very good point about disabled people. I did not take that into consideration. Maybe there could be a way to accommodate them and eliminate some of the qualification tasks or offer a special needs version or something. I really don't have a good response for that. This is exactly the type of feedback I was looking for. Thank you
Ken, I am by no means saying that the LEO is the top their of skilled marksmen. I don't know exactly what the qualification entails. I do know that it is yearly. Have you shot a police qualification? you say they are a joke next to what most of us do anyways. would this not be more of a reason to change the standard to which we qualify? If a person with a moderate skill level can pass it and it would allow us to say we have passed the same test the LEO do, I don't see the downside (at least not until the disabled persons argument was brought up). You could argue that the LEO has a longer time of training, but that can be refuted by a rookie on the force. It comes to an "end justifies the means" type of deal. you might have to train for weeks, you might have to just show up with your current level of skill. What is the difference if you pass it? as far as the ability to carry the pistol goes...not the ability to purchase, that is for another debate... if we meet the same level, there is no reason not to have the same freedoms. I understand that the anti's don't understand reasoning and logic, but that is not an acceptable excuse not to put us in the position to be able to use the logic of this hypothetical revision to the law.
as far as instructors go, people would line up to judge it. you would have no need for extensive training or teaching ability. Its a qualification not a class. you have to have the ability to look at the targets and make sure they were shot to a passing standard. You would have to watch for anything that would disqualify the shooter as well, and possibly run a stop watch. If CPL classes were tossed for a yearly qualification, those instructors are not going to take up knitting. and now that we are talking about yearly qualification to be more accurately in line with LEO standards. take the original math at $7,000,000 a year for the 350,000 CPl holders. That is at 20$ a person times 100 students a day. so $2,000 gross, then take out rental of the range for the day (most ranges already do this for the 8 hour CPL class. and I am sure The range, "instructor" and state can agree on a way to split that up. not to mention the ammo/target sales. 7,000,000$ a year is nothing to scoff at. if there is money to be made people will come. maybe the proceeds on the states end could go towards education on firearm safety. Or maybe mental health research as that seems to be a hot topic.