How would you feel if the legislature passed a bill that said all New Mexico police officers no longer had to qualify on firearms training several times a year. Right now the State Police are required to take training every four months. But a bill offered by Senator Stuart Ingle of Clovis says that those 17,000 people who are carrying licensed concealed weapons in New Mexico should have their training cut in half from every two years to every four years. Ingle says, "We don't need it." I can tell you right now that there are several hundred State Policemen who think he is full of it. As one of them told me about the legislation, "We are not crazy about it."
As it is these license holders can qualify for their permits "as long as they aren't blind," according to some police officers I have spoken with. So how does less training take care of safety concerns of the non carrying public. And, can business owners keep these weapons out of their premises. Also, would Senator Ingle agree to let these weapon toting folks come into the Capitol building? Because right now they are not allowed to do so. Did the legislature feel they would be less safe with them in their midst? If so, why is it safe for us in a movie theater or city park?
The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits. Albert Einstein
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