I would feel safer if they required monthly visits to a pistol range (assuming you can't conceal a rifle or shotgun)to prove proficiency in hitting what you are aiming at 25 feet and 60 feet.

Knowing which end of a pistol the bullets go out of just isn't enough, and I'd hate to be next to the target of a shooter 20 yards away from me, and amateurs will shoot at a target 20 yards away with unwarranted self-confidence.

Many people fantasize that if they had a gun, they could Rambo themselves out of situations such as VA Tech. Not so.

SWAT teams receive special training for handling situations where the lives of civilians are at stake. Maybe I am wrong, but it seems that it would take this kind of training to be able to handle spree killers in schools and other public places.

I personally don't have a problem having law enforcement or former military carrying weapons. They may not have the SWAT training, but they have a lot more training than the average joe.

Such as what to do when people insist on smoking in the non-smoking section.
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