I've been on the fence about posting this for most of the day. In the end I've decided that it needed to be said and hopefully shared with the dealer involved as an opportunity to improve. I know we have at least one member here that can spread the word to their management.



Background: A family friend and his boyfriend (Yea get over it) decided that with the way of the world they would be served having some protection in the way of a firearm. They made the wise choice to pursue concealed carry and were looking forward to a class that taught them the basics of firearms (They had not been around them prior) as well as the legalities involved when deciding to carry a firearm for protection.



The issue: During the class the instructor made several statements expressing his hatred of homosexuality as well as pointing out that many women were getting guns because of the "deviant predators" that would have been all over their bathrooms without the saving grace of HB2. There was more preaching than actual teaching.



So now you have two potential good guys that are entirely turned off, again, from the gun culture because they perceive it as a bunch of ignorant and hateful morons. Yea, I know this is hardly the place to voice that complaint because I see enough folks here that would probably say the same things. Thankfully, most of those types aren't firearms instructors. Understand that gun ownership is under fire from all sides. To discourage someone from training for their own defense because of your own hatred for those unlike yourself is short sited and ignorant at best. That instructor is entitled to whatever beliefs and opinions he may have. However, to express them in a class in such a manner is completely unprofessional.



If someone in the Raleigh area that isn't a homophobic hatred fueled imbecile would be interested in teaching these fine gentleman how to handle a firearm please send me a message. My wife went to school with one of them and she has told them I'd be glad to take them shooting but I'm hardly one to teach anyone with a pistol how to work it.



The real shame is this was at Fuquay Gun which to this point I have always been beyond impressed with. Perhaps they had an outsider teaching the class this time around? My family and myself have been in there several times and have always walked away happy with the service until this point.

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