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While I agree in principle with your idea of filing the application at the DL office, issuing a temp on the spot would twart the background check process... and perhaps cause the license to not qualify for a NICS background check for firearms purchases.

I would like to see filing possible at the local DL office... and fees comprable to a DL with perhaps the add on of the cost of processing a background check....

OR maybe I would prefer a background check be requried for a DL.... that might be interesting...

V/r

Chuck

KBCraig wrote:Yes, I don't object to the class nearly as much as I object to the fees. It should cost no more than a driver's license, and should be processed at your local DPS office, with a temporary license given on the spot.

Kevin

Have to disagree on the idea of computer based CHL training...

The subject is quite complex... and not everyone taking the course is a rocket scientist by any means...

Though on a gut level, I don't believe the government should be able to require a license for any civil right, I also understand the situation we are in, and as a result support the training requirement for pragmatic reasons. Here in Texas the training requirement has worked very well, with problems with licenessees being very uncommon... the result of which is growing support for the program.

We should also require training to get and renew a drivers license... probably more important than for a CHL. if you look at the statistics of how many people are hurt in gun accidents and how many are hurt in vehicle accidents.

Anyway, the 10 hour training requirement tends to be a filter of sorts, eliminating some who are not really serious about a license. OTOH, I do think the license fee is excessive...

FWIW

Chuck

tex45acp wrote:Let me shed some light on this.......discussion!

I am the Executive Director of a Safety Training Business and I can tell you that has it been proven, time after time, that computer based training that is advanced individually, at each trainees learning/comprehension speed, will increase retention of the taught subject by 65% over conventional classroom training.

If the DPS were to offer the classroom part of the course via web based training, I can guarantee the subject matter would be better retained, testing would be more uniform, and less subjective to the instructors moods. I am not beating up on the instructors but I have heard horror stories from some classes.

The instructors could concentrate more on gun handling, gun safety and then qualification of the individual with the firearm of choice.