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Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office to offer concealed carry course

The Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office is offering state-required training course for anyone 21 and older who wants to obtain a concealed handgun permit.


The Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office is offering state-required training course for anyone 21 and older who would like to obtain a concealed handgun permit, said Sheriff Steve Prator.

Citizens can complete most of the state requirements in one stop by attending a class from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Sheriff's Regional Training Academy on Oct. 17, Nov. 14, or Dec. 12. The course includes classroom instruction, firing range instruction, and a qualifications course.

Participants should be familiar with how to safely load and unload their firearm before attending the course. This is only the class needed in order to apply for a Louisiana State Concealed Handgun Permit. More Information about the state permit application and process can be found at www.lsp.org/handguns.html.

The cost to attend is $100 and includes fingerprints. Pre-registration is required by calling Community Programs at 681-0875.

We have seen a month-by-month increase in the number of new gun owners throughout 2020. People have seen the chaos and destruction that is happening in places like Seattle, Portland and now, Kenosha. They have seen what happens when rioters and looters run rampant.

In fact, in Oregon, the number of people who are obtaining concealed handgun licenses (CHL) is skyrocketing. And it's in large part due to the rioting that's been on-going in Portland for nearly three months.

According to Bryan Mumford, CEO and lead instructor of PDX Arsenal in Happy Valley, a suburb of Portland, he's seen an uptick in people taking his CHL classes.

“I was doing maybe one or two classes a week at the beginning of everything,” Mumford said, referencing the start of the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic. “I’m doing three or four now.”

Typically, those who apply for CHLs have to wait roughly two weeks to get an interview with their county sheriff. Now, the wait time is roughly four months, KOIN-TV reported.


 

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