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Old December 20, 2012, 05:19 PM   #22
zincwarrior
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Again for argument's sake.

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I suppose you could propose the "compelling" interest is to reduce firearms deaths/injuries. Problem is, that there are many other sources of injury and death that FAR outweigh the risks associated with firearms. Backyard pools, automobiles, etc. How can reduction of firearms accidents be a compelling interest for the federal government while larger sources of mortality/injury are not?
That’s not how such a test works. Would the state have a compelling in insuring safety and prevention of lethal accidents? I could argue that one to a judge. However, is the standard compelling state interest now? That seems far higher than what would be needed but lets go with that.

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Would this be narrowly tailored? Nope.
Yep. It’s a simple requirement with (arguably) a minimal cost to a specific issue, prevention of accidents. Now again the devil would be in the details.

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Training would do nothing to reduce intentional injuries/deaths by firearms. It might even increase them by making everyone a better shot, eh? It seems related to accidental deaths/injuries, but those are at an all time low and have been decreasing pretty steadily.
Come on that’s just wrong on its face. The class proposed was a safety class.

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Is this the least intrusive measure?
-More intrusive would be X hours of training or identical training to a police officer. Indeed the standard could be argued that “as militia” you are acting as a badged officer and are required to have the same training standard therein (or worse a limitary standard).
-More intrusive would be physical checks of your household, physical fitness requirements, check of your accident history, and letters from your priest that you are a safe individual.

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Nope, firearms accidents have been decreasing for decades and continue to decrease. Why? Voluntary safety programs, more access to firearms leading to more familiarity, the phase of the moon, who knows?
You just admitted the current voluntary programs may be reducing accidents. Therefore, a mandatory one would be even better.
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