Posted July 19, 2019 3:00 pm by Comments

By Cam Edwards

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Rhode Island State Police Colonel James Manni says he’s a 2nd Amendment supporter, but also believes it’s too easy in his state for residents to exercise their 2nd Amendment right to bear arms. Speaking with journalist Ed Achorn of the Providence Journal, Manni said he’d like to see changes made to the concealed carry process in the state.

“A typical police officer in this state goes through well over 100 hours of training, physical training on a firearm. That’s a lot of training. There’s no standard of training for someone who gets a concealed carry permit. It’s really just a standard of qualification. Punch some holes in a target with a qualification course.”

Does that mean Col. Manni thinks every Rhode Island resident seeking to exercise his or her 2nd Amendment right to bear arms should go through 100 hours of training? Honestly, it’s kind of hard to tell.

“There’s no scenario-based training, no low-light level training, no storage of firearms training, no, uh, so uh, I think there are holes in the concealed carry permitting system.”

So, maybe not 100 hours of training, but apparently Manni does believe that every concealed carry applicant should go through scenario-based …Read the Rest

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