Oh, you support California's "Three Strikes Law"? Interesting.
Although you think your bothers week in jail was a "deterrent", have you considered the "shame" he experienced in his social circles as another possible deterrent? We know that execution and life imprisonment do not deter people from criminal acts, that is, we still have people murdering others knowing if they are caught, it could lead to a life sentence. Why do you think that is? What if I told you that it's not punishment (jail and fines) that deter people, but rather the social accountability they have to family, friends, and peers are what keep people from committing crimes? If a persons social circle are a bunch of criminals, going to prison may in fact elevate them in those circles-- the sentence they receive then, serves little as a deterrent. Domestic terrorists are often "disenfranchised individuals" as well.
Sounds like the North Korean penal system, except that it's not multi-generational. It also sounds like enslaving the natives to perform laborious work for colonialists. Imagine women, children, and the elderly performing forced labor as well.
A live-fire class long enough to demonstrate a draw from concealment and rapid fire at a targets of reasonable self-defense range, say 5ft. 10ft. 15ft. because that's what you will need to do in a self defense situation when your gun is being carried on your person.
Wait, so you think any laws related to guns are unconstitutional? So, you do believe that you should be able to carry any gun, anywhere, anytime?
STOP TELLING US WHAT WE BELIEVE OR SUPPORT UNLESS WE SAY SO. Are you daft?
ASK if I support CA 3 strikes laws -- don't just assume.
As for my brother, were you there to bail him out like my mother and I were? IF not, don't try to hypothesize what he was thinking, I know what he SAID.
As for execution and life in prison, it absolutely DOES deter people from criminal acts. It's a proven fact that every single person executed has never committed another crime.
Do executions and life sentences deter ALL capital crimes? Of course not, but there's no way to know whether or not someone decided against murder or rape based on the potential consequences. Nowadays, so many skate on technicalities and insanity defenses, I believe that causes more violent crimes than you'd think. If there's a 0% chance you'll be free if caught versus a 50% chance, which is more of a deterrent?
As for "forced labor," isn't that what we all experience? If you want an income, a decent standard of living, a nice car, maybe a house, etc., aren't you being forced to work? Sure, a small group might start their own companies, but the vast majority have to work for others. Where would the markets be if everyone was a company owner and there were no workers to hire?
Great, you have a standard you believe is adequate to qualify people to concealed carry. You didn't state a number of hours for the class. You also only focused on the manual of arms and marksmanship requirements. The state also requires training in mental health self-evaluation, reporting, and treatment. It also requires training on the laws of the federal, state, and city/county so gun toters know what's permissible and what will get their gun rights stripped from them if they get caught not following every single gun law.
And don't forget the cost. When you have to fork out $200 for a handgun safety class, another $200 for a CCW class, and the ever-increasing CCW application fees, they have essentially priced CCW out of reach of many. It's the poorest among us who have few options on where they live and when they work. Those are the people more likely to live and travel through the areas with the worst crime. These requirements of yours prevent them from legally being armed when walking to the bus stop at 4:30 AM or from the bus stop at 12:30AM. But, as long as YOU feel safer, that's all that matters.
After buying a handgun, holster, ammo to practice and carry, maybe an extra mag, some range accessories, paying for range time, and a secure way to store the weapon, you really think poor people will be able to afford your training? i highly doubt it.
If you care about safety, how about offering a free handgun storage box/safe for first time gun buyers? Maybe instead of mandating safe storage in homes with kids, we should actually enable everyone who needs it to own a pistol safe.
As for safety in public when a CCW owner discharges their firearm, it's a statistical fact that CCW carriers who engage bad guys have a much, much lower number of collateral injuries than the well-trained, often-tested, professionls of Law Enforcement. So, I really don't see that there's a crisis of people walking around with guns without proper training. I guarantee you a majority have had training -- self selected classes, military training, law enforcement, family members, friends, ... If all you seemingly care about is being able to draw a pistol and hit a "target" that's a threat, then that doesn't take more than an hour at the most. The rest is practice, which you don;t get in a class unless you opt for one on your own dime like Front Sight.
And your little strawman comment "
Wait, so you think any laws related to guns are unconstitutional? So, you do believe that you should be able to carry any gun, anywhere, anytime?" is just that. You're trying to start an argument over something nobody here has said.