Yeah, I agree. When asked for a show of hands on who had used firearms, about half indicated they had never used a firearm.
I found the course covered the very basics, there could be alot more in-depth training for sure, but obviously time is limited.
There is indeed quite a bit to learn and get familiar with, especially if your new to firearms. I guess I have some advantage after using several of my friends ones over the years.
They do indeed do a practical hands on session nowdays.
Key points I took out of it was that lever action firearms should be avoided by beginners and that bolt actions are the simpler and safer to use. That is something I would agree with, having used one before.
They are also now using this new protocol called the 4 states of readiness which I think we will see published in the next edition of the arms code.
Apparently its something used in the military that is now being taught by all instructors.
Along with that, the practical hands on stuff we did was the 3 point safety check when first picking up a firearm and from going between each state of readiness.
We were using 22 bolt action rifles for the demonstration.
A friend of mine said they had to demonstrate fence crossings and another told me that they were all showed graphic photos of gunshot wounds and injuries, i dont know how many years ago that was.
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