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HGWC wrote: I got that in the CHL class the other day. They wouldn't let us bring our handguns into the classroom, loaded or unloaded, for our own safety. I thought to myself, if the instructor doesn't think anyone in this class can responsibly carry even an unloaded handgun into the classroom, why the heck is he going to give them the go ahead for a CHL? If I was afraid of being in the same room with any of these armed folks, there sure wasn't anything taught in that class that would have changed my mind!

I don't think the position of the CHL instructor you cited above is unreasonable. Firearms trainers see many instances of truly scary firearms handling well beyond anything you could even imagine. The CHL class is the first training many of the students have ever received on firearms safety. Before class, many of them literally don't know how to determine if a gun is loaded or not. They may have bought one, but some haven't even opened the box. Of those who did, many did not read the manuals. Under these circumstances, it would be irresponsible to allow new students to bring firearms into the classroom where they may be negligently discharged and injure others.