The objective of this course is to deliver comprehensive instruction in the safe and proper method of concealed carry weapon (CCW) best practices that by far meets and exceeds the minimum legal requirements needed to gain a Concealed Weapon Carry Permit in approximately 33 US states.
- Tuition: $195.00 per person | Group discount of two or more – $150.00 each
- Class Duration: Two days | 16 hours
- CCW Renewal: requires 4 hours of refresher training.
- All course attendees must be fingerprinted in compliance with the state-law.
- Bring two (2) passport-sized photos. Please remember to bring the two photos. This is often the most ignored and forgotten responsibility.
COURSE QUALITY ASSURANCE STANDARDS
- This course meets and exceeds the Colorado Colorado Revised Statutes (C.R.S) 18-12-202.2 published definition of a Firearms Instructor and satisfies all learning requirements under 18-12-202.5 as established for a Handgun Safety Class.
- Training delivered in this course meets and exceeds Firearms Handgun Instructor Training eligibility requirements and Concealed Carry Handgun training guidelines as set forth in Section 23-31-210 (4)(a)(i) and (b) of the South Carolina Code of Laws.
Additional States Covered:
- State of Florida: Title XLVI. 790.06 (h) 3. ‘License to carry a concealed firearm or weapon’.
- State of Louisiana Public Safety Services. and Revised Statue: 40:1379.3.
- State of Texas Government Code Chapter 411, Subchapter H. ‘License to carry a handgun’. and’; Texas Government Code § 411.188, ‘Handgun Proficiency Requirement.
CONCEALED HANDGUN PERMIT (CHP) RECIPROCITY
A state of Colorado issued CCW permit is accepted as valid in the following states: Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky. Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming.
DISCLAIMER
Do not confuse our company issued Certificate of CCW Competency with the actual Concealed Carry Weapon permit. A CCW Permit can only be issued from a state government. The purpose of this course is to provide suitable ‘Documentation of Competence with a Handgun’ as required by many states.
LESSON PLAN
The curriculum addresses the legal and practical aspects of carrying a concealed handgun. Instruction covers the following topics:
- Basic firearm handling safety rules including; use of restraint holsters and methods to ensure the secure carrying of openly carried handguns.
- How to verify a handgun is unloaded: The Triple Check. Point in safe direction, remove magazine, rack slide 2-3 times, lock slide back, visually and physically inspect chamber or cylinder with finger.
- How to safely rack the slide, shooting grip, shooting stances and the fundamentals of shooting.
How to dry fire practice, snap caps and safe direction aiming.
How to load a handgun magazine & revolver and how to verify it is loaded/unloaded…. - How to clean and maintain a handgun: perform the unloaded triple check and remove live ammunition from the area.
- Point a firearm in a safe direction at all times.
- Proper storage practices for handguns, including storage practices that eliminate the possibility of accidental injury to a child.Home storage.
- Vehicle storage.
- Other storage, such as, storage at public and private agencies.
- Nonviolent dispute resolution.
- Grip; Your weapon must become an extension of your hand and arm. It should replace your finger in pointing at an object. A firm, uniform grip must be used. To establish a good grip, form a “V” with the thumb and index finger of your firing hand. Place the weapon in the V with the front and rear sights in line with your firing arm.
- Stance; Isosceles stance and Weaver stance.
- Breath Control; Take aim at your target, breathing as normal. When you are ready to take the shot, wait for the natural respiratory pause and then hold your breath. When you start holding your breath, you will also start squeezing the trigger. The shot must then be fired before you feel any discomfort from not breathing. When multiple targets are presented, you will have to hold your breath at any part of the breathing cycle. Breath control can be practiced using dry-fire exercises until it becomes second-natured.
- Sight Picture; a combination of sight alignment and sight placement.
- Sight Alignment; the centering of the front sight in the rear sight. The top of the front sight must be level with the top of the rear sight. To align your sights, first center the front sight and then raise or lower it to make the front and rear sights level.
- Trigger Control/Trigger Squeeze; is the independent rearward movement of the trigger finger without disturbance of the sight alignment until the weapon fires. First, the slack in the trigger is taken up. You will then hit the break point of the trigger. Continue applying steadily increasing pressure until the weapon fires. If the trigger is squeezed properly, you will not know exactly when the weapon will fire; thus, you will tend not to flinch or jerk.
- Follow-through; is the continued effort of the shooter to maintain a proper sight picture before, during, and after the firing of the round. The shooter must continue the rearward movement of the trigger finger even after the round has been fired. Releasing the trigger too soon after the round has fired results in an uncontrolled shot, causing a missed target.
- Gun identification: revolver, semi-automatic, misc.
- Ammunition identification and selection
- Safety and cleaning protocols
- Cleaning equipment
- Loading and unloading
4. All applicable State and Federal laws relating to the ownership, storage, carry, and transportation of a firearm; 3 hours in classroom
- Overview of Colorado “Make My Day” Law.
Overview of Colorado Deadly Force Laws. - The Act(s) relating to the ownership, storage, carry and transportation of a firearm with emphasis on appropriate and lawful interaction with law enforcement while transporting or carrying a concealed firearm.
- instruction on prohibited areas and the parking lot exception.
- Use of force in defense of a person**
- Use of force in defense of dwelling**
- Use of force in defense of other property**
- Unlawful Use of Weapons**
- **Legal definition of dwelling, aggressor, forcible felony and unlawful use of weapons pursuant to the state law.
- Discussion on holster selection for Men and Women, and why carry on the person is safer as opposed to backpack, purse or briefcase carry.
- Discussion on how to handle being stopped by Law Enforcement when carrying a legal concealed handgun. In your vehicle traffic stop example.
- Discussion on where permit holders are NOT allowed to carry.
- Handgun fundamentals
- Situational awareness
- Handgun concealment and concealment methods
- Principles of the 4-point quick draw from concealment, presentation and holstering
- Practical shooting techniques *Israeli Instinctive Shooting | Combat Point Shooting
- Malfunction clearing techniques
- Effective management of post-incident trauma
- Holding a criminal subject at gunpoint
- Live fire qualification with a concealable firearm consisting of minimum of 30 rounds which must include 10 rounds from a distance of 5 yards; 10 rounds from a distance of 7 yards; and 10 rounds from a distance of 10 yards at a B-27 silhouette target approved by the State Police.
- Qualify with the same firearm which you wish to identify on your state issued permit
TARGET AUDIENCE
Male or females adults ages 21 and up.
CLASS CAPACITY
Maximum class seating capacity of fifteen (15) with an instructor to student ratio of 1-to-10. A minimum of 10 students must be enrolled and paid in full for the scheduled class date. If the minimum attendance number is not met you will be notified and rescheduled for the next course.
PACKING LIST
Bring very comfortable loosing fitting clothing suitable for rigorous outdoor events (i.e. polo shirts, long sleeve sports shirts, blue jeans, 5.11 style cargo pants are ideal).
- A laptop computer is not mandatory, but will prove be helping in academic portions.
- Tactical Belt or Strong Belt Suitable for Your Holster
- Baseball type cap/hat
- Eye protection, ear protection
- Knee pads and elbow pads (optional)
- Note pad, ink pens and/or a laptop computer
- Sunscreen and insect repellent
- Water hydration system (Camelbak® or similar)
- Shooting gloves
++The weapon you intend to use on the permit must be used during the course. You may list up to three handguns per permit and must qualify with each during the course. *Be sure to properly pack, ship and transport all firearms and ammunition in accordance state and federal law.
- Fill out the county-specific permit application. This can be found by clicking on the CO Permit Application to the right. While most county permit applications can be found online, many still need to be picked up in person at your local Sheriff’s Department.
- Take your permit application and the certificate of completion that is printed out at the end of Introduction to Pistol Safety to your local Sheriff’s Department where they will be sent away to perform a background check.
The packet for the city of Denver can be found here: http://www.denvergov.org/Portals/720/documents/ConcealedWeapon/ccwinfopacket.pdf
Denver’s permit information is featured below and can be used as a reasonable benchmark for other cities and counties.
Concealed Handgun Permit Information
Carefully separate and complete the Concealed Handgun Permit Application and the Concealed Handgun Permit Information Packet. The documents must be read thoroughly, and the application printed in ink or typed and completed in full. Please use additional sheets of paper if necessary to respond to the questions. If the application is not fully completed, it cannot be processed.
An applicant shall complete the permit application form and return it, in person, to the Sheriff of the county in which the applicant resides, to the Sheriff of the county in which the applicant maintains a secondary residence or owns or leases real property used by the applicant in a business, or to the Sheriff that previously issued a permit to the applicant. The applicant shall sign the completed permit application in person, before a notary public; upon a sworn oath that the applicant knows the contents of the permit application and that the information contained in the permit application is true and correct.
An applicant who knowingly and intentionally makes a false or misleading statement on a permit application or deliberately omits any material information requested on the application commits perjury as described in Colorado Revised Statute (C.R.S.) 18-8-503 . Upon conviction, the applicant shall be punished as provided in 18-1.3-501 of the Colorado Revised Statute. In addition, the applicant shall be denied the right to obtain or possess a permit, and the Sheriff shall revoke the applicant’s permit if issued prior to conviction.
The Information portion of the packet should be kept for your future reference.
In addition to the completed application form (last page of packet), you must submit:
- A $52.50 processing fee in the form of a cashier’s check or money order, made payable to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI). This fee pays for a state and national criminal history check (fingerprints) and for an Insta-check (NICS) per Statute. This is required for all regular civilian applicants.
- A $100.00 processing fee in the form of a cashier’s check or money order, made payable to the city or county in which you live This fee pays for forms, ID cards, local criminal history checks, and other administrative costs.
- Proof of residency. (Colorado Driver’s License, Colorado ID Card or Military ID Card and Duty Orders)
- Documentary evidence demonstrating competence with a handgun as specified in section 18- 12-203 (1) (h) of the Colorado Revised Statute. (see; TRAINING REQUIREMENTS SECTION for further details)
- Two completed fingerprint cards. It is required that all applicants be fingerprinted to conduct a thorough background investigation and comply with state laws.
- Photograph. A full frontal view color photograph of the applicant’s head taken within the thirty days immediately preceding submittal of the permit application; except that the applicant need not submit a photograph if the Sheriff photographs the applicant for purposes of issuing a permit. Any photograph submitted shall show the applicant’s full head, including hair and facial features, and the depiction of the applicant’s head shall measure one and one-eighth inches wide and one and one-fourth inches high. Fingerprints and photographs may be taken at the time the applicant submits the application.
Here is a map to help you better help you understand state-to-State reciprocity.