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I have to say i was probably the annoying guy in the class (to no surprise to most folks here. lol). I had 7-8 situational questions that I had written down ahead of time based on what I read in the handbook prior to the class. I did wait until the class was basically over though and the instructor said "any questions?" I still think a similar situational tutorial would be a great resource here (this website) as well, I just haven't had time to really work on it.

My favorite part was when someone else asked "are you allowed to shoot someone who is stealing the radio in your car?" The instructor immediately responded with "no, no property is worth someone's life".

I thought about letting it slide for a moment, but then realized that I didn't want folks leaving the class with the wrong information. I butted in as politely as possible and tried to make it sound like I honestly didn't already know the answer and asked the instructor if it the theft occurred at night and if the property would otherwise be unrecoverable if DF was not immediately used would it qualify as DF justification? He shot me a look and said "yeah... but no property is worth a life"

I pointed out that my property is my property and is thereby an extension of my life because i had to trade time from my days to earn $$ to pay for said property. Several folks in the group verbally agreed with me and several guffawed... well you know the drill.

I've taught too many classes (academic non-gun related) myself to be comfortable letting an instructor pass off their beliefs as fact/law. That always irks me and i make major efforts not to do that as an instructor. I may share my opinion/perspective but I will always let everyone know what is just my opinion.

For the record, I apologized to the instructor after the class for being a thug and tried to make up for it by pairing myself with the guy who had obviously never shot before so I could help him.