Bad4zzCh1ck wrote:So here's a question maybe one of you can answer.. When you get a driver's license renewed you don't have to take a class or a test each time. Why is it that you have to take a class each time you renew your CHL?
When the CHL law was written, a lot precautions were built in. It was a very difficult uphill slog that failed several times until Gov. George W. Bush signed it in 1995.
My advise is to not worry about the written material/test but to practice your shooting skills as much as possible.
Not because shooting test is difficult but because I think everyone should shoot as much as possible and it makes a good excuse. The last couple weeks before I took class, I upped my practice sessions to every night instead of every 2-3 days and when my wife complained I said" But Honey... I need to practice before my CHL test...."
Reasonable gun control is hitting your target with the first shot.
"Shooting skills" includes safe gun handling practices, not just hitting the target. My instructor implied that more people fail his qualification course for doing something unsafe than for missing the target.
I did it!! I took the class and qualified for my CHL. I have to say that you guys were right. There really isn't a need to study for the written test. If you pay attention in the class, you'll have all of the information that you need to successfully complete the written test. I must say, however, that I think people should have a little practical application with a handgun prior to taking the class. Not because they don't cover the basics in class, they do... just because you'll be nervous enough about the test without the added stress of handling a firearm for the very first time when you're trying to qualify. (Nothing like an inexperienced, nervous individual with a firearm during a stressful situation.) I was concerned that with my very limited experience and knowledge I was going to make a fool of myself. Thankfully, this wasn't the case. I was lucky enough to have been introduced to the basics... always treating a firearm as though its loaded, keeping it pointed down the line of fire, loading a magazine, locking and loading, racking the pistol, aiming, clearing the pistol.... all before I went to take my CHL class. I recommend that everyone does the same. I was surprised to find that there were people at the class who had never handled a pistol. You wouldn't show up to a driver's ed class without a basic understanding of how to operate a vehicle, would you?
"...to disarm the people is the best and most effective way to enslave them..." - George Mason
"I declare to you that woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself, and there I take my stand." - Susan B. Anthony, July 1871.
Bad4zzCh1ck wrote: You wouldn't show up to a driver's ed class without a basic understanding of how to operate a vehicle, would you?
Well...actually, you would. That's why you take driver's ed - to learn to drive. And unfortunately, some people think you take a CHL class to learn to shoot.
Bad4zzCh1ck wrote: You wouldn't show up to a driver's ed class without a basic understanding of how to operate a vehicle, would you?
Well...actually, you would. That's why you take driver's ed - to learn to drive. And unfortunately, some people think you take a CHL class to learn to shoot.
Good for you that you weren't one of them!
Hmmm... I guess some people would. Personally, I think whether its a car or a gun, you should have a basic understanding about the 'equipment' you are about to 'operate'. Is that really such an unusual approach?
"...to disarm the people is the best and most effective way to enslave them..." - George Mason
"I declare to you that woman must not depend upon the protection of man, but must be taught to protect herself, and there I take my stand." - Susan B. Anthony, July 1871.
