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Originally Posted by Robbie
I always wonder about all this "training".
Here's all you need to know:
1. Don't ever point it at anybody.
2. Keep it somewhere safe.
3. Make sure the safety is on when not in use.
4. Practice your aim (unless you own a shotgun like me, then all you have to do is point it in the general direction)
What else is there to be "trained" for? It ain't brain surgery. It's just a gun, very simple to use and common sense dictates most of what you need to know.
It ain't like anybody is being "trained" for black ops or the navy seals. My shotgun required no "training". My grandfather showed me everything I need to know when he and I would go shooting in the woods starting at around age 6.
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It's a lot easier when you have some experience with a gun but quite a bit different when someone wants a gun that has absolutely no knowledge. It's kind of like telling a 16 year old kid that they don't need training to drive a car. After all, it's just a steering wheel, gas pedal and brake. How hard can it be? We grow up watching people drive so we should automatically know how to operate a car by the time we're of age.
I bought several guns at the local gun club in minutes but when I went to use their range, I had to watch a ridiculous 30 minute training video and complete a written test. Find the logic in that. It was basically "You can accidentally shoot yourself or someone else with the gun we just sold you, we just don't want you doing it here".