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<blockquote data-quote="abajaj11" data-source="post: 1062572" data-attributes="member: 3553"><p>Just because a person is not a marksman, or does not have training does not mean they are going to "whip out a gun and fire wildly" any more than they are going to whip out a knife and stab someone if they don't have blade fighting training. </p><p></p><p>The second amendment explicitly recognizes that an individual is a responsible and law abiding person, who has the right to K & BA unless they prove otherwise by their actions. </p><p></p><p>This faith in individuals is proven out in our country's 300 year history of progress and advances, all due to giving individuals the freedom to be their best, in any field. </p><p></p><p>In terms of carrying firearms, this is proven out everyday in the many many states that allow open carry and concealed carry, where the accidents committed by those carrying firearms lawfully are miniscule. </p><p></p><p>I am not even sure why so many folks here have this fear of a non-existent problem. People ARE responsible in general, and those who are allowed to keep and bear arms do NOT abuse that right as a general rule. There is no need for any more training, in my opinion. You can't train a person to change their character through a few hours of gun instruction. They either are fit to keep and bear arms or they are not. Training in marksmanship and gun handling has nothing to do with the right to keep and bear arms. </p><p></p><p>If a bunch of people in states that had concealed or open carry were going around "whipping their guns out" and shooting wildly, I would agree, but the empirical evidence clearly shows this is not so. Anyone who thinks current gun bearers need more training is creating a problem that does not exist. I don't see what social problem it would solve. </p><p></p><p>That said, I am all for folks enrolling in good training classes, I just don't think they should be made a requirement. That would make the RKBA a privilege, given to a few, not a right afforded to all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="abajaj11, post: 1062572, member: 3553"] Just because a person is not a marksman, or does not have training does not mean they are going to "whip out a gun and fire wildly" any more than they are going to whip out a knife and stab someone if they don't have blade fighting training. The second amendment explicitly recognizes that an individual is a responsible and law abiding person, who has the right to K & BA unless they prove otherwise by their actions. This faith in individuals is proven out in our country's 300 year history of progress and advances, all due to giving individuals the freedom to be their best, in any field. In terms of carrying firearms, this is proven out everyday in the many many states that allow open carry and concealed carry, where the accidents committed by those carrying firearms lawfully are miniscule. I am not even sure why so many folks here have this fear of a non-existent problem. People ARE responsible in general, and those who are allowed to keep and bear arms do NOT abuse that right as a general rule. There is no need for any more training, in my opinion. You can't train a person to change their character through a few hours of gun instruction. They either are fit to keep and bear arms or they are not. Training in marksmanship and gun handling has nothing to do with the right to keep and bear arms. If a bunch of people in states that had concealed or open carry were going around "whipping their guns out" and shooting wildly, I would agree, but the empirical evidence clearly shows this is not so. Anyone who thinks current gun bearers need more training is creating a problem that does not exist. I don't see what social problem it would solve. That said, I am all for folks enrolling in good training classes, I just don't think they should be made a requirement. That would make the RKBA a privilege, given to a few, not a right afforded to all. [/QUOTE]
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