When we're not in public, I'll let you give it a whirl. Causing too much of a commotion could get us in trouble. But a blaster? That's a pretty bright idea but definitely not a Jedi idea. I'm not judging, by the way.

[He has to scratch his chin to think for a moment though.]

I imagine your master probably didn't really have time. Back before the Empire, before we could even have a master, we went through classes and basic training from a large selection of Jedi Knights and Masters at the Jedi Temples.