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I have been shooting since I was a teen... I then went in the USMC and qualifed rifle and pistol expert. That was 28 years ago. In those 28 years I have learned LOADS more.. about guns, ammo, life, laws, etc. So..
If I teach a "handgun safety course" to where I feel comfortable signing my name to a document stating that I have done so, I wonder if that will suffice for someone to apply for a permit.
I read the law from the VA state police page.. (Posted below) I wonder about #9. "Completing any other firearms training which the court deems adequate.". If in my affidavit I explain my history and experience with handguns, safety and the like and certify that I have conveyed a general knowledge of handgus and safety to a named participant, I wonder if they will issue that person a permit. I guess if they do the court deemed it adequate.. and if they don't issue they didn't.
My wife might be the perfect candidate for this.. She knows how to shoot and handles a firearm well, but really does not want to go sit in a class somewhere.. she would much rather me teach her.. a close family friend feels the same way.
thoughts?
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The court shall require proof that the applicant has demonstrated competence with a handgun and the applicant may demonstrate such competence by one of the following, but no applicant shall be required to submit to any additional demonstration of competence:
I have been shooting since I was a teen... I then went in the USMC and qualifed rifle and pistol expert. That was 28 years ago. In those 28 years I have learned LOADS more.. about guns, ammo, life, laws, etc. So..
If I teach a "handgun safety course" to where I feel comfortable signing my name to a document stating that I have done so, I wonder if that will suffice for someone to apply for a permit.
I read the law from the VA state police page.. (Posted below) I wonder about #9. "Completing any other firearms training which the court deems adequate.". If in my affidavit I explain my history and experience with handguns, safety and the like and certify that I have conveyed a general knowledge of handgus and safety to a named participant, I wonder if they will issue that person a permit. I guess if they do the court deemed it adequate.. and if they don't issue they didn't.
My wife might be the perfect candidate for this.. She knows how to shoot and handles a firearm well, but really does not want to go sit in a class somewhere.. she would much rather me teach her.. a close family friend feels the same way.
thoughts?
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The court shall require proof that the applicant has demonstrated competence with a handgun and the applicant may demonstrate such competence by one of the following, but no applicant shall be required to submit to any additional demonstration of competence:
- Completing any hunter education or hunter safety course approved by the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries or a similar agency of another state;
- Completing any National Rifle Association firearms safety or training course;
- 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;
- 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;
- Presenting evidence of equivalent experience with a firearm through participation in organized shooting competition or current military service or proof of an honorable discharge from any branch of the armed services;
- Obtaining or previously having held a license to carry a firearm in this Commonwealth or a locality thereof, unless such license has been revoked for cause;
- Completing any firearms training or safety course or class conducted by a state-certified or National Rifle Association-certified firearms instructor;
- Completing any governmental police agency firearms training course and qualifying to carry a firearm in the course of normal police duties; or
- Completing any other firearms training which the court deems adequate.