No, there is a difference between the requirements for a new v.s. renewal license.jmra wrote:What info do you omit when teaching the renewal? Is there a different curriculum requirement for for initial vs renewal? As far as I could tell it was the same info just less time.troglodyte wrote:I haven't voted because I'm not sure where I stand on this. Ten hours is a long time but I find that I still feel cramped at getting in the info I think we are supposed to teach. I don't have a lot of fluff and stuff and not much time is spent on hypothetical "what-ifs". As a vertern school teacher I understand how to manage a class, not that I always do it well, but I don't let it get out of hand.jmra wrote:Sure wish we could get more members to chime in. I don't understand the lack of responses to polls on the forum.
My question is what will be required and what will be cut?
I don't necessarily oppose a 4 or 6 hour course (+range) but if I still have to teach the same info in a shorter time then I don't know how I will do it short of speed reading it off of a PowerPoint slide.
GC 411.188(b) states (for a new license):
Whereas GC 411.188(c) states (for a renewal):(b) Only a qualified handgun instructor may administer a handgun proficiency course. The handgun proficiency course must include at least 10 hours and not more than 15 hours of instruction on:
(1) the laws that relate to weapons and to the use of deadly force;
(2) handgun use, proficiency, and safety;
(3) nonviolent dispute resolution; and
(4) proper storage practices for handguns with an emphasis on
storage practices that eliminate the possibility of accidental injury to a child.
Note the "one or more" of the subjects for renewal, but all of the subjects for a new license.(c) The department by rule shall develop a continuing education course in handgun proficiency for a license holder who wishes to renew a license. Only a qualified handgun instructor may administer the continuing education course. The course must include:
(1) at least four hours of instruction on one or more of the subjects listed in Subsection (b); and