It makes me wonder if anybody in this process is disqualified for poor marksmanship. What’s the average distance for a civilian defending themselves with a pistol? Ten feet?
>> It makes me wonder if anybody in this process is disqualified for poor marksmanship.
I have heard of a few here in TX. It seems that in every class of 10 to 20 there’s one that is either barely passes, or fails.
The precision requirements are pretty lax, though... if you can’t clear the bar, you probably *shouldn’t* have a CCW permit.
We had a person fail their shooting qualification when I went through my first CFL class. It was a person who brought a newly purchased handgun she had never fired in a caliber she had never fired.
TX Shooting Qualification (using standard B27 targets)
3 yards, 20 rounds
1 shot, 2 seconds, 5 times
2 shots, 3 seconds, 5 times
5 shots, 10 seconds, 1 time
7 yards, 20 rounds
5 shots, 10 seconds, 1 time
2 shots, 4 seconds, 1 time
3 shots, 6 seconds, 1 time
1 shot, 3 seconds, 5 times
5 shots, 15 seconds, 1 time
15 yards, 10 rounds
2 shots, 6 seconds, 1 time
3 shots, 9 seconds, 1 time
5 shots, 15 seconds, 1 time
I had two in my renewal class that failed the shooting portion.
Everything I have read over the years says 10-20 feet is the average range. But if you sit back and think about it, most would actually occur at 2 feet or less where any type of physical struggle is taking place(i.e. rape, car jacking, robbery, etc.). The only way I’m firing at the 20 ft. range is if I’m cornered or in my own home. Otherwise, I’m high tailing it out of there.