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tortoise1956 (403 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-11 11:43 PM Original message |
CCW Training Requirements |
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mvccd1000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-29-11 11:56 PM Response to Original message |
1. Why concealed? |
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tortoise1956 (403 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 12:17 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Good points |
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mvccd1000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 01:03 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Still not understanding your points. |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 03:18 AM Response to Original message |
4. Training should include self-defense law, conflict avoidance, conflict de-escalation. N/T |
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RSillsbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 05:34 AM Response to Original message |
5. At least 10 states require no training of any kind |
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Hoyt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 07:02 AM Response to Original message |
6. Most training won't prepare a person for an unlikely event that might be over in 5 seconds. |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 07:13 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. The majority of violent assaults don't happen in crowds, as you well know... |
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Hoyt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 07:14 AM Response to Reply #8 |
9. Exactly, yet carriers insist on walking into crowds with a gun tucked in their . . . . . . . |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 08:12 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. If you can provide me a gadget to teleport my 9mm to my gun safe when I enter one of those areas, |
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Hoyt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 09:00 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Ben, if you were so inclined, I think you could figure out how to make it work. |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 10:40 AM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Meh. |
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Hoyt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 10:45 AM Response to Reply #17 |
18. Then, be honest, you want to wear a gun all the time. It's not because of inconvenience or anything. |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 12:55 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. There's more of us than you think. |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 01:54 PM Response to Reply #18 |
23. How does him packing at a children's recital harm anyone? |
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cleanhippie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 09:28 PM Response to Reply #18 |
26. Hoyt, are you fabricating statistics again? |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 10:53 PM Response to Reply #18 |
29. Shrug. Maybe 30% of an average day, though it varies. But that's my choice, |
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Hoyt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 12:04 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. Carrying guns in public should be unlawful, and if not at least condemned as unresponsible misuse |
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oneshooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 09:18 PM Response to Reply #30 |
33. And you are the one to determine this? |
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RSillsbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 01:36 AM Response to Reply #30 |
43. those who wear mink coats |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 08:06 PM Response to Reply #30 |
63. Mink coats are a sustainable, environmentally responsible natural resource. |
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RSillsbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-11 06:03 PM Response to Reply #63 |
71. I never thought I'd say this |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 12:54 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. 85% of the time I walk around armed to |
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Hoyt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 08:12 PM Response to Reply #20 |
25. No, you are far more likely to need CPR than a gun. And you can put it to better use. |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 10:17 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. I disagree. |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 10:26 PM Response to Reply #25 |
28. Ah, the either-or fallacy. I'm AHA CPR/AED certified, volunteer with my local CERT group, |
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Hoyt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 12:06 AM Response to Reply #28 |
31. Good on the CPR. Maybe one day you will progress on your view of guns. |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 10:17 AM Response to Reply #9 |
15. What's the problem with that? |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 10:11 AM Response to Reply #6 |
14. Your don't understand how most muggings happen. |
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Marengo (296 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 10:24 AM Response to Reply #6 |
16. What type of training and/or experience do you have |
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Kennah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 07:23 PM Response to Reply #6 |
24. I never learned "dodge and shoot", but I did learn how to shoot and move |
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YllwFvr (757 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 01:34 PM Response to Reply #6 |
53. would you include police training in that broad statement? nt |
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benEzra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 07:06 AM Response to Original message |
7. Already the case in NC. |
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oneshooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 07:31 AM Response to Original message |
10. Texas CHL requirements |
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tortoise1956 (403 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-01-11 11:40 PM Response to Reply #10 |
37. Wow! |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 08:17 AM Response to Reply #37 |
48. Amazon has them. N/T |
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eallen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-07-11 10:53 AM Response to Reply #10 |
72. And open carry is illegal in Texas. |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 09:18 AM Response to Original message |
13. How do you see a Right to carry openly, but not one to carry concealed? |
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DWC (584 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 11:30 AM Response to Original message |
19. A driver's license is not required to own a car |
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YllwFvr (757 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-31-11 08:04 AM Response to Reply #19 |
32. Picking nits like I do... |
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Atypical Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-30-11 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
22. What is the problem these requirements would solve? |
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tortoise1956 (403 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-01-11 11:02 PM Response to Original message |
34. My thanks to all the posters who remained civil... |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-01-11 11:18 PM Response to Original message |
35. Ok, No one should accept these restrictions unless..... |
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tortoise1956 (403 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-01-11 11:31 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Whoa, red rider! |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-01-11 11:49 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. How do you make sure those restrictions are not de facto bans for low income individuals? |
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tortoise1956 (403 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 12:17 AM Response to Reply #38 |
39. There's no de facto ban for open carry |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 12:32 AM Response to Reply #39 |
40. Hi Point firearms are notoriously inaccurate.... |
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tortoise1956 (403 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 12:56 AM Response to Reply #40 |
41. One at a time... |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 01:22 AM Response to Reply #41 |
42. They are not satisfied due to the accuracy |
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tortoise1956 (403 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 02:34 AM Response to Reply #42 |
46. WTF? |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 02:46 AM Response to Reply #46 |
47. Hitting the broad side of a barn (b-27) at 5 yards is hardly shooting straight |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 08:42 AM Response to Reply #47 |
50. Self-defense shooting at 50 yards with a pistol is almost unheard of. |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 11:35 AM Response to Reply #50 |
52. Which is exactly why I oppose regulations that make arbitrary requirements |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 01:46 PM Response to Reply #52 |
55. That is why I think the current Texas requirements are about right. |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 01:41 PM Response to Reply #42 |
54. I currently use a Hi-Point as my daily carry. |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 01:48 PM Response to Reply #54 |
56. Isn't that awfully heavy for a daily CC carry pistol? N/T |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 01:56 PM Response to Reply #56 |
57. A little more than my previous 1911. |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 02:10 PM Response to Reply #57 |
58. I would need a Sam Browne belt to carry something like that around. |
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tortoise1956 (403 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 02:31 PM Response to Reply #58 |
60. That's a real fashion statement! |
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rl6214 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-11 12:45 AM Response to Reply #60 |
68. Another option would be a fanny pack |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-11 09:06 AM Response to Reply #68 |
70. Tommy's Gunpacks are excellent. I have one, wife has one. N/T |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 11:25 PM Response to Reply #54 |
65. What sized groups were you getting and at what distance? |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 11:35 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. My first semi-auto, a Taurus PT1911, took some fiddling to get sighted in. |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 11:51 PM Response to Reply #66 |
67. Accuracy is more about repeatable groups size than out of the box sight alignment |
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PavePusher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-03-11 08:57 AM Response to Reply #67 |
69. My brother was recently gifted a S&W .44 Mag, from a friend. |
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RSillsbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 01:41 AM Response to Reply #39 |
44. OC V CC |
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tortoise1956 (403 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 02:23 AM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Do you currently need to do that to carry concealed? |
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RSillsbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 09:09 AM Response to Reply #45 |
51. CHP requirements In Colorado |
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tortoise1956 (403 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 02:15 PM Response to Reply #51 |
59. Sounds good to me |
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RSillsbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 03:08 PM Response to Reply #59 |
61. I don't necessarily "mind" Colorado's requirements as they are |
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tortoise1956 (403 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 03:23 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. The honest truth is |
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RSillsbee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 09:30 PM Response to Reply #62 |
64. This may seem like a bold proposal |
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GreenStormCloud (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-02-11 08:31 AM Response to Reply #38 |
49. There are cheap ways to practice that are extremely effective. |
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