On 6/11/2014 1:11 PM, jps wrote:
On Tue, 10 Jun 2014 13:25:19 -0400, wrote:
On Tue, 10 Jun 2014 09:41:42 -0700, jps wrote:
On Tue, 10 Jun 2014 12:17:05 -0400, wrote:
If people didn't "play games" with cars everyone would be driving a
Corolla (or some other "sensible" car).
If we put the same kind of restrictions on cars you want on guns they
would have 5 point seat belts for all occupants, there would be speed
governors, biometric sensors to be sure only authorized drivers were
driving, high performance cars would be banned and we would all have
to wear helmets.
It would certainly save lives (more than gun restrictions) and you
could still get back and forth to work "unhindered".
That's baloney. There's no test for owning a firearm, you don't have
to know the laws, you just go in and fill out the paperwork and if
you're not a felon, you get a gun.
You really need to get out a little more. States are already moving
that way and you want more
Not one state allows you to operated a car without proper training.
HUH? A drive around the block without hitting anything and parking
the car when you were 16 does not demonstrate any particular proper
training.
After that, for the next 70 years, anyone who can hobble up to the
counter, read line 3 on the eye chart and write a check is "properly
trained". It is mail order in most states these days.
Talk about dogs that can't hunt.
Your analogy doesn't hold water. In other words that dog won't hunt.
Woof Woof.
Most kids I know have to take a minimum of 40 hours of classroom
instruction and 20+ hours of driving. Please tell me which states
require anywhere near that amount of instruction or training under the
supervision of an instructor to own a gun.
Different objectives and purposes.
Driver's education is designed to teach teenagers *how* to drive and to
instruct as to applicable laws for driving.
My state (Massachusetts) requires gun permit applicants to complete a
NRA (and State Police) approved safety course before a permit
application will be processed. The required course is only 5 hours ...
4 classroom and 1 live firing on a range. It's not intended to teach
you *how* to shoot, but rather how to shoot and handle guns safely.
I am not sure how much more info could be presented in a longer course.
My oldest son and his wife took a much longer course however. They met
twice a week for about 3 months to complete it but it covered training
in shooting techniques, etc., not safety.