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"For Shooters By Shooters" 

CHP Classes


Date:
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Sunday, December 21, 2008

Time:
11:00 am - 2:30pm

Place:
Salem Gun Show - Salem Civic Center

Price:
$45.00

Important Information

There is a new class each day listed. You only have to attend one session so choose the day that
best suits your schedule.


Please do not call our store to register. All you need to do is show up on the day of the class. Please arrive 20 minutes early to register.

There is no need to bring a firearm as there is no qualification shooting or range time.

To check in go to the ticket window at the show location and tell them you are there to take the concealed carry class. They will give you directions to where the class is being held.

The $45.00 fee can be paid the day of the class.


Special Notice

This is a Basic Pistol Safety Class taught by a NRA Certified Pistol Instructor.
THIS IS NOT AN
NRA CLASS!
It is accepted by all Virginia localities in order to obtain a Concealed Handgun Permit.


Downloadable Copy of Application for a Concealed Handgun Permit

Complete the Application for Concealed Handgun Permit and return it to the Office of the Clerk of Circuit Court with an application fee of $50 in the jurisdiction in which you live. The $50 fee is waived for certain retired law enforcement officers.

Before you can be issued a permit, you must demonstrate competency to carry a handgun. Competency may be demonstrated by:

Completing an approved hunter education or hunter safety course*

Completing an approved firearms safety or training course

Having participated in approved organized shooting competitions or military service

Having previously held a valid license to carry a handgun in Virginia

Former military with a copy of your DD-214

* Approved courses include those sanctioned by the
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, the National Rifle Association, law enforcement agencies, colleges, professional academies and any other courses approved by the court.

You may be disqualified from applying for or being issued a concealed handgun permit. Some of the many reasons for disqualification include:

Not being a resident of the jurisdiction of the circuit court to which you are applying

Ineligibility to possess a firearm due to other federal or state laws (such as being under 21 years of age)

Current incarceration or incarceration within the five years preceeding the application

Being subject to a restraining order or protective order prohibiting possession of a firearm

Having been convicted of a felony (or, if you are under 29, having been convicted of an offense between ages 14 and 18 that would have been a felony if committed as an adult)

Having been convicted of two or more misdemeanors within the three years preceeding the application if one was a Class 1 misdemeanor (if none was a Class 1 misdemeanor, you may apply for a permit but the judge has the discretion to deny the application)

Using, distributing or being addicted to marijuana or any controlled substance

Having been convicted of driving while intoxicated or public drunkenness within the three years preceeding the application

Having been determined to be a habitual drunkard

Being an illegal alien

Having been dishonorably discharged from the military

Being a fugitive from justice

Having been convicted of any assault or battery within the three years preceeding the application

Having been convicted of stalking

For more information visit the Virginia State Police Website

This information is intended for informational purposes only. It is not intended to provide legal advice or restate the law.