If a woman gets a job at a hospital and needs to go to a rough part of town at night, can she take steps to defend herself, or does she need to wait for a state-approved class and then a license?
That happened to my wife in California. There was no realistic possibility of getting a permit, so she quit after 2 weeks. In some states, it would take months for her to sign up for, take classes, and get a license. Does she have no right to self defense prior to that?
Also - most self-defense gunfights take place at <10 feet. How much training does it take to pull a snub nosed revolver, raise your arm and fire with 3 feet between muzzle and bad guy?
Arizona has it right. BTW, I got my CCW license in Arizona the same day it was no longer required.
Another point: a couple of months ago, some friends visited from Australia. We explained gun safety, and we went out shooting with one experienced American to each Australian. They had a blast, so to speak, and by the end of 2 hours were shooting better than a lot of folks I saw qualifying in the military. But of course, that training was not approved by the state...
FRiend, I never called for mandatory state training, just that some type of training would be preferable, be it by a husband, uncle, grandfather, friend, etc; and you're right, at 10 feet, you pretty much just have to point and shoot.
I've just seen a few idiots with guns that scare the hell out of me, from a safety stand-point.
I believe we agree completely!