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Noneof the CPL classes teach you every aspect to the law and none ever will! They give you the basic infothat is listed on any brochure or Michigan States website.Only a8 hour classes and being such there is no time to give a person the time and attention it deserves! These classes are like sex! No such thing as bad sex, just some are better than others!
In truth, If you want to OC orCC in the public it is your responsibility to know the laws. Even though each class is supposed to have a lawyer teach the Legal part, those Lawyers will be vague on a lot of the question do to the fact they can't give you a straight answer for legal reasons to protect themselves from a mistake they might tell you.
What is scary is some people that don't know how to handle a gun are passing these classes! Knowing these fools are out there scare me more than some homey on a street corner! Most of the people on the forums seem to have knowledge of firearms, safety and the laws but for those who don't, taking a CPL class is not the way to go! Please take a Beginner's Pistol Class or a Hunter's Safety Class before applying for your CPL. As I said, CPL certification class should be for someone with knowledge of firearms and safety!
If theState needs to require a class for a CPL then it needs to be longer than 8 hours! These classes (if intended for the new to firearms person) need to be 1-2 weeks long! They need to add a test at the end of the class (written) with case scenario's ...If Johnny has his pistol under his coat on xyz property is he legal per statue? To my knowledge, none of these classes require a test!!! Until the state requires Basic Pistol Coarse, Hunter's Safety Coarse or 1-2 week training coarse before you apply for yourCPL, the classis and will remainto bea joke!8 Hours of classwill only give you false sense of protection and legal understanding! It's up to you as an individual to know how to handle a firearm, to know the legalities of carrying that firearm and understandwhen,where, how and why to pull your firearm. Please if you haven't or don't know how to properly handle a firearm don't OC either! Guns don't scare me, it's the idiots that don't know how to handle them do!
Don't count on any CPL class to give you knowledge that will save or ruin your life forever! Read forums, laws, talk with other, shoot and shoot often, practice, know your firearm, practice and then practice some more....Carrying a firearm requires a lot of responsibilities, If you are not ready.......Don't Carry! Open or Concealed!
If you are experienced with a firearm and want to get your CPL then remember the classes are like sex!