U.S.A. -(AmmoLand.com)- On January 1st, 2021, Senate Bill 263 and the identical House Bill 264 go into effect. As a result, electronic or online firearm training courses will no longer be accepted with new applications for the Virginia Concealed Handgun Permit (CHP), to satisfy the mandatory training requirement.
Mandatory training requirements are yet another cost-prohibitive measure intended to ensure that lower-income Americans are barred from defending themselves. The option of online or electronic training courses ensured that CHPs are accessible to all law-abiding citizens, regardless of financial means.
This change is being imposed at an inopportune time. Many Virginians are choosing to exercise their Second Amendment right to defend themselves and their loved ones during these uncertain times. Coinciding with this increased demand for training, state restrictions on gatherings, along with restrictions on indoor shooting ranges, make in-person firearm instruction harder to access and more expensive.
During the summer special session, the Senate passed legislation, sponsored by Sen. Richard Stuart, to delay enactment of this new requirement, citing these concerns. Unfortunately, the House of Delegates ignored this issue and did not take action. The Bloomberg-backed lawmakers who pushed SB 263 and HB 264, and opposed delaying enactment, are probably pleased with restricting the right to self-defense, pandemic or not. They are hostile to our Second Amendment rights and we can expect that they will come up with new barriers or red tape to push during the 2021 legislative session.
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It’s time to rise up hit the streets and take the fight to these tyrants! Northam is one of the worst among many! Virginia is an example of Democrats and the anti-gun scheme pipe dream coming to fruition. They stole the election and they are stealing our constitutional rights. Per Article VI we have the right to enforce Supreme Law and take our nation back!
As much as I detest the gun-grabbers, I wonder if a Concealed Carry course can adequately be taught on-line. It would seem to me that hands-on training, in a class setting, by a qualified instructor, would make for safer carry.
I can certainly appreciate safety, training, and the lawful exercise of our 2nd Amendment. However, as you can clearly see here, there is no provision in the letter of it for forced training, fees, or a license. Only that our right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. This is without question the supreme law of our land. The Virginia legislature is in flagrant, egregious violation of it, and must be removed from their positions. Do this, and without question, we’ll all be safer. “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the… Read more »
Each state has some rules for concealed carry, Pa has theirs which it isn’t to bad, I applied years ago and for the training I qualified because I was a military veteran. I moved to Mo 5 years ago, to get my concealed carry in Mo I had to take a mandatory safety and range class before I could get it. The instructor at the class thought that with the number of years I had carried and with the military training I had and various weapons fired I should not have been required to take the course, but what was… Read more »
SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS!!!