| abstract | - This page outlines some considerations and issues with the Federal Concealed Carry Permit authorized by the Firearms Owner's Protection Act (1986). The big issue is that there's an apparent contradiction between one of the stories, The Case of the Poisonous Patent, and E. E. Nalley's later discussion of gun ownership laws. In writing this, I'm taking the position that the later discussion supersedes the earlier story. That is, the intentions are similar, but the details have been refined. Second, this law created a nation wide super Concealed Carry permit. States could still issue state CCPs, but this Federal permit would require a week long course of theory, law and practical exercises but, when issued, allowed the holder to carry anywhere. It made the holder a Volunteer Air Marshal and so allowed him or her to carry on Airplanes in domestic flights, buses, trains and other public transportation. This had repercussions of course, see the concealed carry notes below. The National Rifle Association is largely a civic organization who holds tournaments, teaches boy scouts their firearm merit badge, has largely taken over running the Federal Concealed Carry Permit Certification and for the most part doesn't concern itself with politics. The issue here is that Whateley can't, as a matter of simple practicality, require more in the way of course work than the Federal certification exams require. They can offer it, but they can't require it since they have no way of enforcing it. Requiring three full term courses while it's possible to get the same certification elsewhere for a one week course (possibly held at a local gun club and distributed over a number of one or two hour night class sessions so it doesn't punch a hole in job requirements) is just silly. This is especially true since it would burn three elective slots in an already overburdened course schedule for students who really didn't care about the additional material. Additionally, there's no reason for the responsible Federal Government bureau to make an exception for courses other than the regularly mandated ones, so there's no reason to think that the course titles in Poisonous Patent are Whateley specific course titles. Consequently, I'm classifying the courses mentioned in Poisonous Patent as short courses (probably evening courses) offered by the Whateley Ranges to interested students and leading up to the certification exams. They have the same content as the ones supervised by the NRA.
* Citizenship and Government
* Rights and Responsibilities of Good Samaritan Law Enforcement
* Paranormal Law -- only required for MID holders. (This is a guess, but it makes sense).
* Whateley Ranges weapon handling course.
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