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Originally Posted by thaskalos
But, IMO, buying a gun even for just "home use" should involve more than just a background check conducted by a gun dealer. How many of the home-shooting "accidents" that we hear of could have been prevented by the most rudimentary gun-safety instruction that all the gun buyers should, IMO, be subjected to? Why would a responsible gun owner object to receiving some basic gun-safety instruction when he brings such a dangerous tool into his household? And, as I've stated here before...GUN TRAINING should be an absolute MUST if a person chooses to carry his weapon amidst the general public.
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I agree with you, and I think it is nuts for anyone buying a gun for the first time not to take a good safety and shooting course. And even take a refresher course from time to time. (Something I have not done in a long time.) I was not talking about what should be, but what is, and is unlikely to change any time soon. I just checked, and only about half the states require a training course to get a concealed carry permit. That is something that really should be required.
