Responsible Gun Carriers

There is one danger I can see from so many honest people carrying guns. That is lack of training in responsible gun-handling. If a law were made to ensure proper training for ALL “concealed carriers,” I would support it, happily. One recent example is a woman who fired a shot at an unarmed fleeing purse-grabber, who had snatched the purse of am 84-year-old woman at a Texas Wal-Mart (a gun-free zone). He had no gun, was running from SIX other shoppers, who were bent on apprehending him. She fired a shot “over his head,” but in a trajectory that could have hit someone as much as ¼ mile away. He was no longer a threat to anybody at the time she fired, and, indeed, was “fleeing for his life” from six people who had already “roughed him up.” IF she even had a “carry permit,” she should have had some training in when to, and when NOT to use that gun without endangering innocent people, including those trying to apprehend that purse snatcher. Fortunately, nobody was injured by her irresponsible (in this case) shooting, but that would not always be so. (Bearing Arms)