Florida class K firearm insructor license parameters

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I would like to know if any of you out there know about the K license from Fl.? I know it is the Firearm Instructors license, and I do have the qualifications to get it, but I sent away for the packet to apply and could find nothing in the packet that indicated I would be able to give the Fl. license requirements to people if I live out of state, (Ma.). I am certified by Utah to give their required course as a Ma. Instructor and want to do the same for Fl. I read chapter 493 of the gun laws in Fl. and could not find any answers. I called the # given on the info and waited 53 minutes on hold for someone to help me, but when the person finally came to the phone she was not able to answer me, she said she would give my cell # to a supervisor, (who never called me back) so I am getting a bit frustrated trying to find this out.

Basically, Can someone who does not live in Fl. give the Fl. required course to people so that they may get a non resident carry permit for Fl.? Please contact me at 508-333-6151 if you have a definitive answer, thank you. Mark Shean, mafirearmsafety.com
 
but when the person finally came to the phone she was not able to answer me,
You confused the issue by asking the wrong question. Class K licenses and security guard licensing/law enforcement training is not something the department of Agriculture and Consumer Services deals with as part of the CCW licensing process.

You might have well been asking the CCW clerk what the required tread thickness is on a dual axle trailer hauling hazmat material.

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I just spoke to the OP, and this is a rehash of the conversation.

As Jose would say, you've been hanging out in MA for too long, and this caused you to pick up the assumption that all states require a "state instructor's license".

Florida Class K firearms instructor relates to armed security instructor certification. FL does not require any specific FL certification to teach a course acceptable to obtain a Florida carry permit, and discussion of a Class K certification is irrelevant in this context - which is why you will have a hard time finding it in the CCW statutes.

The folks at e-how only get it half right: http://www.ehow.com/how_6155867_florida-concealed-weapon-permit-trainer.html. What they say is true, but they done mention that meeting ONE of the three requirements listed (#2 on their list being the easiest), not all three.

FL statute 790-h contains the requirements:

(h) Demonstrates competence with a firearm by any one of the following:
1. Completion of any hunter education or hunter safety course approved by the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission or a similar agency of another state;
2. Completion of any National Rifle Association firearms safety or training course;
3. Completion of any firearms safety or training course or class available to the general public offered by a law enforcement, junior college, college, or private or public institution or organization or firearms training school, utilizing instructors certified by the National Rifle Association, Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission, or the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services;
4. Completion of any law enforcement firearms safety or training course or class offered for security guards, investigators, special deputies, or any division or subdivision of law enforcement or security enforcement;
5. Presents evidence of equivalent experience with a firearm through participation in organized shooting competition or military service;
6. Is licensed or has been licensed to carry a firearm in this state or a county or municipality of this state, unless such license has been revoked for cause; or
7. Completion of any firearms training or safety course or class conducted by a state-certified or National Rifle Association certified firearms instructor;

An applicant may meet the requirement by supplying a copy of an NRA certificate (#2), or a MSP Basuic Firearms Safety certificate (#7).

So, in other words, you are already good to go.

If you combine it with the UT course, I suggest you run the UT course without alteration, declare that course complete, give the students a break and then have them come back for the rest. The UT licensing unit has made it clear they do not approve of "combined classes" where the UT material is intermixed with material designed to meet other state's requirements.
 
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When I took my Utah class about a year ago, the instructor told us that the certificate of completion for that course would satisfy Florida's training requirement. I haven't verified that myself, but it might be worth looking into. I do know that Maine will accept a Utah certificate of completion because that's what I used to get my Maine LTC. It's not out of the question that Florida would do the same.
 
When I took my Utah class about a year ago, the instructor told us that the certificate of completion for that course would satisfy Florida's training requirement. I haven't verified that myself, but it might be worth looking into. I do know that Maine will accept a Utah certificate of completion because that's what I used to get my Maine LTC. It's not out of the question that Florida would do the same.

Florida will.
 
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