Mr. Arens, you are a silly old sot. There were no law-abiding citizens in your neighborhood? No teenagers without a dad who would love to go shooting and learn from you?
Armas? Por qué? El gobierno los protegerá. (Guns? Why? The government will protect you.) Fidel Castro
Are there no NRA instructors in Manatee County? (Oh, yeah, they’re too busy running the 40-minute concealed carry Florida “courses”.)
These events provide a unique outreach opportunity for a group of NRA instructors to offer reduced or no cost training to those who show up, and leave the pawn and gun shop owners to dispose of their junk guns at taxpayer expense.