Our class is taught by an active Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor and NRA certified CCW Instructor with 35 years experience as a former Law Enforcement Officer.
This class is the only one required to obtain your Florida Concealed Weapon Firearm License.
This class covers:
- Firearms Basic Safety
- Firearms’ Fundamentals
- Laws
- Firearm Proficiency – Live round (State Requirement)
- Scenarios
- Complete instructions on how to obtain your license
Students do not need to bring any equipment to the classroom. We provide everything.
In classroom Florida certification class. The class duration is 2.5 to 3 hours depending on the students questions. Fingerprints session will commence at 2:00 pm. The class will take place at our classroom located at 3421 Davie Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312.
Fingerprints are offered to our students as well as the Florida application packet.
Eligibility Requirements for a Florida Concealed Weapon License
To be eligible for a Florida concealed weapon or firearm license:
- You must be 21 years of age or older.
- You must be able to demonstrate competency with a firearm.
- Unless you are serving overseas in the United States Armed Forces, you must currently reside in the United States and be a U.S. citizen or deemed a lawful permanent resident alien by Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service. If you are serving overseas in the U.S. Armed Forces, submit a copy of your deployment documentation with your application. Those who are Resident Aliens must provide a valid Permanent Resident Alien card.
Possible Reasons for Ineligibility
- 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.
