Teaching my first TN Carry Permit Class tomorrow

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Spammy_H

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I'm pretty stoked. I've been teaching beginner friends and family for a while now, and finally got certified to teach the class. Now rather than send them to a class for the paper, I can do it myself.
 
Good for you. Its nice to be able to make it legit for your friends and family to acquire firearms.
I would consider that true support of the 2A.
 
Props....

That's good that you will start a teaching job.
I looked into doing a security/basic protection course for a local adult learning annex but the company isn't very stable & keeps moving locations. :confused:

Id advise obtaining or bringing displays or "props" to show new students.
Most adult students learn(retain) more from seeing things or being able to hold/touch different things.
There's a # of weapons that you can buy in demo formats; ASP, Ring, Blackhawk, etc. You don't need real weapons or ammunition.
Blackhawk has a few models in safety(bright) orange.
ASP, www.galls.com offers a few firearms in a design that includes the feel/weight of a loaded weapon.
 
What about liability insurance? A friend here in NM learned that his ins company would not let him permit his students to use reloads. I do not know if this is prevalent or not.
FWIW.

Jerry
 
Id advise obtaining or bringing displays or "props" to show new students.
Most adult students learn(retain) more from seeing things or being able to hold/touch different things
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What about liability insurance? A friend here in NM learned that his ins company would not let him permit his students to use reloads. I do not know if this is prevalent or not.
FWIW.
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My instructor allowed them. Not sure how his insurance saw it though.
 
lawyer/legal aid....

Id add that you might want to speak to your business lawyer(legal advisor) if you have one or do some research on the state laws/statues re: weapons training, tactics.
My state has a few gun/weapon statues that say you can not teach "militia" type instruction or form/create any schools, education material etc intended for weapons training, tactics, skills related to military forces.
If you have a state certification or license that may help you clarify what your course(s) are. A NRA certificate may help too, ;) .
It may seem minor or trivial but Id still look into it so a DA or media source can't make a issue of it later.
The scandal with TN's James Yeager of Tactical Response is a good example.

Clyde
 
I'm pretty stoked. I've been teaching beginner friends and family for a while now, and finally got certified to teach the class. Now rather than send them to a class for the paper, I can do it myself.
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Spammy:

I'm sure you're prepared. But if you haven't read Cathy Jackson's essay on Instructor Ethics, I recommend it as a good read. I'm pretty sure it's been posted here before.

https://www.corneredcat.com/instructor-ethics-101/
 
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