[jdandy]

Mike.......There is no telling how much embellishment the instructor added to his story to make it a "shocking" tale. If you did not witness the actual event then you have no clue about the authenticity of the instructors story. If what he said he did afterward is true, his actions are equally scary thinking he can deny a person's right to self protection based on his personal opinion. And lets be perfectly clear, just because a person does not possess a concealed carry permit does not mean they cannot have a weapon. In many states it is legal to carry a handgun in vehicle's your glove box or center console, a lock box, or in the trunk without the need for a concealed carry permit. If you can retrieve a weapon with one single move, that is considered concealed. If it requires two distinct moves or more to retrieve a weapon it is considered stored.

My point being, this instructor hasn't done anything to keep this woman from possessing a handgun. If she can pass the Federal background check required when she fills out Form 4473, the Firearms Transaction Record required to be filled out when any person purchases a firearm from a Federal Firearms License (FFL) holder or dealer, then she can purchase a handgun or rifle. There is no requirement that a person must also possess a concealed carry permit to purchase a firearm. This instructor has one job, to pass or not pass a person taking his concealed carry class. He has no right to do what he said he did which was to assume he had some type of authority to keep this woman from attempting to pass the concealed carry class in another location. The defamation of character action is in addition to his conspiracy to deny her legal rights based on his personal assumptions and actions thereafter.