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Gun Control & RKBA

pablo_marmol

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8. I agree.

Reply to TeddyR (Reply #2)

Sun Mar 6, 2016, 03:56 AM

Mar 2016

Proficiency should be demonstrated. There are cops who miss bad guys at point-blank range during an adrenalin dump.

Edited to add: The above being said, the cost of the permit should be low, given that the citizen has to pay for training and/or a proficiency demo to a certified instructor.

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