Captain Nemo
Regular Member
This isn't really a specific comment but I've been pondering the significance of all the chatter concerning training. It's obvious that the legislature put the training requirements into Act 35 to placate those legislators concerned about it and of course to give the governor the warm fuzzies. In doing so it made the requirements as minimum as could be expected. Look at the reality. Anyone with a hunters education certificate qualifies. That reaches out to about 1,000,000 hunters. Anyone that has had small arms training in the military, national guard or reserves qualifies (that qualification reaches back at least 66 years). How many millions of living persons does that cover? Anyone that has had military law enforcement or security training is qualified. Any persons that have attended an organational event i.e. project Appleseed qualifies. Anyone that has taken any of the NRA or NSSF courses qualifies (some of those go back 40 years). Anyone that has a outstate permit, current or expired, has complied with the training requirement (many members of this forum already have MN, MI,UT and/or FL permits). I don't have the foggiest idea how large the total number of already qualified persons is. I'm sure that it is thousands of times larger than the number of people that will apply for a permit. Certainly there will be some wanting a CC license that don't have qualified training, but I wonder how large that number really is statewide? I suspect the largest numberof not qualified persons fall into a certain nitche. Probably mostly young adults in the larger metropolitan areas. Females probably make up the highest number of unqualified perons statewide. Information coming from trainers and instructors that their course sign ups for voluntary training are very high, indicate that number will be down significantly by Nov. 1.
Don't misunderstand my post. It does not imply that we should say it's not a significant problem and roll over and ignore it, especially when the DoJ seems to be perched on the tree above us with knife and fork in hand. I write it only to put some perspective to reality.
My opinions.
Don't misunderstand my post. It does not imply that we should say it's not a significant problem and roll over and ignore it, especially when the DoJ seems to be perched on the tree above us with knife and fork in hand. I write it only to put some perspective to reality.
My opinions.