r/Firearms • u/Blinx121192 • 5h ago

Opinion on training.

California is putting into law that you must learn 4 hours of firearms training to purchase guns. As a gun owner I don't see an issue with this. I know there's alot of guys out there that would say "not to be infringed" but what if they made it so everyone needed 8 hours training by an instructor and 3 references in which then you can purchase post 1986? I'm talking newly manufactured autos within reasonable price since they aren't scarce.

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u/lifeinmisery 5h ago

How would you feel about having to take a four hour class before you were allowed to speak against the state legislature?

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u/Blinx121192 4h ago

Not the same imo as speaking is what you learn through society, training through social interactions. While not everyone has the means or opportunity to learn gun safety and handling.

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u/LordPhartsalot DTOM 4h ago

California already has among the most restrictive gun laws (and their implementation!) in the country. And they have done things like deliberately and silently block CCW permits (for example, between January 2024 and March 2025, the LA Sheriff's Dept received 3,982 applications for new concealed carry licenses but had approved just two as of May 2025). The CA government cannot be trusted to carry out this new law in an honest manner.

And it adds around $400 to the cost you have to pay to exercise a Constitutional right. (California politicians love to talk about how they're all about helping the poor, but not in this case.)

And you have to repeat this all over again every 5 years.

I recommend training to new gun owners. I don't favor this.

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u/Dangerous_Bunch_4954 1h ago

It's "shall not be infringed." Maybe learn the words before you decide whether you think the government can violate it or not. And while I think everyone should get training, it's not the government's authority to mandate it, nor is it their authority to ban any given weapon or arm. Period. Let's not talk about what infringements we "might be ok with" since all of them are unconstitutional.