Crybabies Favor Gun Control

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113. One never knows if one will or will not need a firearm for self defense

until one needs a firearm for self defense; therefore, the only way to ensure that you have the firearm when you need it as opposed to needing it when you don't have it, is to have it at all times. This is especially true for those individuals who find themselves living in large violent cities. This, of course, means that one must be extremely cautious and mindful of the firearm safety rules. There are certainly idiots out there that should not be carrying a firearm. Here in Ohio, before you can carry a firearm, you must attend a 12 hour firearms safety course which includes a written test that must be passed and a range component that must be passed. I didn't really need the class but I recognize that some folks do. My wife needed it. Our instructor was clear, if at any time he witnessed an unsafe act of any kind, you failed and did not get your certificate which meant you didn't get your CCW permit. That's a reasonable firearm regulation to me.

I was reloading and target shooting with pistols and high powered rifles before I could drive legally. I spent 8 years in the infantry where I carried M16s, M249s and M240 LMGs, M203 grenade launchers, hand grenades, AT5 rocket launchers, land mines, and I operated a 25 mm Bushmaster cannon and a TOW missile launcher. I consider myself to be more than competent when it comes to handling weapons. I do recognize that not everyone is equally competent. Attending, at a minimum, a 12 hour safety class seems reasonable to me especially if it facilitates some kind of national CCW reciprocity.