Quoted: Minnesota is simular to what yours will be. Only difference is a organization can be approved based on their class and be added to the list of "approved" instructors.
Class consists of 6 hours of class room training covering all aspects of handguns. Different types, ammo, holsters for carry, legalities, when you can't carry, impact on having to use your weapon for physical, psyco and legal issues and then a shooting qualification of 50 rounds with manditory reloads at 5, 7 and 12 yards. [
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I just got my New Mexico CCW. NM has the reputation for having the strictest requirements for CCW classes. 8 hours class time, same subject matter as above plus methods to "defuse" a situation; then a shooting qualification, 15 shots at 15 feet, and 10 shots at 20 feet. You have to hit a standard-sized silouette with (I think) 75% of your shots to qualify.
Cost: license, $100; class, $150. Supply your own ammo.
License term: 4 years, with a 'refresher' course after every 2 years.
The requirements on type & caliber have been loosened: Formerly, you had to qualify in each caliber/type of weapon you wished to carry. So if you wanted, say, 9mm, .45 ACP and .357 Magnum, you had to qualify 25 shots/3 times! Now the qualification has been relaxed: I qualified with .45 ACP and .44 Magnum, and can carry anything smaller in each class*. In addition, the derringer is a 3rd class in which you must qualify.
The people who have worked for 10 years to get CCW in New Mexico have seen their efforts pay off; and now that it has passed, and the politicians haven't seen 'the streets running with blood' as the anti's have predicted, it looks like it's here to stay! Hooray for our side!
*The older licenses, requiring qualification in each caliber, are still in effect; they must wait till they take their recertification classes to get the new license priveleges.