pcfixer
Ultimate Member
There is NO LIVE FIRE TRAINING REQ'T FOR UTAH
That BCI course is the course you have to attend for a Utah Permit, like alot of us have done. I did mine last year in Sep. There is no live fire req't, it is more about the laws and how/what you should do in different situations and BASIC gun info like what is SA, DA and DAO etc. Ways to carry. What to do if approached, what not to do etc.
I have a Florida, Utah and Va. permit. Florida also has no live fire req't. I KNOW West Va. DOES have a Live fire req't, my sister and Bro-in law live in WVa. and both have permits. Other states like Arizona require 8 hour training. Alot of these states do accept a DD214 or a NRA basic firearms safety class cert. That is what I used for my Va. permit, but for Utah, you have to take the Utah class that is taught by a BCI certified instructor. And these guys had to fly to Utah and take the BCI class to be certified to teach the Utah class in the various states outside of Utah.
Go to Utah's website and you can see the list of approved instructors state by state. There are about 50 or more in MD. I went through Mid Atlantic for mine.
I think the main point most people might be missing here is the "liability" that the states *thinks* they assume with issuing permits hence the perceived need for training. Think about it, when you buy a handgun now in MD, on your application when you get it back, it is stamped "NOT DIS-APPROVED". I specifically asked why it says that versus "approved" and I was told it is about liability. In other words, if the state "Approves" you and you go do something stupid, then they could be liable. Stupid? YES, but that is the risk adverse, left leaning state we live in.
I am not worried about the training, the state CAN make it a requirement. Many states do. Even if my current NRA training cert or DD214 is not enough, I'll go do what I have to. I don't like it, but I'll comply. If that is what it takes, I'll do it.
Thank you for the clarification.