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Beiruty wrote: ↑Fri May 07, 2021 10:29 am Some gun owner/shooter (dem) was questioning why Qualification Shooting is gone too.
The guy was pushing me hard to admit that unlicensed carry is not a wise idea.
I countered make the course free, shooting qualification included and very short time to issue the license and I am all for keeping LTC.
On the other hand, I will keep renewing my LTC.

I agree with you and, I am sure that almost everyone on this forum will be maintaining their LTCs for a few reason including for the reciprocity with other states as well as the waived background checks for gun buys.

Since they've reduced the cost to apply/renew the LTC it's much more available to the public.

I don't see how they can make the training/qualification free except to have state employees as instructors, but I would expect the application fee to increase in order to pay for the state training program. Bad idea in my opinion.

But I could see a state sanctioned online gun safety/basic handgun overview course (similar to "defensive driving") which could be free or nearly free to the public. It's something that's been discussed at length already on the forum, but they could basically "adopt" a course from the NRA. It could satisfy the classroom portion of the LTC training, then you'd only need an instructor to administer the Qualification.

They should continue to lower the barriers to obtaining an LTC, especially with the passing of Constitutional Carry. The state would be wise to emphasize the incentives of obtaining the LTC. Make it easier and even more affordable to get the LTC. Their is value in having the LTC vs. carrying under the legal authority of the Constitutional Carry Legislation. Plus with an LTC you are a member of a community of licensed handgun carriers. And the state gets more people the basic safety and legal overviews that more people need to know as well as the finger prints, background checks etc that they want. It's a win-win

Soccerdad1995 wrote: ↑Wed May 05, 2021 4:37 pm

I don't love this one. I guess it goes to the definition of "carrying". I have a personal rule that before I touch drink #2 at my house during a party, etc., my gun comes off my side and into a safe. But if someone keeps their safe in the same room they are in while having a few drinks is that considered to be "carrying"?

Also, is there an exception to this if someone breaks into your house and you need to use a weapon in self defense while you are intoxicated?

Well that depends... did he remove his ammunition from the gun? Did he unload his magazine, and then store his loose ammo in a separate safe from his empty magazine which is stored is a separate safe from his handgun? Oh, and just to be clear each of those safes need to have different locks/codes/or unlocking devices, otherwise they are not independent because one individual could open each of the safes without help from another individual. In order to ensure that the safes are safe, you must require 3-factor verification in order to open....