Description
The Bronze – Florida Concealed Carry Permit Requirement Class course, offered by Safety and Force Instruction, meets the minimal educational requirements to apply for the Florida Concealed Weapon License.
This is a 3.0-hour safe gun handling course that is self-paced online, with an additional 30-minute shoot component that must be scheduled to receive the course completion certificate. After this course, you’ll be able to do the following:
- Demonstrate basic firearm safety
- Describe the fundamentals of revolvers and semi-automatic pistols
- Demonstrate the fundamentals of marksmanship
- Load, unload, and make a firearm safe
- Understand the benefit of various carry techniques
- Describe types of ammunition and their uses
- Explain the impact of firearms laws and Florida state statutes 493, 775, 776, 790
- Know the steps necessary to apply for your concealed firearms weapons license in the state of Florida
Students will not receive a course completion certificate until the range time requirement is satisfactorily completed.
Who is this course for?
This course is for anyone interested in meeting the bare minimum Florida requirements to satisfy the training requirements to apply for a Florida concealed weapons license, which allows individuals to carry a firearm concealed on their person.
You acknowledge the following when signing up for this minimalist course:
- I am aware that this course is not enough to feel confident carrying a concealed firearm.
- I understand that use of force laws are not covered adequately in this course.
- I have prior firearms experience (military, hunting, etc.), or I self-certify that I am comfortable using a firearm safely.
Course materials and prerequisites
There is only one prerequisite for this course. Each student must bring a copy of their criminal history, validating that they are not a convicted criminal. This report can be obtained (click here) at zero cost. If a student shows up for a class without this for any reason, they will forfeit their course tuition and be ineligible to attend the present course.
No refunds. All sales are final.
While some shooting experience is always welcomed, zero shooting experience is where this course starts.
Course length
This course is 3.0 hours of online self-paced instruction and then 30 minutes at range time.
*Range time needs to be purchased separately.
What’s covered at the range?
The goal of range time is to get you comfortable firing a firearm. Firearms are tools like any other. However, when used correctly, act as an extension of yourself. This personalized training is designed to do just that–dial in on your natural skills.
- Sight alignment
- Breathing
- Trigger control
What equipment is provided?
The student is not required to bring any equipment. However, the following equipment will be provided during the course.
- Eye protection
- Ear protection, specifically electronic sound amplification shooting protection
- Handgun
- Ammunition
- Targets
Successful completion of our course will satisfy Florida requirements (FS 790.06) necessary to apply for your Florida CCW permit. Upon completion of the classroom and live fire exercises, all students will receive a certificate of completion.
What equipment is required for students to bring?
- Closed-toed shoes
- Belt
- Water non-alcoholic beverage
- Pen and notebook
- Lunch (as desired)
Credentials of instructor
The instructor has been using firearms for more than 35 years and has been a certified instructor for 20 years!
He has trained with experts in combat-ready techniques, including:
- Defensive Firearm Tactics (tactical vs. situational awareness)
- Krav Maga (hand-to-hand combat developed originally for the Israeli Special Forces – lethal practical techniques)
- Modern Arnis (Philippine knife fighting) – everyday street/situational survival skills,
- Military L.I.N.E techniques (used in military boot camps for all new recruits)
- Lethal/non-lethal self-protection techniques
- Several other combat/street-ready techniques
The instructor also holds the following active credentials
- NRA Certified Home Firearm Safety Instructor
- NRA Certified Pistol Instructor
- NRA Certified Personal Protection in the Home Instructor
- NRA Certified Range Safety Officer
- MA State Police Certified Firearms Instructor (former)
- IDPA Safety Officer
Who’s ineligible to attend this course?
If you fall into any of the following conditions, you will not be eligible to take this course.
- The physical inability to handle a firearm safely.
- A felony conviction (unless civil and firearm rights have been restored by the convicting authority).
- Having adjudication withheld or sentence suspended on a felony or misdemeanor crime of violence unless three years have elapsed since probation or other conditions set by the court have been fulfilled.
- A conviction for a misdemeanor crime of violence in the last three years.
- A conviction for violation of controlled substance laws or multiple arrests for such offenses.
- A record of drug or alcohol abuse.
- Two or more DUI convictions within the previous three years.
- Being committed to a mental institution or adjudged incompetent or mentally defective.
- Failing to provide proof of proficiency with a firearm.
- Having been issued a domestic violence injunction or an injunction against repeat violence that is currently in force.
- Renouncement of U.S. citizenship.
- A dishonorable discharge from the armed forces.
- Being a fugitive from justice.
Terms and Conditions
No refunds. All sales are final. No exceptions. This includes no rescheduling once course dates are set. Full payment is required prior to the course. No cancellation or substitute. No refund for a no-show.
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