Virginia CCW requirments and qualifications


trkytknyank

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I have had my CCW for quite a while and laws have changed in Virginia since I obtained mine and my wife wants to get hers
.Can anyone tell me if having a current hunting license qualifies for handgun safety since you must have hunter eduction documentation to qualify and in Virginia you cannot obtain a hunting license without hunter ed class,so does license qualify?
 

Do an online class. Takes about 10 to 20 minutes. They basically want to know if you know which end of the gun the bullet comes out of. It costs maybe 30 bucks, print the pass certificate, and take to the courts. Virginia treats us like adults so we need not have a full college semester on gun safety. Tell the wife to go for it.
 
Can anyone tell me if having a current hunting license qualifies for handgun safety since you must have hunter eduction documentation to qualify and in Virginia you cannot obtain a hunting license without hunter ed class,so does license qualify?

Hunter Ed satisfies the CHP training requirement, however simply possessing a hunting license does not. You would need the hunters ed certificate or wallet card. If she doesn't have either of those the online class would be the easiest way.
 
You might wanna contact the local authorities for this issue. It would be of great help..

They don't need to do that. The requirements are spelled out in very simple english, and only english,

Documentation of Proof of Handgun Competency - Section 18.2-308.02

The court shall require proof that the applicant has demonstrated competence with a handgun and the applicant may demonstrate such competence by one of the following, but no applicant shall be required to submit to any additional demonstration of competence:

Completing any hunter education or hunter safety course approved by the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries or a similar agency of another state;
Completing any National Rifle Association firearms safety or training course;
Completing any firearms safety or training course or class available to the general public offered by a law-enforcement agency, junior college, college, or private or public institution or organization or firearms training school utilizing instructors certified by the National Rifle Association or the Department of Criminal Justice Services;
Completing any law-enforcement firearms safety or training course or class offered for security guards, investigators, special deputies, or any division or subdivision of law enforcement or security enforcement;
Presenting evidence of equivalent experience with a firearm through participation in organized shooting competition or current military service or proof of an honorable discharge from any branch of the armed services;
Obtaining or previously having held a license to carry a firearm in this Commonwealth or a locality thereof, unless such license has been revoked for cause;
Completing any firearms training or safety course or class, including an electronic, video, or on-line course, conducted by a state-certified or National Rifle Association-certified firearms instructor;
Completing any governmental police agency firearms training course and qualifying to carry a firearm in the course of normal police duties; or
Completing any other firearms training which the court deems adequate.
A photocopy of a certificate of completion of any of the courses or classes; an affidavit from the instructor, school, club, organization, or group that conducted or taught such course or class attesting to the completion of the course or class by the applicant; or a copy of any document which shows completion of the course or class or evidences participation in firearms competition shall constitute evidence of qualification under this subsection.

No applicant shall be required to submit to any additional demonstration of competence, nor shall any proof of demonstrated competence expire.
 

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