Texasgrillchef
Active Member
One reason is the poor.
The average cost of a class is $100, add the $35 for the LTC, ($5 reduction for being indigent) and the. $10.69 for the cost of fingerprints and that becomes way to expensive.
Another reason is this.... NOT everyone needs another class. The LTC class didn’t teach me anything I didn’t already know because my dad and grandfather taught it all to me when I was 10-12. The only thing they didn’t teach was the law. I learned that on my own from reading online and keeping up with gun laws around the state.
I also teach, as I am an an NRA instructor and Illinois LTC instructor and soon to be Texas LTC instructor. 95% of my students basically already know the stuff taught in class, and have shot a handgun before. The only thing they lack isthe legal knowledge of firearm laws.
While I agree that their Are people who shouldn’t carry a gun. The process doesn’t really weed them out. They will and do still carry a gun. They can legally do so today in their home, in their vehicle, and if they own their business, in their business. They can also openly carry a long arm down the street in Texas without a license as well. Which can be a rifle, a shotgun, a firearm (Such as the shockwave), a Short barreled rifle or even a short barreled shotgun. So I guess your not ok with people doing that either?
No firearm training is required to go hunting either, or even get a hunting license. Hunters can use long guns, and handguns all without any training to obtain the hunting license. No other license is required to hunt. Some animals, on your own property don’t even require a hunting license either.
one gentleman and his wife I taught had been carrying a gun for over 30 YEARS. (In the state of Illinois no less.) And have never been caught. They decided to get a LTC because of Biden and because it makes it easier to buy firearms.
second is, unless you were given a gun, or inherited a gun, you already went through a background check once to buy the gun. How many background checks does one really need to prove themselves?
Also, you don’t give much credit to the human race. Most responsible adults who actually need training will get training. In Texarkana Arkansas, I teach a NRA Basic Pistol course to those who Constitutional Carry in Arkansas. They don’t have to take the class, but they do. I am booked up there for the next 3 months. So like I said, responsible adults who NEED he training will take still get it.
The difference between a car and a gun is that a car is a privilege and a gun is a right.
In the Next Legislative session, Lifetime LTC’s will become available. How will you feel about that?
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