Do you oppose Senate Bill 13-195? If so, why?

[brobar]

Yeah... a lot of people getting their panties in a wad while getting off topic. The topic wasn't whether or not you think you should have to take a class to carry a firearm. The topic was whether or not if the class you have to take should be in person or if you should be able to take it online. When it comes to taking a firearms course... I'm on the side of I think you should or would desire to take it in person. Cost, laziness, stubbornness aside... I don't understand why people wouldn't want to get hands on when it comes to firearms. It doesn't make much sense to me. I liken it to wanting to become a race car driver but not wanting to actually drive the car on the track... a pamphlet or a video game would appease you. I just find it odd... that's all.

[Sharpienads]

Yeah... a lot of people getting their panties in a wad while getting off topic. The topic wasn't whether or not you think you should have to take a class to carry a firearm. The topic was whether or not if the class you have to take should be in person or if you should be able to take it online. When it comes to taking a firearms course... I'm on the side of I think you should or would desire to take it in person. Cost, laziness, stubbornness aside... I don't understand why people wouldn't want to get hands on when it comes to firearms. It doesn't make much sense to me. I liken it to wanting to become a race car driver but not wanting to actually drive the car on the track... a pamphlet or a video game would appease you. I just find it odd... that's all.

Actually, that wasn't the question. The question is if you oppose the bill, and if so, why. Yes I oppose it because there should not be a permit process to exercise a natural, Constitutionally protected right. If the training should be online or in person is moot, since there should be no mandated training.

[flan7211]

Actually, that wasn't the question. The question is if you oppose the bill, and if so, why. Yes I oppose it because there should not be a permit process to exercise a natural, Constitutionally protected right. If the training should be online or in person is moot, since there should be no mandated training.

+1.

[Boadie30]

Actually, that wasn't the question. The question is if you oppose the bill, and if so, why. Yes I oppose it because there should not be a permit process to exercise a natural, Constitutionally protected right. If the training should be online or in person is moot, since there should be no mandated training.

+2

Just like every other discussion in every other state concerning this issue, it will end to where we agree to disagree.

However, while on-line classes and classes that offer zero range training may be a joke for the average rookie Joe, these force reasonable prices for the full blown CCW courses.

Furthermore, for what the full blown CCW classes actually offer within current reasonable rates, they are a joke for the veteran...

As long as there are "Leaders" in this state that speak of getting rid of guns as "Cleansing a sickness from our souls........", even if I did believe in SB 13-195, I would oppose it.....

[DHC]

It wasn't all that long ago that I was preparing to apply for my CCW. I looked at a number of options to meet the requirement to present a training certificate. My background is that I've been around firearms most of my life - though with long lapses of not having them while living overseas. Still, I felt confident of my basic gun handling skills and safety awareness. The only thing I really wanted from the class was; (a) a refresher on the current laws, and (b) the physical certificate to present with my application. Other than those two things, the rest was a waste of time. To accomplish those two things, an online class would have been more than sufficient. When I checked around, it turned out there was a more convenient local class offered for a lower price than the online classes I found, so that it what I did. Nonetheless, I liked the option of having an online class option that 'fit' for me and my circumstances.

Having said that, I get real damn nervous when I go to the range - and especially on public lands - when I see some of the newbies who are fumbling around with their firearms. Can't count the times me, or my kids, have had some knumbnut swing the muzzle around in a downright dangerous manner. I often think to myself that I *wish* there were some form of mandated safety training requirement for people who are new to guns.

So that is the rub. I count myself as experienced enough, and safe enough, that I no longer need mandated training - YET - I find myself wanting exactly that for others.

I have to remind myself that I have no right to impose my wishes/demands on others - particularly when it intrudes on their rights. Admittedly, I struggle with this at times because it seems to me those newbies are intruding on my rights, and my kids rights, to be kept safe from their ignorance and/or negligence. Nonetheless, the conclusion I draw is that if I feel others are being unsafe, I leave - to insure my safety and especially that of my kids. That is the choice I make, and it provides for safety while not imposing on others.

Same concept with the ban of online class options. Without addressing whether concealed carry should be by permit or not - without challenging the training requirement for CCW - looking only at the question of whether online classes should be allowed or not - the clear answer is that they should be allowed and available. Choice of training venue ought to be left to each person. Period.