Eh, no skin off our backs. Just don't get it from someone who says they can do it in an afternoon, or over dinner, or any BS like that. I had a few friends tell me they had that offered and it scares the sh!t out of me. When I started to explain the legalities they had to know, and how much they "knew" that was wrong, they were lucky enough to be swayed from that awful path.

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Posted by bapple

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Member since Oct 2010

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Posted on 12/10/15 at 6:01 pm to NewtonD

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but I still feel that the marksmanship is important. Otherwise why even bother requiring it?

I agree but at the distances they require, they aren't really testing your marksmanship much. I usually have students bring 50 rounds so that after the 36 round qualification I can do more stuff with them. The extra 14 rounds doesn't do a ton but the CC course isn't really designed as a shooting course. It's merely covering the basics. The practicing regularly and taking an actual defensive course is up to the person.

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Just don't get it from someone who says they can do it in an afternoon, or over dinner, or any BS like that. I had a few friends tell me they had that offered and it scares the sh!t out of me.

Agreed. It's our job as quality instructors to be thorough. I straight copied and pasted the lethal defense law statutes straight from LSP.org and then I tell students of some cases that happened around the area (George Temple in Central in '05, incident on Plank Rd gas station recently, etc.) and tell them what I think the best course of action was. I make sure that they see and read all the laws as they are written straight from LSP's site.

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When I started to explain the legalities they had to know, and how much they "knew" that was wrong, they were lucky enough to be swayed from that awful path.

Any time I have an ounce of doubt about my classes, I'll catch wind of someone who went to a subpar class. Even though I'm NRA Basic Pistol certified, that curriculum doesn't cover the important stuff. I cover much more material than that and I think it's important to.

Are you in the Facebook LA CHP Instructors group? I may have seen you around in there before. My initials are BA.