I know that a few organizations run an annual "Road Show" for groups wanting to get their FL non-res CCW permits. They all require some sort of safety certification or other documentation (military discharge, LEO ID, etc.).

 

Does any one know anything about the NRA Certificate course? When or where it's offered? Cost? Prerequisites?

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Ken

Ken,

 

This Sunday! Gun For Hire Belleville NJ. My wife and I will be taking the class as an Audit. Once you have taken the class there whenever it is given you can sit in the back and refresh. We are bringing 2 of our friends to take the class. It is $150 and I believe it starts at 10.

Doc,

 

Thanks so much for the info

 

Sadly this Sunday isn't doable for us, but any time afterward would be just fine. If you have any contact info for Gun for Hire please post it. Do you have any idea how often the course is offered?

 

Thanks again.

 

Ken

Tue May 12 4p

Sun May 24 10P

Sun Jun 7 10p

 

Or you can call them and do a two on one class like I did with my wife. Anthony is a really nice guy and will hold a class when he does not have other classes.

 

Gunforhire.com tell him Eric sent you.

Doc,

 

You da man! Thank you.

 

Ken

LOL.... NP

Any firearm course satisfies Florida's requirement for a carry license. It does not need to be pistol specific. Click on this link for a complete list (this information comes with your application):

 

Scroll down to page 3, refer to question 6.

 

http://licgweb.doacs.state.fl.us/applic ... ctions.pdf

 

Oddly enough, FL does not accept LEO ID as proof of firearm training. They will accept a certificate from the police academy, though (the organization I belong to verified this with Florida over the phone). I don't see why an LEO would want a FL license anyway, when LEOSA gives them nationwide right to carry.

Wolf,

 

Thanks for the clarification.

 

It's funny that FL will accept a hunter safety course certificate. I would have thought that the documentation would have needed to be handgun specific since it's a pistol permit. It's a shame we don't hunt. I could save 300 bucks. Oh well, I have to believe that it's money well spent.

 

Ken

Our club runs several courses a year to standing room only crowds. Probably because we only charge $60.00 and provide everything. Not bad for a 18 hour course. One of the more popular is the Home Firearm Safety which is only about $30 as it is a non-firing course but is accepted for the Maine Carry Permit. Their isn't a course open until November.

 

Our Hunter Safety Course runs over several days and is probably a total of 20 hours. It instructs in much more than the areas required for actual hunting and includes a vast amount of firearm safety items.

Wolf,

 

Thanks for the clarification.

 

It's funny that FL will accept a hunter safety course certificate. I would have thought that the documentation would have needed to be handgun specific since it's a pistol permit. It's a shame we don't hunt. I could save 300 bucks. Oh well, I have to believe that it's money well spent.

 

Ken

 

Florida issues a "Concealed Weapon or Firearm License." Under FLorida law, that means this license allows you to carry anything that is a weapon under the state code, as long as you can conceal it. However, when carrying in other states under a FL license, you are limited to handguns. That is probably the reason they'll accept any firearm course--the main thing they're looking for is that you know how to safely handle a firearm.

 

Please tell me you did not spend $300 for a pistol class just for this permit!

Please tell me you did not spend $300 for a pistol class just for this permit!

The NRA Basic Pistol course at GFH is $150. If Lynn and I both take it, it'll run $300 total.

 

Ken