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SecularMotion

(7,981 posts)
Mon Sep 10, 2012, 06:08 AM Sep 2012

More non-Va. gun owners get permits

Virginia is issuing a rising number of concealed-carry gun permits to people who live in other states in a trend that may be helped along by online gun classes.

The commercial courses allow applicants to seek a permit from Virginia that is valid in their state, but without having to meet tougher requirements their home states may impose, such as firing a gun with an instructor.

Virginia State Police issued 1,632 concealed-carry permits to nonresidents through the first half of 2012, topping the previous year’s total of 1,321 nonresident permits. There was no corresponding increase in demand for resident permits, with just less than half the previous year’s number reached by mid-2012.

There are no hard numbers to explain why nonresident permits are soaring because state police do not track how many people take online training compared with other types of training.

http://www2.timesdispatch.com/news/state-news/2012/sep/10/more-non-va-gun-owners-get-permits-ar-2192137/
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More non-Va. gun owners get permits (Original Post) SecularMotion Sep 2012 OP
Thanks for the good news SM Missycim Sep 2012 #1
My wife kicked ass in her live fire training I gave her. ileus Sep 2012 #2
Great news for those safeinOhio Sep 2012 #3
Using insinuation/accusation to sell fear... well done. PavePusher Sep 2012 #4
Typical of this gun owner and and concealed carry licensee... rl6214 Sep 2012 #5
Post removed Post removed Sep 2012 #6
Tell us, wise one ... holdencaufield Sep 2012 #7
Who really holds a CCW safeinOhio Sep 2012 #8
"Spend a couple of bucks on a DU membership..." holdencaufield Sep 2012 #9
If one gets 2 post hidden safeinOhio Sep 2012 #10
Glad to see ... holdencaufield Sep 2012 #11
So, why were your post hidden? safeinOhio Sep 2012 #12
Put it down ... holdencaufield Sep 2012 #13
Obscure sense of humor is not in the DU rules for safeinOhio Sep 2012 #14
I'm not sure ... holdencaufield Sep 2012 #15
Most likely safeinOhio Sep 2012 #16
I had a post hidden because I used a favorite word of Hoyt's ileus Sep 2012 #18
Impossible? Apparently not. cherokeeprogressive Sep 2012 #22
Oh the irony, hehe. n/t X_Digger Sep 2012 #23
Sometimes things just work out right. oneshooter Sep 2012 #24
I'm sorry ... holdencaufield Sep 2012 #21
Let's see who posts about other topics rl6214 Sep 2012 #29
Are you a Democrat, democrat, progressive, or Progressive. ileus Sep 2012 #17
"Once you label me ... holdencaufield Sep 2012 #20
TV guide? WTH? ileus Sep 2012 #25
My subscription ... holdencaufield Sep 2012 #26
"...match book schools..." Jenoch Sep 2012 #28
If you want a Texas permit, you have to come to Texas oneshooter Sep 2012 #19
Just one more reason ... holdencaufield Sep 2012 #27

ileus

(15,396 posts)
2. My wife kicked ass in her live fire training I gave her.
Mon Sep 10, 2012, 07:09 AM
Sep 2012

I always knew she was a pretty good offhand shot, but not until she got her 38 did I realize how well she can shoot.

With a little more work on being aware of her surroundings (something women seem to take for granted) I think she'll make a pretty responsible carrier.


No to get her some of those "people shaped" targets.

safeinOhio

(32,641 posts)
3. Great news for those
Mon Sep 10, 2012, 07:12 AM
Sep 2012

that have never fired a handgun and can't pass a test that requires more than a 3rd grade education. This way they can have their 4th grader take the 20 question, true or false test for them and actually get 15 of those questions right.

You'd think this interstate commerce might get regulated by the federal government. After all this will mean big money for match book schools that offer the course. Those qualified instructors can find new work.

Response to rl6214 (Reply #5)

 

holdencaufield

(2,927 posts)
7. Tell us, wise one ...
Mon Sep 10, 2012, 08:33 PM
Sep 2012

... who are the TRUE Democrats and who are only faux?

We await your all-knowing decree.

safeinOhio

(32,641 posts)
8. Who really holds a CCW
Mon Sep 10, 2012, 08:55 PM
Sep 2012

as the wise ass thinks he knows...

Spend a couple of bucks on a DU membership and post about other topics and refrain from posting about the poster and not the post..


 

holdencaufield

(2,927 posts)
11. Glad to see ...
Mon Sep 10, 2012, 09:03 PM
Sep 2012

... you corrected that. You were stalking the wrong profile, Einstein.

P.S. I'm surprised that while you were peeking at my profile you didn't notice this isn't even my favourite group. So, I'm not sure what you mean about posting to other forums.

 

holdencaufield

(2,927 posts)
13. Put it down ...
Mon Sep 10, 2012, 09:06 PM
Sep 2012

... to an obscure sense of humour.

What makes you believe they were hidden in this group?

 

holdencaufield

(2,927 posts)
15. I'm not sure ...
Mon Sep 10, 2012, 09:12 PM
Sep 2012

... perhaps your buddies Hoyt and Bongbong can explain why posts are sometimes hidden?

safeinOhio

(32,641 posts)
16. Most likely
Mon Sep 10, 2012, 09:21 PM
Sep 2012

because they break the rules also.
I'd bet more ideologs on both sides get alerted on. Not many of us reasonable folks have that problem.

ileus

(15,396 posts)
18. I had a post hidden because I used a favorite word of Hoyt's
Mon Sep 10, 2012, 09:34 PM
Sep 2012

I had another post hidden by a "troll hunter" that alerted that I wasn't "progressive" enough for DU.

 

rl6214

(8,142 posts)
29. Let's see who posts about other topics
Tue Sep 11, 2012, 01:49 AM
Sep 2012

About safeinOhio
retired again, for a while. Gone fishing.
Statistics and Information
Account status: Active
Member since: Fri Jul 6, 2007, 08:35 PM
Number of posts: 6,995
Number of posts, last 90 days: 364
Favorite forum: General Discussion, 103 posts in the last 90 days (28% of total posts)
Favorite group: Gun Control & RKBA, 222 posts in the last 90 days (61% of total posts)

Seems like the pot is calling the kettle black.

And since I am applying for disability and haven't worked in two years, maybe you can tell me how my money is best spent.

ileus

(15,396 posts)
17. Are you a Democrat, democrat, progressive, or Progressive.
Mon Sep 10, 2012, 09:30 PM
Sep 2012

We used to have a poster here who thought anyone that was pro 2A was a repuke troll. They'd ask if you were a democrat, Democrat, progressive, or Progressive.

 

holdencaufield

(2,927 posts)
20. "Once you label me ...
Mon Sep 10, 2012, 09:45 PM
Sep 2012

... you negate me." -- Kierkegaard

However, so I might be fully-accepted by the committee for doctrinal purity, I am ...

... a registered Democrat (absentee voter)
... socially liberal
... fiscal libertarian (think David Lloyd George)
... Conservative Jew (that isn't what you think it is)
... NRA Member
... card-carrying member of the Costco Buyers' Club
... subscriber to TV Guide

Hopefully, that will please the Komisar, and he'll accept me as a TRUE Democrat.

ileus

(15,396 posts)
25. TV guide? WTH?
Mon Sep 10, 2012, 11:02 PM
Sep 2012

I was a registered democrat when I lived in WV. Va is different....but I've been a loyal dem since 1988 they can't take that away ever.

oneshooter

(8,614 posts)
19. If you want a Texas permit, you have to come to Texas
Mon Sep 10, 2012, 09:44 PM
Sep 2012

to take the course. No out of state classes allowed.

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