Not sure what the problem is with getting the certificate on line. This is not to say that I do not support the training classe. But my question is, if you support constitutional carry, then people would not have to have training, just wondering what the difference is.
Quality.
Support of constitutional carry is a good thing but so far the laws here haven't been changed to allow it. If someone is required to have training as a condition of obtaining a permit, is it not a good idea that the training should be the best?
Whereas online training may be plausible for a person who has grown up around firearms and is familiar with handling them because their father/brother/uncle/mother/etc showed them the right way to do things and is only taking the class because they need an official piece of paper, there are also other people with zero prior experience who may have their own specific questions about how do they do this, where can I carry, is it ok to do x y or z while carrying or even the what should I carry or which holster should I buy. An online class won't address all those questions, but a decent classroom instructor will.
Jay may have several years of experience behind him and he says he took training twice before so is explaining his motive behind going online only. On the other hand there is me. I grew up in a country where firearms were not so prevalent and where nowadays only the bad people have them. My experience of firearms was limited to handling unloaded L1A1 SLRs and Sterling SMGs as a child during Family Days at the barracks where my mother worked. Although I was aware that online training was acceptable, I felt it would be a far better option for me if I were to seek out classroom training instead. I looked at it as a way to learn properly before buying a firearm, not just as a means of obtaining a permit. I had questions that were answered in the classroom and I walked out of the room feeling much better informed about what to look for.
I can't speak about how other people's training compares, but I will say that Proshooter's classes are informative, entertaining and professionally run. He answered every question anyone had, putting people at ease and assuring us there was no such thing as a dumb question. If anyone is looking for quality training they can't go wrong with Proshooter's organization, but don't just take my word for it go to the gunshow this weekend and talk to him, find out for yourselves if you haven't already.