Reply #156: But you DO need appropriate instruction in how to handle that firearm in a crisis. [View All]

[darkstar3]

EVERYONE does. That's why we have basic training and police academies. Aside from teaching people how to properly respond in a crisis, these things teach people how to properly handle their various firearms while involved in those crises.

To be clear, I'm not concerned about you shooting yourself. I'm not concerned about you shooting the perp (in fact I'd be glad). I AM concerned that a two-year old child several blocks away from the altercation will take a bullet in the head because you drew too fast and shot wide.*

*This happened in my hometown last week. The kid was on his grandpa's knee on his front porch. Now he's in the ground.