Here's a question that I always like to get people's opinion on...
Should all citizens, whether they carry openly or concealed, be made to attend and successfully pass standardized training in order to carry?
The reason I ask is because I believe the greatest argument against open carry/concealed carry is that the training requirements for open/concealed carry is severely lacking. Even obtaining a CCP is but a simple written test (sometimes multiple choice). Being a LEO, I attended a six month academy, where I was trained paramilitary style in shooting, retention, case law, situational awareness, defensive tactice, medical, and a range of other areas that I had to pass in order to be able to carry openly. This is accompanied by requals and yearly inservices of all skills. Even with all the training, there are still a multitude of senarios that I would be uncomfortable in carrying off duty, even though I'm covered by H.R. 218. Constrast this with Joe Citizen who can simply buy gun and holster and carry throughout his state without any type of physical or legal training. I know many citizens (especially on this site) feel it is their duty and responsibility to train and learn about legal precedent as to what they can and can't do, but its not required. So should there be mandatory training for citizens who wish to carry?
Should all citizens, whether they carry openly or concealed, be made to attend and successfully pass standardized training in order to carry?
The reason I ask is because I believe the greatest argument against open carry/concealed carry is that the training requirements for open/concealed carry is severely lacking. Even obtaining a CCP is but a simple written test (sometimes multiple choice). Being a LEO, I attended a six month academy, where I was trained paramilitary style in shooting, retention, case law, situational awareness, defensive tactice, medical, and a range of other areas that I had to pass in order to be able to carry openly. This is accompanied by requals and yearly inservices of all skills. Even with all the training, there are still a multitude of senarios that I would be uncomfortable in carrying off duty, even though I'm covered by H.R. 218. Constrast this with Joe Citizen who can simply buy gun and holster and carry throughout his state without any type of physical or legal training. I know many citizens (especially on this site) feel it is their duty and responsibility to train and learn about legal precedent as to what they can and can't do, but its not required. So should there be mandatory training for citizens who wish to carry?