On Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:15:58 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:



"J Herring" wrote in message
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On Wed, 27 Mar 2013 06:47:36 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:

2. Require mandatory safety training for issuance of the permit.
The training should be more extensive than a single 5 hour session.
I was very surprised at the sketchy training required in MA in
order to obtain a LTC. It should be much longer and cover more.


My wife just completed a five hour course in gun safety and firing.
How much more time should be
spent in telling a person that every gun is loaded, point only down
range, and don't put finger on
the trigger until ready to shoot.

What kinds of things would you add to the course that should require
a lot more time.

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Much more time in handling, loading, firing and cleaning of different
popular gun types.
Much more on general awareness of things like how far a round travels
for different gun types.
How to properly and safely "carry".
How to safely deal with jammed guns or "stovepipes".
Review of pertinent laws related to gun ownership and transfers.
Much more range time and instruction, especially for those who are new
to guns.

Finally, there should be a test. A real one, not a phony self
correct, self grade type thing like the one I took.

I can probably think up a few dozen more.

My oldest son and his wife both received their LTC in Massachusetts
before relocating to South Carolina.
Neither of them had any experience at all with guns. They took a
course that lasted for a month, meeting two or three times a week. 20
hours of instruction, then they spent 3 Saturdays at a range shooting
under instruction for a couple of hours each day.

When I took the course, it was one morning ... four hours of
"instruction" and one hour at the range. He covered the basics that
any idiot would know. The state has a checklist of items to be
covered, from handling guns to road rage. In many cases the
instructor just read the checklist off to us so he could claim he
covered them all.

I've learned more by reading by myself and from talking to experienced
gun owners at the range I belong to.

Experience is a great teacher. You covered a lot of items there...many of which she has no need to
know, like 'safely carry' (she's not), cleaning (which would have to include disassembly), dealing
with jams (call the Range Safety guy), and 'much more range time and instruction'. If she wants to
be a good shot with various weapons and be able to disassemble and reassemble then perhaps you're
right. But, she certainly doesn't *need* all that to be comfortable with loading and shooting a
weapon - safely. The pertinent laws were part of the class. She fired a revolver (.38 Special) and
an M&P 9mm. She has no need to learn about a lot of different weapons and ammunition.


Salmonbait

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