As an instructor I believe that a properly conducted 4 hour class can get them the informaiton they need. These instructors that fill their time with war stories and even trying to sell legal services (not valid during class time, but they do it), could drop all of that and give theme the real meat of the informaiton.infoman wrote:Carlson, you assume all new students are up to speed on laws & handguns, this is far from the truth. You have people applying for several reasons, & some barely know how to shot or operate their handguns. Many have never even glanced at a law book or have even the slightest knowledge of gun laws, etc. I agree with the previous posters that 4 hours is too short & is not good for the types of students who are coming in ill-prepared or applying for the wrong reasons. I'm very against HB 47 & very much for HB 383.
Even in a 10 hour class you don't 'teach' a person to shoot who doesn't already now how. We can cover basic gun safety and laws within that period I believe.