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VipaGTS posted...

See that's the problem....most people don't bother to learn. they just pick up a gun and go. And even if they learn the basics they don't care to follow them. This is why mandatory classes or something akin to what it takes to get a drivers license should be applied to hunting licenses at the lowest level if you don't want to apply it to all gun ownership...but for some reason people are against that. I can see a situation like this, in many states, being treated as just an "unfortunate accident" and this "hunter" will be back out with his gun in no time. That's just wrong. Even people who kill others accidentally in car crashes see some level of consequence with regard to insurance or their license depending on the circumstance. Anyone driving and killing without taking the mandatory classes and test first sees legal repercussions, but for some reason we don't do that for guns. And no, the 2nd amendment is not an argument because nothing i said prevents someone from attempting to own a gun.

https://ahuntinglease.org/hunter-education-requirements-us-and-canada

Practically every single state already requires the hunter to pass a safety education course. The issue isn't this stuff being super complex or hard to understand. I mean, I passed a hunters education course with a 100% score when I was 12. The issue is, no matter what rules there are, or how many basic tests there are, or how much of this stuff should be common sense, there's always going to be morons that do exactly what they're not supposed to. And forget charges. If you (the general you, not specifically you) think it's a good idea to shoot at something when you're not exactly sure what it is, then there's nothing that can be done for you. You should be lobotomized so everyone can get on with their lives.

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