Does Your State Require Training Prior To issuing A Concealed handgun Permit?

ILLINOIS - of course.

Sixteen (16) hours including live fire qualification. With a military DD-214 you can do it in eight (8) hours of training.

Minnesota requires a certificate of completed authorized firearms training by a certified instructor and it must have been completed within one year of an original or renewal application.

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Also has a live fire as part of the certificate. Around $100 for the training course and certificate, and then another $100 for the permit.

Permit good for 5 years

PS: Not just one state, but several, have some political childsplay when it comes to recognizing other states permits. They don't except ours, so we won't except theirs kind of playgound nonsense.

I'm jealous of those that said no.

Have mine in California
16 hours of classroom. $150-$250

Livescan $75 plus prints. It was about $110 for me

Check to Sheriff's dept $103 for clerical I'm assuming.

Good for 2 years.

Oh and in my County, I'm only allowed 3 handguns on my permit.

In Minnesota we have to have attend a certified training session (4 hrs in length and qualification with the weapon) and a cost of some as high as $150.00 an down to $75.00 on others. Then you apply to the County Sheriff and the permit cost $50.00.
Then its only good for 5 years and you go through it again.
Our fabulous NRA wrote an article in the American Rifleman magazine stating it was the very good example of issuing carry permits, and other states should consider it
Originally it was a "may issue" situation, the intent was to make it a "shall issue" situation. They where successful in making it "shall issue', but they also changed it from a right, to a privilege for the elite.

Arkansas' CHCL requires 5 hours of instruction and live fire at ranges of 3 and 7 yards. One thing that may be different from other states is, if you qualify with a revolver, you are required to carry a revolver. If you qualify with a Semi you can carry revolver or semi. It is amazing how many people can not keep their shots in a 8" circle at 21 feet.

I had no idea that New Mexico had such stringent requirements. We have rather lax requirements here in Colorado. You can submit recent proof of a Hunters Education class, membership in a pistol league, or a DD214 depending on your MOS to qualify. Most people I know (who carry) have taken a "formal" course that includes instruction on the law and range time though. We are currently working on getting Constitutional Carry passed.

Four years after the issue of CCP - a 4 hour refresher course + resubmission of fingerprints + birth certificate for renewal.

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WHY finger prints and Birth certificate change ever 4 years . Mine haven't. Must be your weather .

Montana, yes but a Hunter Safety card is adequate.

Wyoming requires "familiarization" which again could be a Hunter Safety card, or showing a bulletin from a match in which you fired (any firearms).

Pennsylvania = Nope!

Nevada, yes.

A certificate from an approved training class is required to get a handgun carry permit here.

WHY finger prints and Birth certificate change ever 4 years .

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You'd have to quiz the brainiac Democratic legislators who thought the whole thing up.

I'd like to know why I can open carry (by State Constitution) with no problem, but as soon as a shirt covers the gun - I'm jumping through hoops.

You'd think that someone would take the State to court as being discriminatory.

The initial CCP class costs about $200 on top of the $75 state fee, the "requalification" shooting test at 2 years generally costs about $65, and then the 4 year class plus requalification shooting test is about $100 + another $60 State processing fee.

Seems like they're going out their way to make sure "poor folks" don't have a chance to get a CCP...seems discriminatory to me...

il.bill Don't forget the $800 dollars you will end up spending to get the permit. When Illinois was forced to be a shall issue state, the communists in the legislature made it as onerous and difficult as possible, then dragged their feet on processing.

Trunk Monkey said:

Simple question did you have to show any type of proof of training to get your concealed permit.

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Virginia requires some kind of training for n00bs, but I know not what it entails. My prior carry history exempted me from any classes/training.

Indiana - No!

But it sure could help some folks.

When they try fanning a 1911 they really need some help.

Tremendous infringements ,money and.time wise ,in several states. Another reason to push hard for Constitutionl Carry.

Georgia NO.

Mississippi-no training requirement for basic Firearms Permit. $137.50 including cost of fingerprinting ($37.50), good for five years. $87.50 for renewal. Re-fingerprinting required every other renewal, i.e. every ten years. Approved training course required for Enhanced Permit, which expands locations legal for carry. Loaded handgun carry legal in vehicle with or without permit, no restrictions on where the gun is stored. Open carry legal.

Jefferson County, Alabama --> NO

$7.50/yr and you can get it issued for up to 5yr.
Five years for my wife and myself cost $75.
One page application. Two weeks delivery.

Yes in Kentucky and it is an all day course, watching videos, safety and legal, gun cleaning, live fire at a range and you have to hit a target. The mandatory course costs $75. Then wait to get a certificate in the mail in 30 days or so.

Then you take that certificate to the Sheriff, fill out an application, have pictures taken, pay fees $60 to the Sheriff and to the state in separate checks or money orders. Then wait again until you are notified to pick up your permit at the Sheriff.
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SC - Yes. All training waived for active duty military, legal portion only for retired and former military/former law enforcement.

Anyone thinking an Instructor can make a living teaching that class needs to rethink that perception. At $65 to $85 per person, subtract ranges fees(if you can find one), targets, student books ( not required but is the professional thing to do), insurance, etc. doesn't leave a lot of net profit. From setting up for class, teaching, grading, range qualifying, signing off on the paperwork, cleaning up, the average day runs 10 to 12 hours. Most teach because they enjoy teaching not the limited profit.

I had no idea that New Mexico had such stringent requirements.

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That causes a huge problem with reciprocity between NM and other states. The NM Department of Public Safety (nearly an oxymoron) determines if other states' CCP requirements meet NM standards.

Not surprisingly, there are a lot of states that NM refuses to recognize as not having equal training or proof of citizenship and criminal background check (the birth certificate + fingerprint background check).

When NM won't recognize a state's CCP, the other state reciprocates and refuses to recognize NM's CCP.

That's one of the problems with the over zealous training and ID requirements - other states don't care.

On the other hand...NM will give a driver's license to anyone with no proof of citizenship or being a NM resident. The same Democratic legislators who setup the super-stringent CCP requirements also setup the free pass to a driver's license.

Not that I think it's the least bit hypocritical....

The class I took in 1970 was good for my carry in NY, and in FL, although I did have an instructor come to the house and he did the picture filled out the paperwork and printed me, way back in the early 90's. Two states and 1 NRA hunter safety course. I remember I paid for the first guy to come to my business, and certify about 6 of us for our hunting licenses, back when I hunted.
Now a days they don't allow that stuff I would imagine, the guy I used in FL, was called, "Have gun will travel" and was a one stop shop, he even sold me a gun when he was done, all for about 50 bucks, "back then, 20+ years ago, plus the cost of a 45 caliber AMT backup.

And if you have one, you can also use your military DD-214 to escape the "training" class. It can be from any year.

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I like that one. I think AZ does that also.

WA doesn't require training. About $60, finger prints and a clear BC will get you a CPL. Been that way since the 60's.

WI yes.
A DD-214 qualifies; or
A hunter safety class qualifies; or
you take a 4-hour course with a heavy concentration on the legalities.
No live fire, but you have to demonstrate you can safely load/unload pistols.

Then it's an application and a small fee.

The fee started out at $50, but dropped from there to fit what the real administrative cost was.