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TexasRedneck wrote:

thetexan wrote: The largest portion of the class is about the laws of carrying guns, most of which will go away with constitutional carry. What will be left is all of the self-defense laws, gun safety, conflict resolution and proper storage.

Then there are a LOT of instructors that need remedial education on gun laws. I'm partners in a gun shop, and the stuff we hear from new LTC holders is scary.

thetexan wrote: Since this is a public safety issue why shouldn't there be some state requirement for some method to mitigate the problem of improper use of handguns such as the education that is mandated now. We require pilots to get a licence. The airspace belongs to us all.

Because there's no provision in the Constitution for personal flight.

thetexan wrote: If Texas decides to have little or no regulation then that's their choice. But this issue is safety related and I don't see a problem with requiring reasonable education for anyone who wants to carry.
In fact I recommend it.

Interesting....define "reasonable education". Russia used to use reeducation programs, as did many other countries. They called theirs "Gulags".

We don't require Voter Education.......

We will, just as soon as SCOTUS says that education is a reasonable requirement in answer to some case brought before it. At that point your constitutional right will be modified. That's the only point I'm making.

tex

Let's think about what we teach in the class.

The largest portion of the class is about the laws of carrying guns, most of which will go away with constitutional carry. What will be left is all of the self-defense laws, gun safety, conflict resolution and proper storage.

Since this is a public safety issue why shouldn't there be some state requirement for some method to mitigate the problem of improper use of handguns such as the education that is mandated now. We require pilots to get a licence. The airspace belongs to us all.

To the response of "we have a 2nd amendment right to carry a gun unfettered by additional regulation". That answer is false and a idealistic leftover.

The supreme court has ruled that reasonable regulation of guns is acceptable. THAT MAKES IT THE NEWLY INTERPRETED AND REVISED 2ND AMENDMENT!

So actually the 2nd ammendment is what the constitution says (by order of the SCOTUS) the 2nd amendment is. Which is the right to carry arms but with possible reasonable regulation.

If Texas decides to have little or no regulation then that's their choice. But this issue is safety related and I don't see a problem with requiring reasonable education for anyone who wants to carry.

In fact I recommend it.

tex