"Upscale" wrote in message
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"Doug Winterburn" wrote in message

Here is the Arizona summary of gun laws:
http://crime.about.com/od/gunlawsbys...gunlaws_az.htm

Again, no comment on good, bad, etc. One interesting point is training
is required for concealed carry, but not for open carry.

What does that training entail? There's two types of training. I can see
basic gun training as learning how to safely handle a gun and perhaps some
target shooting so when one uses a gun, they at least have a decent chance
of hitting what they're aiming at.

Then there's the dozens of hours of situational training where one learns
how to handle dangerous situations. Learning when a situation is
threatening, how to possible avoid that threat or handle the situation
with
the possibility of minimizing violence and the need to shoot someone ~
similar things like that.

Don't you think the situational training is at least if not more important
to know and learn than the basic training? The average person on the
street
has very little idea of how to extricate themselves from a dangerous
situation other than shooting someone. Is it different in the US? Have you
all been exposed to so much violence that you have the instincts to know
what's best for most situations?

Does this make any sense? Of what use is basic training when all it comes
down to is shooting a gun? There's much more to know and learn.

Is anyone [ Y - A - W - N ] still reading this [ Y - A - W - N ]
thread?

Dave in Houston