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Article: GUN BILL FIRES INTEREST IN TRAINING INSTRUCTORS ALREADY SEE CLASSES GROWING AS STATE LAWMAKERS WEIGH WEAPONS PLAN.(Local)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
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- March 29, 1999
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Byline: John C. Ensslin News Staff Writer
Firearms instructor Jon Vargason sees a tidal wave of business headed toward him thanks to the drive to liberalize Colorado's concealed-weapons law.
The bill before the state Senate would require gun-safety training for people who obtain concealed-weapons permits.
And Vargason says that means he will be awash in business.
The history of other states that have adopted relatively permissive concealed-weapons laws would indicate he is right.
Florida in 1987 adopted a law similar to the one Colorado is considering. The number of concealed-weapons permits there mushroomed from about 17,000 ...