上过课的，学习了真正的枪械知识，对枪械有了一定程度的了解，也对枪械有了最基本的尊重，这样的人，也许谈论起拥/控/反的话题，才有发言权。对枪械的了解，来源于电视电影和媒体，误解偏见一堆一堆的，说出来的论调，怎么让人信服？
http://www.decaturdaily.com/stories/Taking-aim-All-about-guns,120596
FLORENCE — It started about five years ago — a simple shooting class for a few women that Elaine Augustine knew.
“I had never been around guns until I started shooting about eight years ago,” said Augustine, a Florence businesswoman. “I would go out with a couple and would shoot and I wondered why there weren’t any classes to teach people about guns and to shoot. I talked with some friends and they were wondering the same thing.”
Then Augustine met Florence police officer Lee Smith, who was a firearms instructor. Smith agreed to conduct a class just for Augustine and some of her friends.
“That small class of Elaine’s friend, which consisted of widows, retirees and businesswomen, just mushroomed,” Smith said.
What started out as a small one-time class has grown into a full-blown, year-round program
The classes are now under the sponsorship of the Florence Police Department, operated by department firearms instructors and located at the department’s shooting range off Gunwaleford Road.
“We’ve had around 1,300 people go through the classes,” said Augustine, who helps schedule and coordinate the classes. “We started out with a class just for women, now we have advance classes and have a lot of men involved.
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Smith said he never thought the classes would grow to be what they are now.
“Honestly, I didn’t think about guys being interested in the classes,” said Smith. “But the women who were going through the classes were going back and telling their husbands and boyfriends about it and the men got interested and wanted a class.”
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“It was very educational; it was geared towards safety, how to handle a gun properly,” Wynne said. “There were some people there who had never picked up a gun before, so it was a good learning experience for everyone.”
Wynne, who is a former military police officer, said one of his duties when he was in the military was to run the firing range for his squad.
“Even though I had been on a firing range before and had shot (often) ... it was a very good experience for me. It was very educational,” Wynne said. “It was money well spent and I appreciate the Police Department doing this.”
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“From the operation, to the legal aspect, to shooting to how to store the weapon safely and secure, it’s all covered in the class,” Tyler said. “There was a void in the community on where to go and get this kind of training and instruction. I’m glad we can provide this for the public.
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