Posted: 4/2/2004 1:57:16 PM EDT
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Colorado laws used to demand that you use only one pistol that was included on your permit. Do any states still make you register your concealed carry weapon? Or limit you to only one gun. |
 I am a youngsta but I thought the law before was only concealed weapon - you could carry any type of weapon you wanted, chainsaw, grenade, etc.  Or are you talking waaaay back, like 10 years ago. 
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I got you beat. In Oregon all you have to do is have an NRA guy talk at you and watch a video. You don't need to qualify nothin'. Of course, you have to watch out for fellow CHL holders because of this fact. A friend of a friend who had a CHL was actually frightened when his Glock's slide shut when he released it. 
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Watch a video? Here in Colorado all we have to do is not be criminals or psychotic. |
They fill out the form for you here, just take it and the money order down and get fingerprinted. |
| In NC, we watch a video, and actually have to shoot. The target is a life-size sillouhette, shooting 40 rounds from 7 yards. The instructor counts the holes and as long as you have 36 holes in the paper (not even on the sillouhette, just anywhere on the paper), you pass. If you don't, have 36, you can do it over, moving closer if neccessary. The guy two spots down from me got exactly 36, all over the paper. The instructor got to mine and it was mostly one jagged hole where the head had been. He shook his head and moved on. We can carry anything, as long as it is a handgun. You can qualify with anything as well, and many of them used a .22 for the target portion. |
In Pa we only have to apply and wait for a background check. No classses, no fingerprints, no "qualifying", no telling them what you will be carrying. And it costs less than $20 for a 5 year permit. |
I have got to know, what were the two calibers? BTW, in Colorado you have to have proof of handgun training. I just took the NRA basic handgun course. The wife did outshoot me, but she was using a .22 Buckmark and I tested with my planned carry .40 S&W. |
Yes You must qualify with 38, 380 or greater. If you qualify with an auto you can carry anything that you can conceal. If you qualify with a revolver you must carry revolvers. Once you qualify you can carry any calibre or any amount of handguns you desire as long as they are concealed. |
  How in the world did I forget about that PITA. Oh well, it was like ten months ago that I applied.  |
Oh and I have to list all my handguns on my permit but didn't have to take any course or test here in NY, thought that varies by county and I think has changed since I got my permit. |
You know, Aimless, I think things are changing. I credit the internet with people being more aware of (and interested in) gun rights. Personally, when I got out of grad school and was looking for jobs, gun laws were a big factor in my search. I passed up positions in Berkeley and Long Island for one in NM because it's class III friendly and has shall-issue CCW. I honestly believe that GCA 68, for example, would have faced a lot more opposition with today's online community of gun nuts. |
True enough. In Georgia, they don't even ask you if you have a firearm. :) |
