Markemanship Standards

I've heard that some states require qualifying with the gun that's carried, but until now I didn't have any proof. I have mixed feelings about that requirement. It's a good thing to be proficient with your carry gun, but even being required to get a license is unconstitutional.

Here in Ohio you don't even have to own the gun you use in training, and it's not important if you can hit the barn from the inside. The basic requirement is that you know the law, the rules of safe gun handling and you demonstrate the ability to handle a gun safely. To quote one instructor "as long as you don't shoot the instructor, you'll pass".

That might be enough to qualify for the Ohio license, but it should never be enough to the licensee.

Those states that require a minimum score to demonstrate markemanship have a good idea, but it should be up to the individual and not the state. The state has no right to set judgement standards on what is a constitutionally guaranteed right.