From what I have seen there is only one training facility in Vermont for getting the training necessary for some of the issuing State's required training. I have been receiving Front Sight's e-mails for over a year now and I just cannot justify the price of the course and travel to Nevada for training.
I think there needs to be more trainers in Vermont. Not just to be able to receive the needed training to carry concealed in places like New Hampshire and Massachusetts, although that is needed, but to be able to have a trained populace here in Vermont.
Does anyone know who can train CCW instructors to the highest standards in the New England area? I know that the NRA does safety course training and I used to be an instructor and may be again, but who does the best job of hands on instruction?
You are correct that Vermont doesn't have a permit requirement, but that shouldn't stop people from getting good training that will build confidence when the time comes to use your handgun. It's like learning how to shoot to begin with. You don't throw an inexperienced person together with a .465H&H and expect good results. You start them off with a rimfire and bring them up through the centerfires until they know what to expect.
Vermont has this let's stay behind the curve attitude. Oh yeah, you can go out on your 100 acre property and practice drills every day on your private range. Wait, I don't have 100 acres or a private range. I guess reading magazines, books, and watching TV and videos will prepare me for when some sucker pulls a Cobra .32 or .380 or a Rossi .38 snubbie and sicks it in my face.
Have you ever drawn your firearm from your daily carry rig and shot anything in a high pressure drill? If you ask that of most people with a gun in their pants or their pocketbook I have a good idea what they'll do first. They'll stare at you with a blank look on their face or possibly commit a criminal assault by sticking their .38 snubbie in your face and saying something like, "'You wanna go right here?"
It's definately better to have the training and not need it then to need the training and not have it. (Yeah it's a rip off) The fact is that it's true. If it's as hard to find out about VT Tactical as it was for me, (Never heard of them before I came here, USA Carry) then can you imagine someone looking for training at your local gunshop? Yes, it's a case of poor advertising, and a failure of gun dealers to recognize a need for training in their communities.
Of the fireams I've bought over the last few years I've never had a dealer ask if I was going to conceal carry or open carry. As a former dealer I know that people wouldn't want to come back to my shop if I sold them a gun and couldn't point them to some decent training opportunities in their own back yard. And they certainly wouldn't come back if they used a firearm I sold them in an irresponsible manner that landed them in jail.
Is it possible that crime is low in Vermont? NO! I have had things stolen from me more in the last 3 years then the previous 40. Breaking and entering is a pastime in Vermont, and everyone knows where drugs can be found. Let's not react out of fear, let's prepare and be confident in our abilities to defend ourselves and our loved ones.
the training you need is a lot closer than Nevada. there are people in NY that can help you. at least a couple of them are on this forum Link Removed are sponsors ask them
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