I don't know McGrath. I do think that any legislation to require safety training will probably have to have the backing of the NRA pass. If the NRA had a better record on being sensible about their guns, I'd suggest them as the best folks to design a safety program. But I think they'd work hard to make it a rubber stamp. (*IF* this ever came to pass. Which I doubt it will.) There are numerous hunt clubs and skeet-shooting clubs that could probably do a better job.

Like many organizations, I think the NRA is mostly made up of relatively responsible and reasonable people. MANY law enforcement officers are members; few criminals are. Like trail mix, the nuts float to the top, and the political use of much of the membership dues revenue would be appalling to many of those same members. Foxhole mentality -- *everyone else* wants to take your gun away, and only the NRA stands up to them...