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I would like to see privately funded, free gun safety courses offered by more ranges. These could be funded in part by organizations like the NRA. We are talking about a course that is specifically targeted toward new customers, so it actually makes business sense for both organizations. But I would not support making this a legal requirement for an LTC after reading and considering the above comments in this thread.

Getting back to the original topic, I had a very surreal experience when I took my CHL class. During class, I noticed a guy who seemed to be very competent and familiar with guns, who I assumed would be a good shot. I also noticed a girl in her early 20's who seemed very nervous and inexperienced. We get to the range and sure enough the guy is on my left and the girl is on my right. You can probably see where this is going. No safety issues, but the girl shot a near perfect score (much better than I did), and the guy put more holes in other people's targets than he put in his own. He somehow managed to miss paper completely on most of the 3 yard shots even.

I would be fine with an enhanced proficiency requirement (including safety) if I could trust the government to not use it in the future as a slippery slope toward limiting LTC issuance.