BigPoppa

http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15190 MODS - we're getting multiple threads on this issue. It's gonna be a hot topic, I'd recommend a thread merge earliest convenience. Thanks.

Well, I know a HCP school in Franklin that would be happy to sell you one.

http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15190

Gall's if I am clear on what you are asking for.

+ 1. I have been contacted by, or in touch with, 2 of my fellow HCP Instructors today discussing this new development. Among the ideas being kicked around are asking the AG for an opinion on the legality of what amounts to gun registration. Here's the part that concerns me GREATLY: This roster collects information concerning the weapons used in the class including the owner's name and the serial number as well as the make, model and caliber of the weapon.

So......qualify with a .500 S & W Magnum, then come back to us :lol:

+ 1 (kind of) I tell HCP classes.......you're only allowed to shoot to stop the threat. How many will that take ? That's totally up to the BG. 1 to the toe might do the trick. OR it could take 10 to COM.

Thanks for the resource MODS - I agree with Verbal, this is a good one to sticky !!

Admission is free. WHAT ?!?!?! A star of this magnitude comes to town and I can be there for FREE ? AND it's produced by recording star Cody McCarver ?!?!? THE Cody McCarver ? Just having a little fun. Haskins seems like he'd be a decent guy.

LMAO !!! you owe me a keyboard !!

So as I read the first one...you don't even send the score into the state? It's just kept on file with the school? Correct. If so they can't go back to my instructor because it has WAY over 5 years ago that I got my permit but mainly because I don't think the guy that did mine is still around anymore anyway. All the more reason to take advantage of a program like the one I am offering.

Nobody else would've seen it either

Yes.......if I could go back in time, I would have taken the path of least resistance. and, yes, I do :screwy:

You've been quoting TDOS procedures...so where is the part about recording the specific numerical score? A copy of all scores shall be maintained by the Handgun Safety School for a minimum of five (5) years from the date of the examinations. Are you saying instructors that don't do that aren't following TDOS procedure? My previous statement stands on its own merit.

Ummm...yes it is! Read my post I said with your carry weapon. Yes...you have to get the hard to reach score of 70%, but you can do it with a gun you rent or borrow from someone. So as long as I get my 70% it doesn't matter if I ever see that same gun again in my life. So the misconception is that it somehow makes a difference what weapon you use for the course and which one you carry. As I said, it MAY matter if you're ever actually in a shooting. Will it ? I don't know, but I do know that by doing something I enjoy anyway I can remove that as one possible legal thorn in the event I am forced to shoot somebody and then end up in court. But listen...as I said...do what you want if other's want to join in that's fine. Exactly. I just posted an opportunity. I described plainly that it wasn't required...just there if you wanted it. You came along with "what good is this, etc. etc" Who knows...if enough instructors try to make a little extra money like this Yes...I am becoming a wealthy man at $ 10 a pop the state may decide that you should only carry the weapon you shoot at the course This was previously the law in Tennessee prior to 1996. and that you should have to shoot again with any other handguns you want to carry. That way if you have a gun in the shop or out or service for any other reason...you simply won't be able to carry if that is the only gun you have qualified with. I'm sure the state likes to make money too...they may even decide we need to qualify again when we renew our permits every Again, you are introducing arguments not germane to my offer. In court, I would object because this "calls for speculation"

I'll PM you next time we do this....more notice next time, on a Saturday, and better weather.

We record a numerical score. I cannot speak for other schools or instructors. I only know what we do and what TDOS procedures say.

Ummm....................it's not a "misconception" - it's a cornerstone of the Handgun Safety Course. Shoot less than 70% and I'm not going to be able to give you a certificate.

From the Tennessee Department of Safety: A minimum score of seventy percent (70%) must be achieved on the written examination and firing qualification separately to successfully pass the Handgun Safety Course;

Sooo.......I guess I won't save you a spot Wednesday. And please don't try to pee in my corn flakes and muddy the waters by introducing the irrelevant and controversial HCP "Badge" argument. The "Badge" has nothing at all to do with what I am offering.

From the Tennessee Department of Safety: A minimum score of seventy percent (70%) must be achieved on the written examination and firing qualification separately to successfully pass the Handgun Safety Course;

It is not a state requirement for carry as I said in the OP so I still don't see where you gain anything. maybe not...it doesn't do any harm either Although shooting is always fun, and the cost is really no more than range time. see.....it's a win-win

You're meeting the same standard you had to to initially get the HCP. A standardized proficiency level mandated by the State, just with a different gun.

You've got a recorded score on file with a registered instructor. Shooting somebody with a gun you've never qualified with could potentially come up in court. $ 10 and a hour of your time takes away a potential rock that could be thrown at you later. It's just another piece of your responsible gun owner paper trail. And...........some folks on here just like another reason to go shoot.