New Colorado Law Bans All-Online Concealed Carry Training Courses

[Tx4obama]

New Colorado Law Bans All-Online Concealed Carry Training Courses

DENVER -- In an age where you can buy a car or get a college degree without ever leaving the house, Colorado lawmakers have made one thing impossible to obtain from comfort of the couch: A concealed weapon permit.

A new law requires people to show a firearm instructor in person that they can safely handle a gun before they get a permit, seeking to close what lawmakers say is an Internet-era loophole they didn't envision 10 years ago.

"There was no thought of anyone going and sitting in front of a computer and doing the whole course online," said Democratic Sen. Lois Tochtrop, a sponsor of the new law, and one of the legislators who voted in favor of Colorado's concealed-carry law in 2003.

Most states require proof of training to carry a concealed weapon. Instructors teach basics like how to load and unload a gun, how to hold it and fire it and ways to store it properly. Only a few states allow people to complete a concealed-carry training course entirely online.

Some Colorado lawmakers were astonished at the ease with which people could get a concealed-carry training certificate. Democratic Rep. Jenise May, who sponsored the bill with Tochtrop, said one of her staffers found a course online and got a certificate in less than an hour after answering eight questions and skipping a training video.

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Full article here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/20/concealed-carry-online_n_3474600.html

[Lizzie Poppet]

1. Makes sense if the regulations include demonstration of competent handling.

Online courses make some sense in states which only have a "knowledge of the law" requirement, but obviously only in-person verification can work if an applicant is required to demonstrate safe gun handling practices.

Personally, I'd prefer that CCW requirements not only include a demonstration of safe gun handling, but also the ability to quickly put a couple shots on-target at modest pistol range.

[WovenGems]

2. What?

I need online courses because I only carry weapons online. If I carried them in the real world then I would find a local school to teach me how conceal.