Quote Originally Posted by Wulf202 View Post
As a certified firearms trainer I completely dis agree only because the training that is mandated for the currently issued cards is anywhere between piss poor and excellent with NO control over what you get. Keeping with the current standards is a waste.
I'll second that. The NRA basic pistol class is exactly what it's called, a BASIC PISTOL class. You know, parts of the gun, ammo, loading and unloading, safely handling the gun in a controlled atmosphere.

It does NOTHING to make someone a competent CCW holder because if the gun is needed, nothing is BASIC anymore.

And when the state figures this out, they'll raise the bar. And again, and again until, like someone else said, very few can pass the test.

In an free and open society, there are risks. Either you accept that, or you give up some of your liberty. You can't have it both ways.