I agree with your post, except that I think that driving is a right, not a privilege.txdang wrote:I think the more people that exercise the 2A, the better chance we have of defending it. It's kind of a good thing, bad thing. Also I don't see a driver's license correlation - driving is a privilege, not a constitutional right.
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- Fri Apr 08, 2011 6:06 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Inexperienced in Class
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- Fri Apr 08, 2011 5:44 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Inexperienced in Class
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Isn't that the purpose of the classes?jframe.38 wrote:At every CHL class that I have gone to I have seen a large number of people in one of the following categories:
1. utterly ignorant or lacking in the ability to conceal, carry, draw, hold and use a firearm confidently and safely
2. utterly ignorant of gun laws
3. utterly ignorant of self-defense laws
The good news is that by the time these individuals leave a ten hour course with like minded people and a qualified instructor they usually improve in one if not all of the areas listed above.
- Fri Apr 08, 2011 2:23 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Inexperienced in Class
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During my class he came over to look at my new 380-AT Sphinx which I had just purchased. He had never seen one before, let alone fired one. After we were done qualifying shooting, he came back to score the targets and looked at it again. I asked him if he would like to try it. At first he said "no thanks", but a few minutes later he came back with five rounds of ammo and asked if he could try it. The target was still at the 15 yard line and he started shooting at the little silhouette at the top left of the target.Teamless wrote:WildBill wrote: just watch ElGato shoot sometime.
When my wife and I took our class with him, WOW! That man can shoot a gun!
We were in awe and we only saw him shoot 4 or 5 rounds as his target blew over (Texas City Range) and the range was obviously hot, he couldnt go set it back up.
He is a joy to see shoot, even those few shots we got to witness
The first shot was off a couple of inches to the right, but the rest of them hit the little guy.
- Fri Apr 08, 2011 2:09 pm
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Inexperienced in Class
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stevie_d_64 wrote:My wife will be renewing her CHL for the third time tomorrow...She will be attending the classroom only portion with Professor Emeritus "El Gato", but before she goes to the required classroom time, she'll be going in the range to pop off about 50, just to get her head on straight...She believes that her experience level rubs off on other women who may be new to shooting, and she has a wonderful ability to encourage other women to get with the program and learn and practice all they can...
I for one am not inconvienienced or put off by the time it takes to get through a course of fire at a CHL class...I believe we should all adopt an attitude of humbleness and demonstrate a patience that gives these new folks a chance to absorb and be eager to get back to the range as soon as possible for more practice...
Self defense in my opinion is 90% mental, 8% physical and 2% hardware...
And if you need some help getting humble, just watch ElGato shoot sometime. 
- Thu Apr 07, 2011 11:28 am
- Forum: General Texas CHL Discussion
- Topic: Inexperienced in Class
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If I decided to hunt again I would take the course. Years ago I used to be a certified hunter safety instructor. The class that I helped teach went far beyond the state's requirements for gun handling. The primary instructor had some land in "the country" and set up an "obstacle course" consisting of a patch of brush, a barbed wire fence, a wooden fence, a pile of wood, and at the very end, a pickup truck. All of the students were required to go through the course with live ammunition and demonstrate the proper way to handle the gun in each situation. Just about every one passed and there was never an AD/ND.Katygunnut wrote:So I guess my answer is that a similarly situated 35 year old "should" take the course. I don't know that I would make it a "requirement", but I do know that their lack of knowledge should give them ZERO excuse if they negligently injure someone or violate a law while they are hunting.