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Permit training requirment question

GoodOmens

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I'm going home for the holidays and my father wants me to take his Tennessee permit class with him.

Since I still don't have my VA permit (I am a VA resident) I am curious to know if I can use this training to get my VA carry permit.

According to the training:

Upon completion of this course you’ll receive the Certificate of Handgun Training required by the Tennessee Department of Safety as part of your application for your handgun carry permit.

I assume I can use that certificate for my Virginia permit?

Thanks!
 

LEO 229

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I am not sure what the training involves....

But there are a few ways it could be usable.



http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+18.2-308

The applicant shall demonstrate competence with a handgun by one of the following:

1. Completing a hunter education or hunter safety course approved by the Virginia 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 or a similar agency of another state;

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 approved by the Department of State Police 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previously having held a license to carry a firearm in the Commonwealth or a locality thereof, unless such license has been revoked for cause;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;

8. Completing any governmental police agency firearms training course and qualifying to carry a firearm in the course of normal police duties; or

9. Completing any other firearms training that the Virginia Department of State Police deems adequate.
 

LEO 229

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I see it covers "Basic handgun usage"

I would think you would be covered by #2
 
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