New Law Concerning Endorsements for Training - House Bill 506 was signed by the Governor.

Chap wrote:
I hope they write into the law that Military training meets the required training to get the endorsement to my Fire Arms permit.
Chap

Chap wrote:None taken but lets discuss it a bit.

I'm a past Coast Guard Boarding Officer so I'm entitled to apply for an Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA) permit which would require annual refresher qualifications if I want to apply. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_Enforcement_Officers_Safety_Act

I agree, "Safety First" additional voluntary training is wise.

For those Military qualified persons who you suggest are careless/reckless.

In your opinion:
1) How often would you recommend we pay lets say $100 to get a refresher training?
2) Should refresher training be written into law?

For those civilians who attend a day or two day instructional course. ( in the safe handling and use of firearms offered by an instructor certified by a nationally recognized organization ) do you consider the day or two training sufficient or would they be required to take refresher training somewhere down the road?

I personally disagree that a day or two training could in anyway be superior training to Military boot camp training. Much less the required recertification training to maintain the ability to carry a weapon in uniform. I can't speak for other military organizations. The Coast Guard required training every 6 months. If you fail to qualify at the range then you lose the ability to carry a weapon until you can re-certify.

We had CG reserve members after 911 who were called onto duty. Many were current LEO's from across the country who went to the range with me. Most of them failed the CG range qualifying test to carry a weapon for the CG in uniform. I was really shocked at how bad these officers shot. We were shooting the same course of fire the cops shoot. To be honest a few months later, the CG lowered our qualifying score to keep more weapons on our CG Law Enforcement teams. The ability to qualify doesn't mean your safe, just that the different organizations who allow them to carry must have ensured they received weapons safety training before allowing them to carry. They also must re-certify to maintain the ability to carry. Guess I just need to know how much training is really enough?

I guess what it cuts to is, you can train anyone but it comes down to personal responsibility to stay safe.

I'm sure you've seen some military people being unsafe I don't dispute that. I bet they had sufficient training in the past so I suggest training can't be the answer.

People know not to speed in a vehicle but they still do. No amount of training will prevent it. Speeding tickets also doesn't seem to prevent speeding. I'm not sure what the answer would be.

I still hope my Military training is recognized by the Department of Public Safety. If not then I will of course take the necessary training course to meet the spirit of the law. I just want the endorsement so I can carry CC more often and stop putting on and taking off my weapon.

Just my humble opinion.

Chap