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Thinking about becoming and instructor

Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 9:48 pm
by texaslegends
OK I am thinking about becoming and CCL instructor. I do not have CCL yet I thought I would just do it all at once. I have looked up some of the information about the class. The last time I was checking I could not find out if you have to take (and pass) a NRA pistol instructor class to be a CCL instructor. Also how often do they offer instructor classes. Thanks

Re: Thinking about becoming and instructor

Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2013 9:57 pm
by MoJo
The NRA instructor class is one of the certifications DPS will accept. NRA classes are offered at various times. Go to http://www.nrainstructors.org" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; and search for a class.

Re: Thinking about becoming and instructor

Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2013 5:20 am
by sjfcontrol
If you're going to be an instructor, at least you could get the terminology correct. It's a CHL here, not CCL. :tiphat:

Re: Thinking about becoming and instructor

Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2013 4:52 pm
by texaslegends
sjfcontrol: you are correct :oops: I was in a hurry when I found this site. Didn't that just start this year? Any idea why you now have to take another pistol in instructor class to teach the CHL course. Thanks

Re: Thinking about becoming and instructor

Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2013 8:54 pm
by n5wd
texaslegends wrote:.... Didn't that just start this year? Any idea why you now have to take another pistol in instructor class to teach the CHL course. Thanks
It's been the rule all the time, just not strictly enforced until now, apparently.

Re: Thinking about becoming and instructor

Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2013 9:12 pm
by Keith B
n5wd wrote:
texaslegends wrote:.... Didn't that just start this year? Any idea why you now have to take another pistol in instructor class to teach the CHL course. Thanks
It's been the rule all the time, just not strictly enforced until now, apparently.
It really wasn't that it wasn't enforced, I believe it was just misinterpreted. That is why they had a shortened course offered for those that already had an NRA or TCLEOSE pistol instructor cert and the longer course for those that weren't already instructors.

Re: Thinking about becoming and instructor

Posted: Thu Jul 18, 2013 9:14 pm
by sjfcontrol
n5wd wrote:
texaslegends wrote:.... Didn't that just start this year? Any idea why you now have to take another pistol in instructor class to teach the CHL course. Thanks
It's been the rule all the time, just not strictly enforced until now, apparently.
Actually, calling it a CHL has always been correct in Texas. :mrgreen: