How often do you practice pistol shooting?

[CaliGunner]

After XL or 72 yrs, you stop worrying about it!

Maybe when I'm 72 I won't care because I'll be in St. Augustine working on my boat, but right now? I definitely care about how my suit jacket looks out in public. It's just harder to get a fitted suit when you're proportions get too large (no offense to chubbies in the thread, I ain't hating).

 

[toddnjoyce]

So there was no "proficiency" section in the CHL paperwork like the LTC paperwork?

That’s not the question you asked. You asked what an LTC was called prior to June, 2021.

 

[CaliGunner]

@CaliGunner the time I was shot at was probably not the norm. Doing farm work back in the day when I was such a handsome stud and all the farm girls wanted to take me in the barn.

A neighbor to the property got drunk and decided to shoot at us with a 30-06. No one was on or around his property guy just had issues. Ultimately we had to sneak up to him using the river and my instructions to my friend was as come up on him if I hit the dirt you pop his ass. My friend was in the bushes with a rifle at that point. Cops eventually helped deal with him but the sound of 30-06 rounds going by your head is like a metal saw blade warping just more intense.

Damn dude. That's a crazy story.

 

[CaliGunner]

That’s not the question you asked. You asked what an LTC was called prior to June, 2021.

Ah, so there was! Thank you.

 

[Tnhawk]

If there isn't a minimum of skill (some middle ground between shooting bullets into the ceiling and IDPA champ), then why have a licensing system at all?

Why have a hunting or fishing license? This license doesn't require any skill.

 

[Sam7sf]

Damn dude. That's a crazy story.

It along with responding to a shooting at work here in tx, helping two grown men rocking on the ground with bullet holes, not knowing if the shooter left, just helped me understand testing on a range doesn’t prepare you for life.

 

[CaliGunner]

Why have a hunting or fishing license? This license doesn't require any skill.

Exactly. Why have them at all? That's been my point. I'm especially against fishing licenses (long story).

 

[Tnhawk]

Exactly. Why have them at all? That's been my point (I'm especially against fishing licenses).

Some licenses should be renamed as permits.
2nd Amendment issues should not be licensed.

 

[toddnjoyce]

Ah, so there was! Thank you.

You’ve continually thrown up excuses and moved goal posts to avoid a real discussion.

The discussion begins with understanding what is statutorily required and what state agent(s)/agency(ies) is/are responsible to do.

When you’re ready to have a real discussion, let me know.

 

[Wudidiz]

Why have a hunting or fishing license? This license doesn't require any skill.

The state wants more of your money

 

[Sam7sf]

Ohhhh. Good point wudidiz. How many times have we seen gun control be about money?

 

[bbbass]

I used to shoot pistol at least once a month. AFAIK/IMO, it is a perishable skill that needs to be maintained. For most folks, being accurate with a pistol does NOT come naturally.

Many years ago, I became a USPSA competitor, in part to learn to move and shoot. Then later I joined IDPA, in part to learn use of cover, shooting from diff positions and while backing up etc. We shot laying down, sitting down, laying on my back, moving targets, and a Tueller drill to prove a point.

I don't consider myself to be a gunslinger, that is an attitude that will get ya killed. But when my dominant eye went bad I had to switch to my left eye sighting... it wasn't too hard to retrain, but it slowed me down a lot and it somewhat changes the mechanics of arm positioning. I wasn't happy with my scores even tho the guys kept telling me I'm doing fine for a 70yr old. But at 70, and with ammo prices where they are, I'm just not as driven/motivated as I once was. In fact, I'm giving my G34 to my daughter and will only have my carry gun and a Ruger .22lr 22/45.

Life brings changes.

 

[TX oddball]

Exactly. Why have them at all? That's been my point.

Actually, you started this thread complaining about the other Texas shooters in your class, and you smugly proclaimed to pass "with flying colors obviously". Then you started in on how CA has more difficult and stringent requirements for a permit, something you wanted to see in Texas. Basically TX should do as CA does.

This is the point I got from your thread.

 

[MTA]

california is the big gay

 

[bbbass]

The state wants more of your money

Yup, esp here. I quit buying fishing licenses years ago.

That said, whatever happened to the Pittman/Robertson funding? States need game laws and those game laws need to be enforced or the scumbags will leave us with no fish and no game.

 

[TX OMFS]

Make zero assumptions that people have ever shot a firearm, much less a pistol, prior to the LTC class.

I've assisted at the range for LTC classes. It's a nightmare of bad gun handling. Like you're training a squad of library policemen.

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[bbbass]

Actually, you started this thread complaining about the other Texas shooters in your class, and you smugly proclaimed to pass "with flying colors obviously". Then you started in on how CA has more difficult and stringent requirements for a permit, something you wanted to see in Texas. Basically TX should do as CA does.

This is the point I got from your thread.

Ah, another wonderful transplant bringing civilization to the rednecks!!!

 

[Sam7sf]

california is the big gay

Heard Daniel defense was relocating to California and will only be making 6.5 cm rifles.

 

[CaliGunner]

Actually, you started this thread complaining about the other Texas shooters in your class, and you smugly proclaimed to pass "with flying colors obviously". Then you started in on how CA has more difficult and stringent requirements for a permit, something you wanted to see in Texas. Basically TX should do as CA does.

This is the point I got from your thread.

Someone else commented on me mentioning the CA requirements (which included reloading a mag) and they said "It was a barrier and whoever thought it up was no friend of 2A" to which I disagreed with because I believe being able to reload a mag is part of being proficient with a handgun.

I never said Texas should be like California and you will never read that from me.

 

[CaliGunner]

Heard Daniel defense was relocating to California and will only be making 6.5 cm rifles.

22lr conversion kits.