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Keith B wrote:

Busykngt wrote:First, let me say, I've taken the "regular course" of action to get my Texas CHL. Which is why I'm here in this forum... waiting on the DPS.

However, my little "neighborhood news" flyer has an adv in it this time around for a four hour class that promises "no range time" and "no written test" and the license is good in Texas and thirty other states! It's advertised as a 'hassle free' CHL (prints done in class).

And while this particular adv doesn't mention a price tag for the class, this strikes me as being a pretty good deal from the stand point of saving a little time and not having to take a test (written or shooting). It appears the basic stuff is covered: Texas laws, responsibilities, gun safety, etc. If your objective is to be able to legally carry concealed, why wouldn't this work? Is there a *real* / tangible downside to it (not just made up, subjective stuff)?
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And perhaps a more broad question would be, why does Texas honor such a state license that doesn't require at least a shooting proficiency demonstration {test} ? Being fairly new to this CHL stuff [not new to firearms], it's been interesting for me to see the wide variance of state requirements but yet pretty wide spread reciprocity between the states (which is a good thing in my opinion). Comments? Observations?

The instructor must provide proof of the applicant showing they can safely discharge a firearm and must shoot at least one round. That can come in the form of NRA pistol certification, other state CHL shooting proficiency, etc. For those that do not have previous shooting experience, I believe this individual instructor is using home-made wax bullet rounds that are powered by a primer only and having the student fire the gun in class. I know this was reported to the state of Florida but don't know if they found the method acceptable or not. I personally don't think it is, but that's me.

Bottom line, the Florida instructor must make sure there is proof of firearm proficiency that meets the state requirements. I do know there have been a couple of Florida instructors that were giving out false certificates stating the student had shown proficiency and the student never even touched a firearm in class, much less discharged one to meet requirements.