My wife and I qualified for our conceal carry today and the shooting requirement was 15 rounds from 3 yards and 10 rounds from 7 yards. You had to place 17 out of 25 rounds in a 12" wide by 18" tall rectangle. We qualified with a .45 Colt revolver and .45 ACP semi-auto which means we can carry that caliber and everything smaller. The shooting is not timed. Just curious what your state requires?
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What is required in your state?
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9x18_Walther
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My state no longer requires obtaining a permit to carried concealed. The permit is useful for not requiring a NCIC check on a 4473, carrying in other states, and carrying in establishments that serve alcohol.
My state basically will issue a permit if you take virtually any firearms safety class from the NRA, a private instructor, etc.
Most people go through an actual CCW class that handles the fingerprinting and the application and usually requires a live-fire portion to pass.
I believe it was 5 shots at 5 yards and 5 shots at 10 yards. 70% must strike a silhouette target.
You can carry anything from a .22 LR derringer to a .50 AE Desert Eagle.
My state basically will issue a permit if you take virtually any firearms safety class from the NRA, a private instructor, etc.
Most people go through an actual CCW class that handles the fingerprinting and the application and usually requires a live-fire portion to pass.
I believe it was 5 shots at 5 yards and 5 shots at 10 yards. 70% must strike a silhouette target.
You can carry anything from a .22 LR derringer to a .50 AE Desert Eagle.
I shot my Illinois CCL qualification about a month ago. You have to shoot 10 rounds at 5 yards, 10 rounds at 7 yards and 10 rounds at 10 yards, all on one target. 21 of 30 rounds must be in the 7 ring or better, or a minimum score of 147. Perfect score would be 300-30x. I shot a 300-27x. In Illinois you can shoot any handgun, any caliber to qualify. You do not have to qualify with or register the handgun you intend to carry. You can qualify with a .22LR and carry a .44 Mag if that's what you choose. I qualified with a Ruger 22/45 and plan to carry a S&W J-frame revolver in .38 Special.
pay reasonable fee, not a felon, over 21 and wait two weeks for the mail in Washington state.
Texas.... at the time i did mine a few years ago... jump through hoops and pay exorbitant state fees, Pay large amount for the class. fire 50 rounds at an easy target of different ranges. wait an excessively long time.
Texas.... at the time i did mine a few years ago... jump through hoops and pay exorbitant state fees, Pay large amount for the class. fire 50 rounds at an easy target of different ranges. wait an excessively long time.
RodTheWrench
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Utah - CCW class has no live-fire requirement. Most instructors will do your fingerprints and photos with the class fee. I hear it takes a couple months to get your permit in the mail these days.
FrankenMauser
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Proof of firearms familiarity.
Hunter's education.
Military service.
LEO experience.
Security guard experience.
And more...
Or, in some places, just checking the box that says "prior military" ...because they don't check. (There's still a basic background check, but they don't actually check up on the familiarity/training claims.)
Hunter's education.
Military service.
LEO experience.
Security guard experience.
And more...
Or, in some places, just checking the box that says "prior military" ...because they don't check. (There's still a basic background check, but they don't actually check up on the familiarity/training claims.)
Aguila Blanca
Staff
The 8-hour NRA Basic Pistol Class, with the standard NRA live fire course. As presently constituted, that's somewhere on the order of 60 to 75 rounds for the typical student.
Show some kind of "training" with firearms...NRA safety course, hunter safety course, served in the military, online course...I'm not even sure what else.
Fill out application. Pay $50.00 bucks. I'm not sure if you still have to get fingerprinted or not. I know you don't after the first time cause I haven't done it since.
Entirely too restrictive IMHO. We need to get rid of the permit at all. That $50.00 is no different than the poll tax was. A fee to exercise a right.
Fill out application. Pay $50.00 bucks. I'm not sure if you still have to get fingerprinted or not. I know you don't after the first time cause I haven't done it since.
Entirely too restrictive IMHO. We need to get rid of the permit at all. That $50.00 is no different than the poll tax was. A fee to exercise a right.
2ndsojourn
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New Jersey - F.G.I.
For Get It.
For Get It.
You must successfully complete a gun safety course and not be a felon in Virginia. Easy.
I took the course online in about 10 minutes for $19.95. Military veterans and police don't even have to do that. Just fill out the form and pay.
Washington state resident - 21 y/o, pass background check, pay $36.00 fee. Issuing authority (city, county) has up to 30 days to mail to applicant. Good for 5 years.
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rCW/default.aspx?cite=9.41.070
http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rCW/default.aspx?cite=9.41.070
kilimanjaro
New member
Interesting that the requirement for a license to carry for self-defense involves a 25 round shoot. Seems to be far in excess of the normal requirements for a self-defense event. Are many people being denied a permit due to inability to meet the requirement, such as elderly folks that may be good for 6 rounds but not 25?
Just curious what your state requires?
A pulse and the money. You have to take a class, but it is a joke. You do have to fire, only to prove you know which way to point the gun. The course "covers" the law. Some instructors do go into detail, most do not.