“Crazy” guns you’ve seen in a class…

[Kyle Reese]

SIG P250 in .40.

Unadulterated piece of crapploa. The gun would not run, no matter what lube/ammunition/rain dance combo was used. On Day 2 the student used a Glock 19 and a snubby revolver without incident.

[David Armstrong]

I don't know that they qualify as "crazy" guns, but I sure find some of the things that show up at my CCW classes that make me cringe that they are being used. Pristine engraved original Colt SA Army, Lugers, and so on show up often with older women whose husband has died and that is the gun they left them. And last year I had two girls, sisters, who showed up with new in the box unfired mint Colt 1908's. The grandfather had bought a matched set and jsut put them in the safe years ago. When he found out the girls were going to get their CCWs he gave one to each of them.

[JDM]

I was watching a CCW class (waiting to use the range) and there was an individual using a desert eagle. I don't know which caliber, but it was a desert eagle nonetheless.

In NM you can only carry the caliber listed on your permit and smaller. IE if I qualify with a .45 I can carry that, and a .40 or a 9mm or whatever. Thus it would make sense to qualify with the .50AE if held to a standard like NM's.

[F-Trooper05]

In NM you can only carry the caliber listed on your permit and smaller. IE if I qualify with a .45 I can carry that, and a .40 or a 9mm or whatever. Thus it would make sense to qualify with the .50AE if held to a standard like NM's.

What a retarded rule.

[Savage Hands]

What a retarded rule.

You think that's bad, in California you can carry 3 handguns listed by serial number

[jslaker]

In NM you can only carry the caliber listed on your permit and smaller. IE if I qualify with a .45 I can carry that, and a .40 or a 9mm or whatever. Thus it would make sense to qualify with the .50AE if held to a standard like NM's.

How do they determine smaller/larger? A .357 magnum is "smaller" than a .40 S&W, but is generally going to be more difficult to shoot.

[JodyH]

Revolvers and semiautomatics are different categories under the law and listed separately on your license. Larger/smaller is solely determined by bore diameter.

btw: you have me to thank for getting the "qualify with all calibers" rule knocked back to "largest caliber".
I spend a week in Santa Fe and numerous phone calls and emails with the head of the DPS concealed carry licensing division getting that stupid crap rule changed.

[fuse]

1911's.

Too soon.

[Joe in PNG]

Too soon.

I forget... is that the part where we shout "Burn the Heretic!", or simply point & screech?

[JDM]

btw: you have me to thank for getting the "qualify with all calibers" rule knocked back to "largest caliber".
I spend a week in Santa Fe and numerous phone calls and emails with the head of the DPS concealed carry licensing division getting that stupid crap rule changed.

1,000 thanks.

Furthermore, who to I need to antagonize to get the law changed so I can have my gun in all restaurants that sell alcohol instead of just beer and wine establishments?