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Ok, but if you don't have training don't buy a gun. Home intruders have used blackouts as a cover and police services are often stretched. Still, owning a fir

Ok, but if you don't have training don't buy a gun. Home intruders have used blackouts as a cover and police services are often stretched. Still, owning a firearm does require some practice and training. If you are going to buy one, then get either a shotgun or something with a lot of support[1]. Then you need to practice and understand the safety built into the gun and how to secure the weapon in your home. 1) this is why the AR-15 is so popular. a normal person can add accessories.

adiabatty 10y ago
Or you can buy a gun and then get training before you start using it on your own.
- protomyth 10y ago
  Well yeah, but it would be helpful to get the training and work with someone to find which gun to buy. Getting training lets you fire a variety under supervision which will improve your chances of liking what you buy.
  - adiabatty 10y ago
    Point. I went pistol shopping with my uncle, but got a few days of training locally.
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LyndsySimon 10y ago
> Ok, but if you don't have training don't buy a gun. The great thing about firearms is that they enable a relatively untrained person to adequately defend themselves against a trained attacker. By all means get training - but don't let that stop you.
- protomyth 10y ago
  It shouldn't stop you, but having a gun you don't know how to shoot is pretty useless. Its not like basic training takes very long[1]. The local gun range generally has a pretty quick training program in place. The other big thing is that allows you to select a gun that will be easy to fire for you. Buying a gun that is a pain to fire will mean little practice and problems. 1) much shorter than most learning to drive programs [edit] an example http://www.freestategunrange.com/firearm-training/ http://www.freestategunrange.com/firearm-training/ their pistol is 2 hours (pepper spray is 3 hours ?!?)

adiabatty 10y ago

Or you can buy a gun and then get training before you start using it on your own.

protomyth 10y ago
Well yeah, but it would be helpful to get the training and work with someone to find which gun to buy. Getting training lets you fire a variety under supervision which will improve your chances of liking what you buy.
- adiabatty 10y ago
  Point. I went pistol shopping with my uncle, but got a few days of training locally.
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LyndsySimon 10y ago

> Ok, but if you don't have training don't buy a gun. The great thing about firearms is that they enable a relatively untrained person to adequately defend themselves against a trained attacker. By all means get training - but don't let that stop you.

protomyth 10y ago
It shouldn't stop you, but having a gun you don't know how to shoot is pretty useless. Its not like basic training takes very long[1]. The local gun range generally has a pretty quick training program in place. The other big thing is that allows you to select a gun that will be easy to fire for you. Buying a gun that is a pain to fire will mean little practice and problems. 1) much shorter than most learning to drive programs [edit] an example http://www.freestategunrange.com/firearm-training/ http://www.freestategunrange.com/firearm-training/ their pistol is 2 hours (pepper spray is 3 hours ?!?)