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if there's no demonstrable evidence that training/ proficiency requirements actually make carrying safer, then there's really no point in such requirements other than providing a warm and fuzzy feeling for some.
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Well, there's the money the issuing bureaucracy needs to stay solvent
The other, far less savory, reason is class separation. Consider restrictive "may issue" states such as Maryland. If I want a permit to carry a weapon, I have two choices.
The first is to prove prior harm and/or present jeopardy to an unsympathetic issuing agency. The determination is entirely up to their whims. The second is to
know somebody. In both cases, the potential for discrimination and nepotism is huge, and despite his qualifications, Joe Schmo will likely never get a permit.
Maryland is no safer than many permissive states. In fact, it's quite the opposite.
Davebig, I'm glad you asked the question. In answering, many of us have to articulate arguments we've long taken for granted.