I have heard there is a big wait list to get in to a CHL class lately. Here is another route you can take. Virginia is offering CHL's for non residents and you do not have to go to the range to qualify. They passed this law last July. All you have to do is take the online course (1 person for $39.99 and 2 for $49.99), print the certificate, have them send you their fingerprint card which comes in their non resident firearms package, get your finger prints done, get your application notarized (your local bank will usually do it for free), then send it out with a $100.00 money order or check and you will receive it in under 45 days. The Virginia supreme court passed a law that requires them to get your license processed in under 45 days and if not then they will have to give you a temporary 90 day license till they get it to you. It is recognized in Texas and 29 other states too. It will probably be quicker than waiting for a CHL class to have an opening here. My buddies are on a waiting list and the closest date they can get in their area in Texas was in mid May. I went this route due to when we moved down to Texas from Virginia to see mold doctors and stay with the family, we still kept our Virginia residency and now since we changed our residence to Texas permanently I would have to wait 6 months till I would be qualified to get my CHL here. I wish we changed our residence earlier so I could have gotten my CHL here before the gun grabbing started happening. But on a good note I don't have to wait 6 months from when I got my Texas ID to get my CHL now. Hope this helps you out. Here is the link to the NRA approved course online.
http://www.concealed-carry.net/Here is a link to the article on Fox news about it.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/09/03/onl...to-get-permits/ The law authorizing the online training imposes no specific standards and does not require applicants to actually handle a firearm. A spokesman for Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, who sponsored the amendment when he was a member of the state Senate, said that Virginia's concealed-carry program has never required hands-on training because its goal is to teach gun safety, not proficiency.
The court shall issue the permit within 45 days of receipt of the completed application unless it appears that the applicant is disqualified.
If the court has not issued the permit or determined that the applicant is disqualified within 45 days of the date of receipt noted on the application, the clerk shall certify on the application that the 45-day period has expired, and send a copy of the certified application to the applicant. The certified application shall serve as a de facto permit, which shall expire 90 days after issuance, and shall be recognized as a valid concealed handgun permit when presented with a valid government-issued photo identification until the court issues a five-year permit or finds the applicant to be disqualified. If the applicant is found to be disqualified after the de facto permit is issued, the applicant shall surrender the de facto permit to the court and the disqualification shall be deemed a denial of the permit and a revocation of the de facto permit. If the applicant is later found by the court to be disqualified after a five-year permit has been issued, the permit shall be revoked.
Hope this helps you all out.
Tight groups,
Ricky V.