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Nope, you seem to have misunderstood what I wrote.
Key word is I can "ALMOST" convince myself...meaning I can see his point, but that I DO NOT FULLY agree with him.
Something to think about is that we actually have it pretty good in Indiana as a "Shall issue" state. A lot of other "gun friendly" states do require some level of safety proficiency to obtain a license. I would be interested to see if there have been any long term studies done to see if there is any benefit to that other than to appease those that want compromise in gun control.
I had to do classroom training, take a written test, and show practical proficiency in both Missouri and Ohio. Indiana was like a breath of fresh air.
I'm pretty sure there have been such studies. I'll look to see if I can find them. I wouldn't be surprised if John Lott has studied it.