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cxm wrote:Might this have been a lawyer of the female persuasion?

I would be willing to bet money on that one!

HighVelocity wrote:I too had a couple of oddballs in my class. Their constant comments on everything from why a 9mm is for girls to carrying swords were very annoying.

Yeah, every class has to have at least one class clown. I try to keep my classes as light as possible (makes it a bit more interesting) but only to a point. Once they start to get annoying, I tell them at the next break to knock it off. If they don't settle down, then I bust them in front of the class.

But that type is easily handled. I originally started this thread because I actually had a student that I have had nightmares about. This guy would not listen, could not follow even the simplest instructions, and only passed the proficiency after his 3rd try, one on one. Not because he couldn't shoot, just because he wouldn't LISTEN! And then, when we got to "use of force" scenarios, he was all about "shoot them, shoot them all, and then shoot all the witnesses".

Yeah... just the kind of guy we need licensed to carry a concealed handgun.

I refund only if the student tells me after the first segment that he is ineligible. I cover this section in the first hour. After that I pretty much do not refund.

Yep, same here. We cover eligibility requirements first. Then I have them initial and sign the eligibility affidavit, reminding them that, once they sign, this is a legal document. (That usually gets their attention) This is also where I schedule the first break. That gives them a chance to make a graceful exit, if needed.

I usually have at least one that never makes it back from the break. Sometimes they ask for a refund - sometimes they just vanish. But, no refunds are offered past the first break except in VERY unusual circumstances.

Have any of you guys ever had a student that you tossed out of a class? That is, other than one that obviously was not going to get a license because he did not meet the eligibility requirements?

Or, have you ever had a student that passed the written and proficiency exams but you just didn't pass him anyway?

I don't know whether I am getting more paranoid in my old age or whether the spring weather has just brought out the crazies, but I have had one guy in each of my last two classes that just creeped me out SO much that I just didn't feel good about signing the TR-100.

One guy pretty much slept through the class, but still passed the exam. And the other... well, I think he is just a so-far undiagnosed schizo . I mean, really, no matter how much I worked on this guy, he was convinced that a CHL is a license to shoot anybody and everybody without consequences.

How have you guys handled these situations?