I attended a class for my concealed carry permit today from Colorado Firearm Safety. www.coloradofirearmsafety.com
The class consisted of 4 hours of classroom in Littleton CO, + range qualification at The Shootist pistol range in Englewood CO. Course instructor was Kevin Polk, an NRA certified instructor with Military and LEO experience. Cost was $115 which included range fees.
The course focused mostly on the revised law making Colorado a shall issue state, and on the use of deadly force. Basic firearm safety was also covered.
The class had 12 students, and included two elderly ladies who seemed a little new to guns. From their conversations I think they had talked each other into coming to the class, and were a little apprehensive about being there and having to qualify on the range. I didn't get a chance to mention it to them, but I was inspired by their willingness to take responsibility for their own personal safety, and possibly taking up a new hobby.
The "qualification" consisted of having to hit an 8.5" X 11" sheet of paper 20 out of 25 shots at 7 (yes, 7) yards.
On the range it was more about safe gun handling than tactical reloads, malfuntion drills, or anything else.
The two ladies mentioned above wanted to go last so that no one would be watching. I reassured them that it would be easy, and wished them well.
In all, it was what I expected. I wanted the focus to be on the new law, and it was.
The class consisted of 4 hours of classroom in Littleton CO, + range qualification at The Shootist pistol range in Englewood CO. Course instructor was Kevin Polk, an NRA certified instructor with Military and LEO experience. Cost was $115 which included range fees.
The course focused mostly on the revised law making Colorado a shall issue state, and on the use of deadly force. Basic firearm safety was also covered.
The class had 12 students, and included two elderly ladies who seemed a little new to guns. From their conversations I think they had talked each other into coming to the class, and were a little apprehensive about being there and having to qualify on the range. I didn't get a chance to mention it to them, but I was inspired by their willingness to take responsibility for their own personal safety, and possibly taking up a new hobby.
The "qualification" consisted of having to hit an 8.5" X 11" sheet of paper 20 out of 25 shots at 7 (yes, 7) yards.
On the range it was more about safe gun handling than tactical reloads, malfuntion drills, or anything else. The two ladies mentioned above wanted to go last so that no one would be watching. I reassured them that it would be easy, and wished them well.
In all, it was what I expected. I wanted the focus to be on the new law, and it was.
