Thread: A Blast From the Past. Firearms Licensing Old Style.

Do we have more safety or less common sense and more bureaucracy?

Not that many years ago, I saw 2 young fellas sitting on their packs in the ChCh airport departure lounge with rifles beside them. Got on the plane and put their gear in the OH locker.
No worries mate.

My training was clips across the ear from grownups if I waved an "empty" single shot 22 around.
Soon learned to be aware of where the thing was pointed.

Guns ARE NOT DANGEROUS.
People are and the most dangerous of all are the omnipotent moral busybodies who feel entitled to force everyone else to do what they say.

Perhaps it is not a coincidence that so many of these busybodies end up as politicians and government (our) employees?

Guns are tools and using them, like using other tools, requires, training, practice and experience.

The people with the the practice and experience are the ones who can and should be doing the training and those without should mind their own business.

Of course, some sensible and consistent rules and regulations are necessary for the common good but the most important ought to be don't mess with other people that are not messing with you.

IMO, the range officers at our local gun clubs might be the people best qualified to train and certify safe, fit and proper, users of firearms.