Today I was at a local gun store completing a purchase, and talking to the guy behind the counter. We discussed the current financial misdeeds at the NRA, his experiences at Camp Perry, etc., when he discussed an acquaintance taking a class on clearing houses.
His advice to that acquaintance: "never take a class like that. Taking that class will get you crucified by a jury."
I pointed out how easy it was to defeat an attempt to make someone look bad for having taken such a class. If I have a possibility of my kids getting injured, I am reasonable in taking a first aid class, right? If I anticipate having to drive in difficult conditions, I am reasonable in taking a driving class, right? So if there is a possibility or probability of having to defend my family, learning the proper way to do it is reasonable.
Despite his having just completed my instant background check and knowing I am an attorney, he continued to insist that I did not know what I was talking about. He insisted his advice reflected the difference between being in a rural area and a city.
Making matters even worse, SouthNarc's Armed Movement In Structures class, among others, is sometimes hosted in the Pittsburgh area, so there is a possibility that this is the class that this idiot is discouraging people from taking.
I am flabbergasted that with so much good information so readily available, such stupid ideas persist.