And I'm calling bull on your bull. It was the money for me. I've heard all to many times people say "I don't have the time" when they really meant "I don't want to take the time". It's only one day out of four years, and you don't have the time? Most people don't want to do it because as you said they don't want to be bored to death for ten hours. Has nothing to do with not having the time. And yes it's just as boring as defensive driving.orc4hire wrote:Walter wrote:I agree the initial cost may be prohibitive for some folks, but I am not
buying the idea that spending 8 to 10 hours on classroom and range
training is too much of a time-commitment.
Capital B, Capital S!
A license to carry a concealed handgun is not something to be
taken lightly. A person gets licensed to carry a concealed weapon
to be prepared for the possibility they may have to defend their self
with "deadly force". Anybody who is unwilling to spend 8 or 10
hours learning the basics of Texas law concerning the use of "deadly
force", and all the ramifications of it, should forget about packing a
gun.
And that IS my opinion.
Walter
Sorry Walter, I have to call bull on your bull. I have my CHL now, but the reason I didn't for a few years after the law went into effect wasn't the money. It was the time. I know a few people who would like to get a CHL, but the problem is finding that much time. For a lot of people 8-10 hours is a lot harder to find than 140 bucks.
Reducing the price might help some, but making the classroom time easier to schedule is the real sticking point.
And let's be honest here; it's not like that 8 to 10 hours is taken up in learning exciting stuff, or valuable range training. It's moderately more interesting than defensive driving class, but that's about it. And there's a reason why alternatives to traditional defensive driving are so popular.
I say put the course on a website and you get a printout verifiying you passed the test. Then you take that printout to a CHL instructor which gives you the 10 minute shooting test and your done. It took me two day's to get over my sore butt from sitting in that steel chair for 10 hours so I do have a bone to pick.