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I wouldn't be surprised. A friend told me martland offered an online course which I doubted. He looked again and it was VA and he gave me the link for a $49.95 course.MasterOfNone wrote:Anyone think this may have been influenced by the advertising for online FL and VA licensing?
I am trying to convince him to get his TX CHL.While Florida does not have a true shooting requirement, you must either have proof that you have previously gone through an approved course or prove you can discharge a firearm safely for the instructor.tomtexan wrote:Florida's requirements are very minimal. A four hour class, no written exam and no range proficiency. I'm really surprised that Texas recognizes the Florida license.
The only course listed above that does not require shooting is the Hunters Education course (1). The other option is if you had previously had a Florida license (6).(h) Demonstrates competence with a firearm by any one of the
following:
1. Completion of any hunter education or hunter safety course
approved by the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission or a
similar agency of another state;
2. Completion of any National Rifle Association firearms safety or
training course;
3. Completion of any firearms safety or training course or class
available to the general public offered by a law enforcement, junior
college, college, or private or public institution or organization or
firearms training school, utilizing instructors certified by the National
Rifle Association, Criminal Justice Standards and Training
Commission, or the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services;
4. Completion of any law enforcement firearms safety or training
course or class offered for security guards, investigators, special
deputies, or any division or subdivision of law enforcement or security
enforcement;
5. Presents evidence of equivalent experience with a firearm through
participation in organized shooting competition or military service;
6. Is licensed or has been licensed to carry a firearm in this state or a
county or municipality of this state, unless such license has been
revoked for cause; or
7. Completion of any firearms training or safety course or class
conducted by a state-certified or National Rifle Association certified
firearms instructor;
A photocopy of a certificate of completion of any of the courses or
classes; or an affidavit from the instructor, school, club, organization, or
group that conducted or taught said course or class attesting to the
completion of the course or class by the applicant; or a copy of any
document which shows completion of the course or class or evidences
participation in firearms competition shall constitute evidence of
qualification under this paragraph; any person who conducts a course
pursuant to subparagraph 2., subparagraph 3., or subparagraph 7., or
who, as an instructor, attests to the completion of such courses, must
maintain records certifying that he or she observed the student safely
handle AND DISCHARGE the firearm;[
Yeah, two of them; Southern Texas and Southern California.psijac wrote:Wait. There is a NEW Mexico?
Keith B wrote:Yeah, two of them; Southern Texas and Southern California.psijac wrote:Wait. There is a NEW Mexico?
Nah, Southern Texas and Southern California are part of Nuevo Mexico.Keith B wrote:Yeah, two of them; Southern Texas and Southern California.psijac wrote:Wait. There is a NEW Mexico?
Now that's stretching it, comparing any part of Texas to any part of California.Keith B wrote:Yeah, two of them; Southern Texas and Southern California.psijac wrote:Wait. There is a NEW Mexico?
From the "Really Stupid People" department...psijac wrote:Wait. There is a NEW Mexico?
