Had an instructor bring up question 6 on page 4 of the application that asks:
"Have you completed training as prescribed in LRS 40:1379.3(D)(1) and LAC 55:I.1311.A? (Attach Proof)
You MUST indicate the type of Handgun you received training with: Pistol Revolver Both"
He told the class that if you are involved in a shooting and you completed the training using a revolver and you used a semi-automatic (or vice versa) in the shooting, that you could possibly be charged with illegal use of a weapon. Seemed kind of fishy to me. I can't find any thing in the laws (RS 40:1379.3) addressing this. Nowhere could I find that it states your CHP limits you to one or the other if you only completed training with one and not both.
The definition of "handgun" in the law:
J. For the purposes of this Section, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed herein:
(1) "Crime of violence" means a crime as defined in R.S. 14:2(B).
(2) "Criminal negligence" means there exists such disregard of the interest of others that the license holder's conduct amounts to a gross deviation below the standard of care expected to be maintained by a reasonably careful man under like circumstances.
(3) "Handgun" means a type of firearm commonly referred to as a pistol or revolver originally designed to be fired by the use of a single hand and which is designed to fire or is capable of firing fixed cartridge ammunition. The term "handgun" shall not include shotguns or rifles that have been altered by having their stocks or barrels cut or shortened.
Seems to me that since I was issued a Concealed Handgun Permit that I am allowed to carry and conceal a handgun as defined in the law.
Am I missing something???
"Have you completed training as prescribed in LRS 40:1379.3(D)(1) and LAC 55:I.1311.A? (Attach Proof)
You MUST indicate the type of Handgun you received training with: Pistol Revolver Both"
He told the class that if you are involved in a shooting and you completed the training using a revolver and you used a semi-automatic (or vice versa) in the shooting, that you could possibly be charged with illegal use of a weapon. Seemed kind of fishy to me. I can't find any thing in the laws (RS 40:1379.3) addressing this. Nowhere could I find that it states your CHP limits you to one or the other if you only completed training with one and not both.
The definition of "handgun" in the law:
J. For the purposes of this Section, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed herein:
(1) "Crime of violence" means a crime as defined in R.S. 14:2(B).
(2) "Criminal negligence" means there exists such disregard of the interest of others that the license holder's conduct amounts to a gross deviation below the standard of care expected to be maintained by a reasonably careful man under like circumstances.
(3) "Handgun" means a type of firearm commonly referred to as a pistol or revolver originally designed to be fired by the use of a single hand and which is designed to fire or is capable of firing fixed cartridge ammunition. The term "handgun" shall not include shotguns or rifles that have been altered by having their stocks or barrels cut or shortened.
Seems to me that since I was issued a Concealed Handgun Permit that I am allowed to carry and conceal a handgun as defined in the law.
Am I missing something???