Oregon Did OR CHL class test ever include a shooting requirement

[Nick Burkhardt]

Did Oregon's CHL class or license test ever include a shooting requirement? My wife's Aunt insisted that it did. Aren't family picnics great?

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[jackrv]

No, it did not

Jack

 

[Joe13]

Nope

 

[Jeedia]

It did not. But some instructors do.

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

nope!

 

[JeffPDX]

My instructor required shooting proficiency when I took the training in 1993. He was the only one doing the training in my area during that time.

 

[ZA_Survivalist]

Negative. No live fire.. Id be opposed to that as age, strength, scenario, firearm and caliber type all come into play and create immense variables that no one can simply standardize in a one size fits all "test" or "qualification".

Just the long class and a mini liability and common sense paper test at the end.
The class I took was decent as they really hammered liability when it came to carrying and popping off rounds, drinking and carrying, what qualified as manslaughter and not genuine self defense... etc.

They noted none of them were lawyers but used past examples, which helped some of the clearly uninformed folks taking the class.

 

[Mark W.]

Wife and I took one of the first classes around. As we got our permits in early 91 and while it did include about 2 hours at a makeshift range (one guy used his 1851 Navy Colt reproduction for the shooting LOL) I was involved with the discussions on Vera Kats gun bill which resulted in our ability to get permits if we met the requirements. And no where along in the original Bill or Law was a requirement to live fire.

 

[HB of CJ]

Mine did. The instructor said it was a minimum Oregon State requirement. He could have been embellishing stuff. Ten, (10) rounds at 15 feet. Big bulls eye target. You had to change magazines at least once. All ten shots had to hit the circle somewhere. This was about in 1988 or soss.

Understand that if one is serious about concealed carry the expense and time of the various refresher courses at various ranges using professional observation or further instruction will cost much more than the handgun and accessories. An ongoing expense. All necessary. Me only.

Equal paragraph lengths impossible but fun to try. Oh my Gawd! My permit expires on my coming up birthday! Forgot entirely about it! Thank you.

 

[bbbass]

My wife had live fire required when she got hers. I forget which year.

 

[Stomper]

First got mine in '89, the same year Oregon became a "shall issue" state. All I needed was my DD214 (military discharge papers) that had "pistol" listed in the training section.

 

[pdxparabellum]

It's never been a requirement in Oregon.

 

[BillM]

When we took our concealed carry class in the late 80's there was a live fire component, but whether that was a requirement at the time or just our instructor I don't know.

 

[Nick Burkhardt]

Ok, thanks all. She retired from Big Government last year and still has the "We can't let just anyone go around with a gun in public" attitude.

 

[Nick Burkhardt]

I am sorely tempted to take my wife to the range tomorrow and record her shooting the Texas CHL test blindfolded

 

[Stomper]

Ok, thanks all. She retired from Big Government last year and still has the "We can't let just anyone go around with a gun in public" attitude.

Ain't nobody "let" me do sheite, I've CCW'd across international borders w/o "permission" and I'm still here. You should let her know (for me) that her ilk live in delusion.

 

[erslll]

Yes, I took the class in about 1995 and we had a range day that was part of the class.


EDIT: I have no idea if it was mandatory at the time but that is what we did.

 

[Nick Burkhardt]

We are going to the teach right now.

 

[oremike]

When I first got mine there was a range component with load-> unload->make safe requirements. We did shoot a few rounds but it was to show safe handling, control and function. It might have been different back then, I took the class through Lane Community Collage and the instructor was an off duty sheriffs deputy.

 

[NW Backpacker]

You must demonstrate competence with a handgun:

ORS 166.291 - Issuance of concealed handgun license - 2017 Oregon Revised Statutes