Renewal Class - Disappointing

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Re: Renewal Class - Disappointing

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I do not think the instructor getting his comeuppance will result in any sort of action against your license. I believe this is covered in the FAQs section on the DPS site.

I just spent 45 minutes listening to Steve from SafeArmsReview talk about the concealed carry class he took. He did a lot of advance calling and questioning. As an ex-military guy and LEO, history of being a range master, arms instructor and all whateverelse, he knew what he wanted. He ended up taking a class that lasted over a three day period, and 32 hours. The range of material covered astounded me, including the opportunity to shoot a wide-range of weapons with ammo supplied. All of that for right around $135. Then you hear stories about jokers like this. That guy is just plain lazy, ego-driven, and an idiot.

BTW, he took his class in Colorado Springs. I believe the name of the place was Paradise Firearms, or something close to that. Was going to look them up on the internet just for fun.

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Re: Renewal Class - Disappointing

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DPS specifies that the class is to be 10-15 hours long. If it's more than 15 hours long, it wouldn't meet DPS requirements either.
I would bet that DPS would have a problem with a 32-hour CHL class if they knew about it.
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Re: Renewal Class - Disappointing

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sjfcontrol wrote:DPS specifies that the class is to be 10-15 hours long. If it's more than 15 hours long, it wouldn't meet DPS requirements either.
I would bet that DPS would have a problem with a 32-hour CHL class if they knew about it.
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Well first if it's in Colorado Springs it wouldn't be a Texas CHL class anyway. Plus I looked up the website and it looks like the described class is a basics firearms class.

Even if it was a TX CHL class, you'd just have to call 10-15 hours the official CHL class and the rest a "basics forearms instruction" or something along those lines.
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Re: Renewal Class - Disappointing

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Well, for all I know, Colorado Springs IS in Texas. After all, San Diego is! :mrgreen:

Yes, a 32-hour CHL class would be fine if the CHL-100 is issued after 10-15 hours of instruction and the remainder of the class is considered something else. If you had to complete the entire course to get the CHL-100, that would be a problem.
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sjfcontrol wrote:Yes, a 32-hour CHL class would be fine if the CHL-100 is issued after 10-15 hours of instruction and the remainder of the class is considered something else. If you had to complete the entire course to get the CHL-100, that would be a problem.
Oddly enough, DPS will allow you to use the five-day instructor class as your CHL training.
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