Our District of Columbia Concealed Carry Course is conducted by MPD Certified Firearms Training Instructors. This course satisfies the firearms training eligibility requirements for the District of Columbia Concealed Carry License. Course topics include:

• Firearm safety

• Firearm nomenclature

• Basic principles of marksmanship

• Pistol care and maintenance

• Situational awareness

• Defensive shooting fundamentals

• Federal and DC firearm law

• DC law on self-defense

This course requires the completion of at least two hours of range training, including shooting qualification course of fifty rounds of ammunition from a maximum distance of fifteen yards, and receiving a qualifying score of at least 70%.

Class Time: 16-hours
Range Time: 2-hours

Cost: $425

Prerequisite: None

Renewal Course: 4-hours + 2-hours range ($250)

Maryland residents must possess a valid Handgun Qualification License before he/she may purchase, rent, or receive a handgun (exempt: LEO and active/retired military). This course conducted by a MSP Qualified Handgun Instructor and covers:

• State firearm law

• Home firearm safety

• Handgun mechanisms and operation

This course requires a live range orientation component where students must demonstrate safe operation and handling of a firearm, to include live-fire in which the student must safely fire a pistol.

Class Time: 4-hours
Range Time: 1-hour

Cost: $185

Prerequisite: None

Part II of the Maryland Wear and Carry Permit Course is a continuation for students who have previously completed either a MD WCP - Part I Course, MD HQL or Basic Pistol course with DMV Carry, and wish to continue the required training necessary to qualify for the Maryland Wear and Carry Permit. This course is conducted by a MSP Qualified Handgun Instructor.

This course requires live range training and qualification where students must demonstrate gun safety and proficiency, shooting a course of at least twenty-five (25) rounds, from no further than fifteen (15) yards with a minimum score of seventy percent (70%) accuracy.

Class Time: 8-hours
Range Time: 2-hours

Cost: $200

Prerequisite: MD WCP Part I, Basic Pistol or MD HQL

The NRA Basics of Pistol Shooting is intended for all individuals regardless of previous shooting experience or NRA-affiliation. Students will complete live fire training and a nationally standardized shooting qualification while on the range with an NRA Certified Instructor. This course covers:

• Firearm safety

• Fundamentals of pistol shooting

• Pistol maintenance

• Shooting positions and shooting qualification

Students will receive the NRA Guide: Basics of Pistol Shooting handbook, take a Basics of Pistol Shooting Student Examination and receive a course completion certificate bearing the signature of the NRA Secretary and your NRA Certified Instructor.

Class Time: 4-hours
Range Time: 1-hour

Cost: $185

Prerequisite: None