I have a question to all you VA folks out there.
I took a 4 hour Intro to Handgun class 2 weeks ago, in order to shoot different caliber rounds and to get a sense of what caliber I wanted to buy as my first handgun. I didnt take the class to teach me how to handle a gun or for safety. I'm ex-military, have a out of state hunting license (just moved to VA a year and a half ago) and have 2 shotguns I own. When getting into handguns around here in VA, I was under the impression that you needed to take a CCW specific class in order to apply for a CCW permit. The Intro Handgun class didnt give out any certs or documents saying that I attended class, since the gunshop that sponsors it said AFTER I signed up that this class isn't a class that meets their standards for CCW permit.
So I go to the VA State Police website and read the fine print on the law. It states, for documentation to show competence in handling a handgun:
1. Completing any hunter education or hunter safety course approved by the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries or a similar agency of another state;
2. Completing any National Rifle Association firearms safety or training course;
3. Completing any firearms safety or training course or class available to the general public offered by a law-enforcement agency, junior college, college, or private or public institution or organization or firearms training school utilizing instructors certified by the National Rifle Association or the Department of Criminal Justice Services;
4. Completing any law-enforcement firearms safety or training course or class offered for security guards, investigators, special deputies, or any division or subdivision of law enforcement or security enforcement;
5. Presenting evidence of equivalent experience with a firearm through participation in organized shooting competition or current military service or proof of an honorable discharge from any branch of the armed services;
6. Obtaining or previously having held a license to carry a firearm in this Commonwealth or a locality thereof, unless such license has been revoked for cause;
7. Completing any firearms training or safety course or class conducted by a state-certified or National Rifle Association-certified firearms instructor
so have any of you VA folks know of anyone who used their DD214 military discharge papers as the only evidence to get your CCW permit?
Thanks.
I took a 4 hour Intro to Handgun class 2 weeks ago, in order to shoot different caliber rounds and to get a sense of what caliber I wanted to buy as my first handgun. I didnt take the class to teach me how to handle a gun or for safety. I'm ex-military, have a out of state hunting license (just moved to VA a year and a half ago) and have 2 shotguns I own. When getting into handguns around here in VA, I was under the impression that you needed to take a CCW specific class in order to apply for a CCW permit. The Intro Handgun class didnt give out any certs or documents saying that I attended class, since the gunshop that sponsors it said AFTER I signed up that this class isn't a class that meets their standards for CCW permit.
So I go to the VA State Police website and read the fine print on the law. It states, for documentation to show competence in handling a handgun:
1. Completing any hunter education or hunter safety course approved by the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries or a similar agency of another state;
2. Completing any National Rifle Association firearms safety or training course;
3. Completing any firearms safety or training course or class available to the general public offered by a law-enforcement agency, junior college, college, or private or public institution or organization or firearms training school utilizing instructors certified by the National Rifle Association or the Department of Criminal Justice Services;
4. Completing any law-enforcement firearms safety or training course or class offered for security guards, investigators, special deputies, or any division or subdivision of law enforcement or security enforcement;
5. Presenting evidence of equivalent experience with a firearm through participation in organized shooting competition or current military service or proof of an honorable discharge from any branch of the armed services;
6. Obtaining or previously having held a license to carry a firearm in this Commonwealth or a locality thereof, unless such license has been revoked for cause;
7. Completing any firearms training or safety course or class conducted by a state-certified or National Rifle Association-certified firearms instructor
so have any of you VA folks know of anyone who used their DD214 military discharge papers as the only evidence to get your CCW permit?
Thanks.