From: lvc@cbvox1.att.com
To: firearms-politics@ns1.rutgers.edu
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 94 20:54:05 EST
Subject: fl ccw competence requirements ...


This was in the Neal Knox report just posted:

#        Of the 183,561 licenses issued since the law was enacted in
# 1987, only 17 have been revoked for gun-related offenses --
# mainly for forgetfully carrying guns into prohibited airports or
# courthouses.  But there have been many cases of citizens using
# their guns to protect themselves and others -- so many, law
# enforcement officials have noted, that criminals concerned for
# their safety have targeted tourists.

Someone was curious what qualified as "competence" in the FL CCW law.
So I typed this up off my copy of the license application.
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Any one of the following are examples of the documents which will be
accepted to satisfy the training requirement:

* A notarized statement or document from a club, organization, school
  training facility or certified instructor showing that the individual
  has completed a course or class or is an experienced competitor.

* A photocopy of your military honorable discharge document or a photocopy
  of your DD-214.

* A photocopy of a certificate bearing the name of the organization, school
  or facility who sponsored the course or class and the instructor's name
  and category of certification (NRA, State, etc.).

* A photocopy of your NRA competitors classification card or similar
  documentation.

* A photocopy of a firearms instructors certification card or certificate.

* A photocopy of any NRA firearms training certificate.

* A photocopy of a certificate or card showing completion of a hunter
  education or safety course approved by the Florida Game and Fresh Water
  Fish Commission or a similar agency of another state.

* A photocopy of a license to carry a concealed weapon or firearm issued
  in Florida.

I would say most, if not all of these, fall short of an LFI type course.
And the experience shows people who ccw are highly responsible.
--
Larry Cipriani, l.v.cipriani@att.com or attmail!lcipriani