text: Wow that is a full load of hooey.   One that a trained person would just go off randomly shooting in a gunfight.  Two that the trained person might not do something similar to a police officer not directly engaged in getting everyone ELSE out of the danger area.   Three there is no such tenant that only a 'trained professional' can handle a gun.   Unless you mean trained taught etc in gun safety and gun handling practices which is damn near every gun owner.   Four concealed carry most certainly does not violate that tenant.  In fact many if not most concealed carry permit holders have far more training than the 'professional' police officer you so trust.   I'm glad you got an NRA instructor to help you learn the safe handling of a firearm.   Unfortunately it appears that you still have severe misconceptions of reality.