BearingArms.com has the story here. Larry Wegman, a firearms trainer in Wake County, North Carolina, plays right into the hands of the gun ban lobby with his comments against the online option available for Virginia Concealed Handgun (CHP) permits. WRAL, the media outlet that Wegman collaborated with, doesn't even accurately describe the Virginia CHP requirements.
I think most people will agree that the requirements of most states to qualify for a concealed carry permit aren't what any serious gun owner would call "training," they are minimum requirements. Virginia even accepts hunter safety courses as meeting the "training" requirement for a CHP. However, I don't think it is a stretch to say that the vast majority of people who carry concealed are constantly training, rather it be self training at the range or taking additional courses and certifications. This is borne out by the fact there are so few incidents involving misuse of a firearm by permit holders. So to have a firearms trainer team up with the media to trash online minimum requirement courses is nothing less than a slap in the face.
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Training is prudent. It is a responsible measure. Regardless of what lawyers, judges and pundits claim, it nevertheless seems inappropriate (read: "wrong") to require someone to take any qualifying action to exercise a natural right.
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