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K5GU wrote:

WildBill wrote:

K5GU wrote:Before I use (or carry) a firearm, whether it's a long gun or a handgun, I study it's features, learn what kind of trigger action it has - double action, single action, or both, how the safety mechanisms work, how to de-cock (if it has one), how to break it down for inspection and/or cleaning, safely load it, unload it, clear it, etc. before ever taking it and firing it. Most of these kinds of things could easily be covered in a good CHL class by a good instructor in the hours allowed by statute. This could be covered in the qualification portion of the class, which is not part of class instructions that the hours specified by state laws apply to.

I also think if a CHL class is handled in an efficient and thorough manner, the current state laws are fine the way they are, additional future changes notwithstanding, i.e, open carry, changes to the laws, etc.

Even if I agreed with your premise, in my opinion, it is not possible to cover that many guns and people in a short period of time. In some classes the variety of firearms would be such that the instructor could not be familiar with all of them. I can also picture a spring popping out of a gun during the breakdown and the entire class on hands and knees looking in the grass for the missing part. I have been in larger classes where we had staggered times going to the range to get the entire class through the qualification.

Yes, watch out for those springs! Wear your eye protection! As the instructor could cover this with some good visual aids, not necessarily actual break-down of each gun.
I said, "a good class". A good class will not be so big that a quality session could not be had.

I think some of the best CHL classes limit the max number of students to 10 to 12 applicants.

The only legislated time constraints apply to the classroom/written test part, not the range qualification and proficiency part.