- I think I have gotten most of the problems with the new registration script ironed out. The friends & family discounts are now applied automatically, and PayPal is properly told that there is no sales tax (I got kinda tired of processing all those corrections by hand). If you run into any problems when registering for a class, please email me a bug report with as much information as you can remember about what you were trying to do at the time, and I will try to fix it as soon as I’m able.
- Ed Waynick has agreed to be a co-instructor for the NRA Basic Pistol class for those times my brother is not available. Ed is a very experienced NRA instructor.
- For larger classes, I plan to use another instructor to run range tests for me to make the day go a little smoother.
- The NRA has raised the price on the student packets, which means that I had to raise my NRA class fee.
- L-1 has succeeded in obtaining a state-wide monopoly on fingerprinting for the DPS, effective March 1st, 2011. All CHL initial applicants will have to find an L-1 fingerprinting location to submit your prints to the DPS for CHL application. This additional fingerprinting requirement means that it will no longer be possible for CHL instructors to offer “all in one day” classes. There is another change that makes things slightly more convenient, although it doesn’t really make up for the fingerprint hassle. Students are now able to complete the CHL application process almost entirely online. The only things that you have to send through the mail are your CHL-100 forms, and your photos (with the registration letter sent by the DPS). Unless you have special circumstances that require additional documentation, the application process is now much simpler than before. Renewal students no longer have to submit new fingerprints, so they get to opt out of that hassle.
- Demand for NRA classes has been pretty good. I am currently scheduling a Basic Pistol class every two months. I will be holding them on Sundays, since that is currently the only day I can get enough range time at the facility I use for the intensive hands-on training I give in this course.
