tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post143329379461073227..comments2024-02-05T03:41:13.688+01:00Comments on Mikeb302000: Letter to the EditorAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-60995622062706825982011-03-27T11:36:06.443+02:002011-03-27T11:36:06.443+02:00Aside from the question of who actually pockets th...Aside from the question of who actually pockets the 125 bucks, can we at least agree that the required training is useless. To be valuable wouldn't it have to be more thorough and administered by better qualified instructors?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09806175370305006933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-48814820317619086012011-03-26T20:49:08.462+01:002011-03-26T20:49:08.462+01:00the $ 125 fee has nothing to do with a CCW permit....the $ 125 fee has nothing to do with a CCW permit. If the NRA had gun owners interests in mind and not just its members, than it would push for Connecticut to honor other state CCW permits. <br />The $ 125 eligibility certificate is nothing more than a tax on the gun. In my opinion, eligibility is no criminal record, US citizen, and cleared of a background check. <br />If I lived in Connecticut I would buy long barrel weapons which are exempt from the eligibility requirement. <br />You can buy a shotgun, but you can't buy a .22 hand gun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-92114904357146414402011-03-26T17:23:56.751+01:002011-03-26T17:23:56.751+01:00This is not about a permit to carry. This is about...This is not about a permit to carry. This is about a $125 dollar tax on the second amendment. Before you can purchase a hand gun in CT, you have to take a course and pay the fee, to in effect, get a drivers license for your pistol. It's unconstitutional and unfair and it serves no purpose as criminals again, by definition, break the law.Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13854730848510581927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-31881849781293555412011-03-26T17:17:30.915+01:002011-03-26T17:17:30.915+01:00I'm a centrist, although left of Anonymous. I...I'm a centrist, although left of Anonymous. I wouldn't go to the NRA for quality training; I wouldn't avoid them either. But at least in my area, they aren't particularly the creme de la creme of firearm instruction.<br /><br />That is just dumb gun loon posturing by Anonumbass.dog gonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151618317070878675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-37755409409003652472011-03-26T16:27:55.838+01:002011-03-26T16:27:55.838+01:00The local instructors do not even have to be NRA m...The local instructors do not even have to be NRA members. Your argument about NRA getting a stream of cash from this is bogus.<br /><br />The law sets the amount in Connecticut. Most states just require a training certificate and the instructor chooses the amount to charge. You are making a hollow argument.<br /><br />Requiring NRA training is done in most states. Even the "lefties" know where to go for quality, consistent training.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-35928714238481377162011-03-26T14:55:01.904+01:002011-03-26T14:55:01.904+01:00the article states that the so called gun control ...the article states that the so called gun control law only supports its members, Any political lobby group will do all it can to get the advantage for the members who are paying the salaries of the lobbyists trying to corrupt the politicians....OK then, if the NRA mother ship in DC is not benefiting from the fee, than its local instructors are....either way, it is political corruption .......why isn't any of the money for that "fee" going to the state...Connecticut like most states is facing a deficit....the gun shop is already making a profit on their merchandise..usually a 30 percent mark up in retail if I am correct..so the extra $ 125 on a $450 hand gun is a nice extra bit of cash for the gun shop....it is a wrong notion to say that police departments don't have the budgets. u ever see the salary of a local police chief??? I would say cut his salary but 10 grand and you would have a lot of extra money to fund ccw classes for the few hundred citizens who would want to take a class....it is not like driving a car.there are still lots of people who do not like guns........if more citizens were active and held their elected officials accountable EVERY two years, than the system would be run better.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314891743204395487.post-34852649215669079342011-03-26T12:38:02.013+01:002011-03-26T12:38:02.013+01:00First of all, the author is wrong. The $125 does n...First of all, the author is wrong. The $125 does not go to the NRA, it goes to the instructor offering the course. The NRA does not get a percentage. The only thing the NRA will receive is a small fee each year from the instructor to maintain his certification. The instructor pays this fee ($10) regardless of how many classes he teaches or how much he receives for instruction.<br /><br />Second of all, I do not believe you will find many police departments with the extra budget to go into the CCW instruction business. Maybe they could open it up to the other concerned groups and allow gun safety instructors from the VPC or Brady. Oh yeah, I forgot. Those groups are against gun safety.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com