Mr. Coffee wrote:Here comes another part of responsible gun laws. Most stats that issue CCWs require classroom training on use of force, situations where force is authorized, and basic tacts and situational awareness. Most states also require that CCW holders take a practicle marksmanship qualification test conducted by a certified instructor.
The state of Virgina requires both 10 hours of classroom training and a practical shooting qual prior to issuance of a carry permit. So yes, if comeone with a CCW had been allowed to carry, their marksmanship training combined with the shototer being siloetted in a doorway with no one behind him woudl have enable a clear shot with little or no chance of collateral damage.
As a few in my family are concealed gun carriers (and I trust their judgment and firearms safety habits)...I think they can have a practical use (ability to protect oneself or others)....the problem being that most people don't carry guns, and we're sort of trained in this society to believe that gun carriers (except cops) are a possible danger. So seeing someone with a gun who isn't a cop can lead to the problems of thinking a robbery is about to go down or whatever.
Personally I think the number of training hours should be higher (like at least 30 hours or more...but that's just me :).
Nice red herring though.
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It takes training in order to use a firearm accurately enough to hit areas of the human body that would cause fatal injury.
Has anyone heard if this guy (the VA shooter) had any target training?
Either way...once a person learns how to load and fire they can hurt people. Shooting into a crowd of kids doesn't require marksmanship, just rounds.
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