I occasionally get questions something like this: ”I’ve been shooting since I was twelve. What do I have to do to become a conceal and carry permit instructor?”
The BCA provides an answer here. The short form is that you must have learned the minimum taught in a certified class, plus:
“the ability to evaluate shooting proficiency and safe weapon skills of students in a practical firearm shooting exercise… the psychological and physiological effects of a violent threat encounter and simple weapon retention techniques… [and] Instruction on how to maintain records of students seeking a permit to carry a firearm.”
Short form: carry class, plus what you’re going to learn, among other places, in any NRA instructor shooting class (Basic Pistol is enough; more is better), plus “simple weapon retention techniques” (concealment is probably the simplest), and how to enter names, addresses, and dates in a spreadsheet.
If you want to do it right, though, that’s not much of a beginning. (Continued)
Popularity: 37% [?]
Not always, mind you. Nor should it. It really ought to depend on the context, and it often does. If it’s somebody wearing pantyhose over his head while walking into a bank with a shotgun cradled in his arm, that probably ought to draw rapid official attention, even if his Beagle Brothers car isn’t parked outside with the engine running. 
The White Knight got up this morning, and got ready to go out for the day.
