That can't be, since the two-tier CHL has existed since Day One.The Marshal wrote:Supposedly, people that qualed with a revolver went out and bought an semi-auto and then got hurt with them, due to ignorance of how they work.
It was included due to concerns that someone who passed the proficiency test with a double action revolver would not necessarily be able to safely handle a semiauto. To prevent such a person from carrying a semi, the two-tier system was included in the original CHL law.
I don't like the law (I don't even like the proficiency test), but let's face it... even a Glock is complicated compared to a revolver. There are people out there who would test with a DAO revolver (the only gun they've ever owned), then decide they need a 1911.
Kevin