USA -(Ammoland.com)- Along with advocacy, perhaps the single best thing you can do to help advance our rights in Michigan is to train new CPL holders. You may apply whether you currently are an instructor for another agency or have never been an instructor before.
Education is one of the three mission points of MCRGO. As of July 2016, the organization now has an instructor training program recognized by the Michigan State Police and all 83 counties in Michigan. We believe you will find MCRGO’s program to be one of the best available.
MCRGO’s Concealed Pistol License Safety & Training Program is Michigan specific. It is focused on carry outside the home as is intended with a concealed pistol license.
The program has been developed by instructors and is continually being refined by instructors to provide a system that works well for instructors. MCRGO audits its instructor to ensure compliance with standards and state law and to prevent illegal “express” classes.
MCRGO’s program is cost competitive. Instructor certification is $200 for a two-day workshop and is valid for two years with a $50 two-year renewal following that.
Workshops are offered six times a year around the state. Applicants who are not currently instructors for another agency must first take a MCRGO CPL class prior to the workshop to experience our training system and range exercises first-hand from a MCRGO instructor.
There is no need to spend up to $20 on training materials for each student that are only going to be stuffed in a drawer after a class. MCRGO charges instructors just $10 per student and that includes a one-year membership for the student. It provides the instructor with access to the instructional presentation, student certificates, and other forms.
Because MCRGO requires that the legal portion be taught by an attorney, it also provides access to a legal video for instructors who are unable to use a live attorney -perfect for smaller classes. Free access to attorneys for interpretive legal questions after a class is offered as part of the membership for students.
MCRGO engages in paid marketing of our instructors while allowing instructors the freedom to develop their own business model and set their own tuition rates.
We also encourage instructors to provide feedback to each other and MCRGO through a private Facebook group and at our annual spring instructor meeting.
I can be reached by e-mail at [email protected] with any questions regarding our training program. You can find the MCRGO Instructor Application HERE.
Brady Schickinger, Executive Director
Mostly, having the right equipment makes the 1st impression experience. Been doing it a LONG time. Don’t really care to shoot any more but teaching others is where it is at now. I have a Silencerco Sparrow and a SWR spectre 2 for the obligatory 10/22 and 22 LR pistol. And a threaded Nylon 66 with several speedi-loaders keeps the youngsters busy as fast as they can dump the next mag in for the AR 500 22 dueling tree. And some are Good shots and beat me! And a 45 Osprey in uber rare FDE for the ladies and wannabees.… Read more »
For youngsters, the missing accessories on a first outing are a green Crimson Trace laser sight and the obligatory suppressor on any and all 22lr. By the time a brick of ammo is burned up, he or she is well versed on good communication/instruction without muffs, mandatory safety and inherent responsibilities. After that, they are a pretty good shot and a committed 2nd Amendment advocate for life. Besides, their enthusiam for the next session is contagious!
Why is a suppressor obligatory on a 22lr when a pair of ear muffs work fine. 25 dB muffs easily allow hearing the parent or instructor. I wear 30 dB ear plugs and have conversations with ease. Maybe subsonic ammo would be worthwhile so muffs or plugs are not even needed.
Yeah, let’s make it so a simple $200 to $300 22lr firearm needs $1000 of suppressor and laser sights. That will sure make it easy to get involved in shooting.
Mostly, having the right equipment makes the 1st impression experience. Been doing it a LONG time. Don’t really care to shoot any more but teaching others is where it is at now. I have a Silencerco Sparrow and a SWR spectre 2 for the obligatory 10/22 and 22 LR pistol. And a threaded Nylon 66 with several speedi-loaders keeps the youngsters busy as fast as they can dump the next mag in for the AR 500 22 dueling tree. And some are Good shots and beat me! And a 45 Osprey in uber rare FDE for the ladies and wannabees.… Read more »
I never said having fancy toys was of no value. But, you don’t need them to learn and to enjoy shooting. A Benjamin or Sheridan pump pellet gun, my daughter’s no brand single shot 22 or the others Remington 610, 513 bull barrel, or the grand’s Cricket, or my favorite, a Win 9422. etc. The 10/22 may have been fun when we needed quick shots to shoot rats at the dump but you can’t do that any more. No need to throw a lot of lead downrange in a hurry. Spending time cycling to make each shot teaches far more… Read more »
This all begs the question, are you guys working to eliminate the training requirements altogether? I realize there will be howls from instructors but that complaint is monetary. The right to self defense should never be predicated upon passing a test and paying a fee, it’s an inherent right we’re born with.
MCRGO’s mission is commendable…BUT, I wish your photo editor would learn something about firing! There are at least two incorrect actions in the photo:
1) The girl’s grip is too low. Her hand should be all the up under the beavertail.
2) Her arms should be extended.
Incorrect grip alone could cause the pistol to strike her in the face, dependent upon the caliber’s perceived recoil.
Sometimes we gunnies unwittingly provide materials to the Demo-Communoid forces who oppose our Second Amendment constitutional rights.