Well, I'll reconsider it after I'm finished with paramedic school.
This might be a little bit of thread drift, but, do you think there would be a market for free online firearms training? Nothing tacticool or practical, so much as just you set up an appointment and then Skype with someone who uses a blue gun/SIRT/unloaded pistol to go over firearms safety and give the new shooter an opurtunity to get firearms questions answered?
USAF-Vet, it's my understanding that well regulated had to do with the militia being properly equipped, not trained. I may be wrong though, just thought I'd through that out there.