Bad bills becoming law: Loosening firearms safety
Posted on 07/20/2011 @ 07:47 PM
HB 2146 | concealed weapons permit; training
This bill, becoming law today, removes the ability of the Department of Public Safety to regulate and certify instructors for firearms safety courses. It also removes DPS’ authority to regulate the curriculum of the courses. This means DPS has no ability to step in if an instructor is teaching inappropriate or unsafe techniques, making it more difficult to root out incompetent instructors.
In 2010, Arizona was ranked dead last for gun safety laws. In light of the Sen. Lori Klein incident, perhaps our Legislature should be recommitting to stronger safety training measures rather than loosening those standards.
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