11-09-2018, 12:25 PM
(11-09-2018, 12:13 PM)Au165 Wrote: I'm not opposed to some sort of basic civics test before someone can vote. Maybe it would help people understand what the people campaigning and making promises can and can't actually do.
You'd find a huge number of people would be borderline violently opposed to this idea.
(11-09-2018, 12:16 PM)Benton Wrote: Fair point, as far as the NRA being against mandatory training.
I'll stick with this being a part of the problem though. As I've said before, basic firearm education and safety is something that should be taught in school at a young age. I'll one further that and say it should be a requirement for owning a firearm, too, which doesn't infringe on anyone's rights any more than a machine gun ban, requiring an ID to vote or not allowing slander. But it won't happen as long as the NRA is pumping millions into political campaigns.
I don't disagree. I think firearm safety training is immensely important. I've left ranges where the range master wasn't addressing idiots being idiots with their firearms. I also think you'll find that the vast majority of gun owners have educated themselves on gun safety. The one pistol owner who's fired their gun once the day after they bought it not included.
