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Originally Posted by Kptlt. Hellmut Neuerburg
One really conserning thing about this is that is all it will take is some drunk guy who gets into a fight with another drunk and both pull their guns and start shooting and then the you-know-what would hit the fan, its both probable and possible.
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Really? I don't see too much open carry where I live, even though it's legal, but we have a lot of concealed carry. You say it's probable, yet, to my knowledge, it's never happened. Not once. Can you point to any of that happening? If not, then while it's certainly possible, it's not probable at all.
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What I'd like to know is why is the requirements for getting a licence to open carry a firearm only basic knowledge?
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Have you applied for a license? If not, how do you know what the requirements are? In fact you do have to pass a course given by a certified instructor.
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Why aren't things like situational awareness part of the requirements to get an open carry licence too? I'd personally feel much safer knowing the person next to me has been trained by a cop or someone whos ex-military/ex-police (or better yet an ex-MP). If you don't know whats going on and/or whos who then there could be a lot of trouble.
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Trained by a cop? Do you have any idea how many cops (and ex-military) have no idea what they're doing? I'm not speaking of all of either of those categories, but you would be amazed how many there are. Just because you had some training at one point doesn't mean you are any more quailified than someone who spends the time and money to qualify himself.
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Originally Posted by Armistead
The bigger question is, if you get jumped by bad guys, would you rather or not have a firearm to protect yourself?
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Exactly.