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One problem is that people forget that rights come with responsibilities attached -- if they ever knew that in the first place. If someone is going to carry a loaded gun in public, they have a responsibility to know how to carry and use it safely. I don't know how you get this across to people, especially in a culture in which products are marketed with the promise that just buying the [car... table saw... gun...] will make you a better person and an expert in its use.
The conflict between the government's legitimate interest in ensuring that people behave responsibly in public, and the degree to which that interest infringes on their rights, is an interesting problem -- to put it mildly.
And as AB notes, not all classes are created equal. The recent increase of interest in self-defense among the general public gives a strong motive for unscrupulous instructors to offer inadequate training (large class sizes, etc.).
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