I see this as an issue with multiple causes and issues.
One thing is cost, most people are cheap, cannot afford, etc.
Another is time, it can take a lot of time to build someone from knowing pretty much nothing about guns to being skilled at maintenance, drawing, firing, moving, etc as well as purchasing wisely.
Then there is all sorts of liability issues of providing good and effective training.
Political issues.
I am sure many more as well.
These issues combined are then complicated by the reality of what the bare minimal is. Those here strive for perfection and for that worse case scenario but for the most part it is perceived as unnecessary and in reality isn't (and now there is a target on me).
Yeah I took a 12 hour course that was more or less 8 hours of "introductory to pistol 101" followed by 2 hours of "here is the law when it comes to lethal force" and closed with 2 hours of "shoot 50 rounds and do not be an idiot while doing so" and an easy exam that was open book, open consultation, and informally graded. Plenty of jokes about gun usage on TV which is fine by me, I like making fun of that stuff too. Taurus Judge is great (what?). What I would call a misunderstanding of the 21 foot rule. Etc. I could have easily been spared that, most of us (M4C) could have, sadly for most the class it was the first steps of knowing or doing anything firearm related with some of those steps going in a bad direction (21 foot rule as stated by instructors, Taurus Judge Spotlight, de emphasizing need for carrying, low cutting accuracy demands, etc). And there is some talk of even doing away with that.
In the end most people will get away with it and its better then not being able to CCW and really it mostly just jips themselves.
Would be nice to have more prestige to being proficient at shooting like there is prestige of being a high ranking martial artist. Of course then you will have Mc Instructors like you have Mc Dojos where people with prestige still might suck because of the way things are taught, their mentality, etc. Probably best left to you being satisfied with yourself with the only people being capable of recognizing what you have accomplished being your peers (others who shoot, train, etc).
Luck is awesome. The more proficient you are at what you do the luckier you seem to be.
Do what you love and love what you do.
Shooter and survivalist by hobby.
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