Getting a concealed carry license is easier in Georgia than in other places. You pay $79.25, fill paperwork, get fingerprinted and photographed, and in about two week, a judge stamps the approval and your get your license.
Yet this worries one judge
Probate Court Judge Harry James says the increase could likely put more residents in danger rather than prevent loss of life.
“We are licensing people who don’t know how to operate or store their weapons properly,” he said. “We do have people who are genuinely handicapped, but the background check will check out. They are entitled to carry a gun, and I cannot turn them down.”
Source: http://beta.mirror.augusta.com/news/crime-courts/2013-12-15/probate-courts-see-more-weapons-carry-permit-applications?v=1387143397
Really? And how would he know that? Statistics or just typical anti-gun bias? He’s probably an elitist making assumptions.
In Georgia, applicants aren’t tested for firearm proficiency, he said, which could be disastrous for gun license owners who are also first-time shooters.
In Tennessee, we are tested for firearm proficiency, but you know what? It doesn’t matter.
1. Most gun owners shoot on a regular basis, thus they are already proficient.
2. If the criminal is right in front of you, you can’t miss.
3. Many incidents will be resolved by simply brandishing the gun.
4. You don’t need to pass a grammar and spelling test to be a blogger, thus you don’t need a firearm proficiency test to carry a gun. It’s a right, not a privilege.
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