Gundude
Regular Member
In anticipation of Calif. going "shall issue", I was thinking of becoming a state certified instructor for CCW classes. Does anyone know which gov. dept handles the training and issues the certification?
In anticipation of Calif. going "shall issue", I was thinking of becoming a state certified instructor for CCW classes. Does anyone know which gov. dept handles the training and issues the certification?
To my knowledge, there is no state authority. Each issuing agency determines its own trainers. Basically you make a syllabus for a training course and submit it to an agency. They then approve/deny your course.
Look at PCs 12050 through 12054 to find the bare minimum requirements (incase I miss something below)
12050. (a) (1) (E) (i) For new license applicants, the course of training may be
any course acceptable to the licensing authority, shall not exceed 16
hours, and shall include instruction on at least firearm safety and
the law regarding the permissible use of a firearm. Notwithstanding
this clause, the licensing authority may require a community college
course certified by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and
Training, up to a maximum of 24 hours, but only if required uniformly
of all license applicants without exception.
(ii) For license renewal applicants, the course of training may be
any course acceptable to the licensing authority, shall be no less
than four hours, and shall include instruction on at least firearm
safety and the law regarding the permissible use of a firearm. No
course of training shall be required for any person certified by the
licensing authority as a trainer for purposes of this subparagraph,
in order for that person to renew a license issued pursuant to this
section.
I don't know of any counties that require applicants to take a "course" to get a CCW. The entire process seems to be based on arbitrarily determining if you're important enough to deserve a permit, that you're not a nutjob or a criminal, and to make it so convoluted and uninviting that most people are deterred from applying in the first place. In San Bernardino county, the only thing even resembling a course is a requirement for you to fire several rounds (less than 20, I believe) at a close range target at the Sheriff's range in Glen Helen. If you know how to operate your firearm and your rounds hit the target, you pass. There is no instruction on the law, the use of deadly force, etc., as there are in other states. If the state were really as concerned about safety as they claim, you'd think they would have something like that going, but they don't.