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All prior training qualifies for only 4 hours - Huh?


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I am an Illinois resident and never served in the military or law enforcement and have the following qualifying prior training under my belt:

 

Illinois Dept. of Conservation - Hunter Safety course (qualifies for 4 hours,)

NRA - Basic Pistol course (qualifies for 8 hours)

NRA - Personal Protection in the home (qualifies for 8 hours)

 

I recently signed up to take the second 8 hour portion of the required training (laws, marksmanship qual., etc.).

 

I was told by the course instructor (his certification is valid per the ISP website) that NO LONGER are the NRA courses I listed above accepted as 8 hours of qualified previous training?!?!?!

 

He told me unless I was LE or former Military, all the pre-qualified courses now only count as 4...COMBINED!

 

According to the ISP website - referring to the Section 75 (g) "combined max credit", any combination of my prior training totals the max 8 hour criteria.

 

I am being told I have to take ($$$) the first 4 hours of day one to satisfy the training requirements.

 

I have searched, and read the law and cannot find anything relating to the prior training credit changes. Has anyone else heard of this change?

 

 

 

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If that is what he told you, he is wrong.

 

The ISP have not changed the accepted prior training, and can not without it going thru JCAR.

 

Ask around and find another Instructor, with correct information.

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Wow, I just spoke with another instructor and reviewed the administrative code for any changes and my hunch proved right.

 

Is this instructor insecure because he's on the ISP radar for mistakes made, or I suppose since I didn't visit a recruitment office after high school I have to ante up for the extra hours.

As has been noted many times around here, different instructors interpret the law differently. That's what happens when you have the complicated mess that we have to deal with here in IL.

You now have the right answer. Good Luck.

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According to the ISP prior training from multiple approved courses may be combined to a maximum of 8 hour credit.

This is from a link in the FAQ page. I was not able to copy the contents of the pdf.

 

 

"The eligibility requirements for receiving credit for prior training are set by statute and cannot be expanded upon by the ISP. The statute provides that active, retired, and honorably discharged members of the United States Armed Forces shall be considered to have completed 8 hours of the 16 hour training requirement. Applicants who have completed a training course that is approved by the Department and recognized under the laws of another state may get up to 8 hours of training toward the 16 hour training requirement. Click on the link to view approved courses".

https://www.isp.state.il.us/appriss/ccw/CCWPriorTrainingCredit.pdf

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