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Committee advances bill allowing retired law-enforcement instructors to teach enhanced concealed-carry legal instruction
Summary
The committee voted to send House Bill 48 to the floor with a "do pass" recommendation after testimony that retired law-enforcement instructors provide valuable real-world legal and use-of-force perspective for enhanced concealed-weapon training.
Representative Charlie Shepherd, appearing before a House committee chaired by Chairman Crane, presented House Bill 48 and the panel voted to send the bill to the floor with a "do pass" recommendation.
The bill would allow retired law-enforcement instructors to continue teaching the legal portion of the state's enhanced concealed-weapon permit course after they leave active service. Supporters told the committee that retired instructors bring operational experience about use-of-force incidents and post-incident consequences that can improve civilian understanding of lethal-force risks.
Shepherd told the committee House Bill 48…
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