Thats all good stuff guys & you are correct that we owe it to our students to be as helpfull as possible in their pursuit of a permit.
But the NRA can not be expected to supply us with this info that we are only just discovering ourselves.
Hell I think they still call us a "shall issue" state. Its our job because its the right thing to do, but its not a requirement of an NRA firearms saftey instructor. I'm also a rifle instructor, the basic rifle course is almost a parallel to the basic pistol course, the objectives are the same although the incentive is different. My main objective is to have a student leave with the knowledge & ability to handle & use firearms safely. That is what I was trained to do & what the NRA's course is intended to do. They cannot be expected to know which states toss up roadblocks, especially illegal ones at random.
We sometimes forget that a permit is NOT the only reason a person might seek instruction in the use of firearms.
One of our problems in this state IMO is EVERYBODY needs a permit, even if they only intend to shoot tin cans in the back forty. When those people come to take the course they could care less about OC vs CC ect, they just want to be able to plink. Or now that we can hunt deer with revolvers I expect to find more people primarilly interested in hunting rather than defensive carry. I'd counsel a hunter on his subject of interest to the best of my ability as well as the tin can shooter, but I am not required to do so by the NRA and should not be.
Theres a multitude of reasons people take the course and since it cannot be catered to each individuals needs or desires it doesn't delve deeply into them. Its called a "Basic pistol" course because thats what it is.
Also laws constantly change, in order to be effective the NRA would need to re-certify every instructor every time there was a law change. We, as instructors need to be helpfull to the best of our ability, but ultimately its up to the student/potential gun owner to find out whats legal & whats not.
