“and pay upwards of $1,100 for training.”
Gun control by other means. I have nothing against taking a gun safety course. I’ve taken one, in fact. I think it’s a good idea, especially for people new to firearms. But I absolutely oppose *any* sort of government mandate forcing me to take one, for the very reason laid out in this article. It gives the gun grabbers license (no pun intended) to deny people their constitutional rights, by making it prohibitively expensive to exercise them.
Disenfranchises the poor and minorities...
Firearms and gun saftey classes should be taught in junior and senior high schools. When I went to high school in Washington, DC, my high school had a gun range and rifle team.