New Wisc. Concealed Carry Law Permits Online Safety Training

[RamboLiberal]

A new law in Wisconsin may allow applicants for a concealed carry permit to take safety classes online.

The concealed carry bill was signed into law by Governor Scott Walker on Friday and because of a bit of legislative vaguenes, it may be possible for those seeking a permit to satisfy the safety course by enrolling in an online class. A provision in the new law mandates a firearms safety course be taken by all those seeking a permit allowing them to carry a concealed weapon. The law makes no mention of whether an online class would satisfy the coursework requirement.

There are other a number of such web-based instructional videos that comply with the education requirements of other states with similarly vague statutes.

For example, an agency of the state government of Maryland put together a 30-minute presentation and posted it online (see graphic above) for use by those seeking a concealed carry permit in that state. The video reportedly covers the use of firearms, including their maintenance and cleaning.

http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/8182-new-wisconsin-concealed-carry-law-permits-web-based-safety-training

[Jackpine Radical]

1. I wonder if I could use my military small-arms training

and maybe my Expert badges on the M-1911A1 .45, M-16 and 106mm Recoilless Rifle.

[baldguy]

2. .

[ileus]

5. IDKFA

[Ragnarok]

3. Sweet, it's about as close to...

...shall issue/constitutional carry as they can hope for at the current time.

[Euromutt]

4. Hell, it already exists for Hunters' Ed courses

Being born before 1972, I didn't need to take a Hunters' Ed class to get a hunting license, but I took the course anyway once I discovered you could do it online. Honestly, I doubt there's a lot of added value to spending sixteen hours bored out of your skull in a classroom when you could be studying the material at your own pace anywhere you can get wi-fi. And you save the time and gas needed to go and from the class.

I'd like to see that kind of online course have a built-in testing feature to ensure that the student actually grasps the material to a sufficient extent, as opposed to just watching some 30-minute video, but I don't see why it couldn't be done.