Bruce, as you well know, it takes constant training. If it didn't, you would have went through basic and then never went through another training exercise again. Without constant training, you lose the edge to effectively use a firearm in a confrontation with another human in about 3 months. You Tim, me...we have had training that would make us better than the average citizen, even without constant training, but even we lose it. I haven't touched a handgun or rifle in 24 years. I have had the training on how to use it and properly use it against another human, but don't you think that my skill (even if we, for sake of argument, assume that at our peak, out skills were equal)in it is going to be less that either you or Tim just due to the fact that 24 years has passed since I held one? You can't just have "proper training" and then nothing else. If you want to be properly trained, that would have to include constant training at ranges that show alternate targets and you have to only shoot the bad guys...not the good guys. As you also know...that doesn't even fully prepare you to an actual event where you are facet to face with someone else that has a gun.
-----Original Message----- From: Bruce Sorge [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 10:05 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: Possible Executive Action - Gun Control Then why not make it mandatory that anyone who wishes to own a firearm take a class in proper handling of said firearm? And make it an offense to own one and not take the class. A gun seller will nit be able to sell you a weapon unless you can show proof you took the class. Granted criminals still will not comply since they typically don't register their weapons, but that's no different than what we have now. At least those of us who wish to have a firearm will receive proper training. And look what I just did. I created some jobs for veterans. Sent from my iPhone 4S. On Jan 10, 2013, at 10:53 AM, "Larry C. Lyons" <[email protected]> wrote: > > You are trained for that. But the butt headed neighbour two door down > from me isn't. I have more fear of him and his incompetence with a > pistol or firearm than I do of any criminal. > > On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 10:42 AM, Bruce Sorge <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Except that its easier to defend my home with my pistol than a rifle or shotgun. Granted I could use any firearm (small arms) efficiently for home defense, I just prefer my pistol. >> >> Sent from my iPhone 4S. >> >> On Jan 10, 2013, at 10:04 AM, GMoney <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> OK. >>> >>> Outlaw the import, sale, manufacture and possession of hand guns. >>> >>> In the near term, only criminals will have hand guns...the rest of >>> us will have shot guns or rifles or whatever brand of assault rifle >>> we see fit. As the years go by, the number of hand guns will >>> decrease to the point where they are relatively rare. >>> >>> I don't pretend that there is any solution that represents a >>> panacea. I just know that hand guns are unnecessary, serve no >>> purpose other than to aid criminals, we'd be better off without >>> them, the status quo is unacceptable, and any short term pain >>> required to make things better in the long run...is worth it, in my opinion. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:359979 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
