The classes contained within have been CANCELED. There will be no classes upon these dates, please do not come to the range, and please call the office Monday through Friday, 10 am to 4 pm to reschedule your appointment. All payments will be honored for this class, simply reschedule. 

New York State Department of State requires all unarmed security guards to complete the following courses towards their registration:

Initial Training:

8-Hour Pre-Assignment Training: Upon completion of this general introductory course, you must submit the a copy of certificate of completion that you will receive, along with your security guard registration application to the NYS DOS.

16-Hour On-The-Job Training: This course must be completed within 90 days of employment. This is a 2-day course, attendance to both days are required in order to receive a certificate of completion!

Annual Requirements:

8-Hour Annual In-Service Training

We are an approved security guard school, as approved by the NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services. You will receive a certificate of completion for each of the courses listed, which you will need to submit to the NYS DOS.

New York State Department of State requires all armed security guards to complete the following courses towards their armed guard registration:

47-Hour Firearms Training: Must possess a valid NYS pistol permit and unarmed security guard registration to be able to enroll. 

NOTE: If you do not yet have NYS security guard registration, you MUST complete the training requirements and apply for the NYS unarmed guard registration before applying for an armed guard upgrade with the NYS DOS. See the NYS DOS Division of Licensing Services on Training Requirements for more details and exemptions.

Annual Requirements:

8-Hour Annual In-Service Training

8-Hour Annual Firearms Training

BOTH of these courses must be completed every calendar year to maintain your registration.

We are an approved security guard school, as approved by the NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services. You will receive a certificate of completion for each of the courses listed, which you will need to submit to the NYS DOS.

NOTE:  POLICY CHANGE as of July 1, 2023

POLICY CHANGE: Going forward we will have a single price for HR-218 Qualification ($75.00). 

When you qualify with a Semi-Auto or a Revolver your card will say "Law Enforcement Type of Weapon".  You will be able to carry a REVOLVER OR SEMI-AUTOMATIC concealed, under HR-218, no matter what type of weapon you qualified with. 

The Federal Law permits this, and we are going to follow the lead of other law enforcement agencies who have changed their policies.  Remember, N.Y.S. ARMED SECURITY requires you to qualify with the weapon or weapons that you wish to carry while on duty as a guard.

This course is for Retired Law Enforcement personnel only. Upon completion of this course the retired officer will be able to travel in all fifty states with the type of handgun they qualified with.

The Federal Law known as HR-218 or Law Enforcement Officer’s safety Act (L.E.O.S.A.) was passed in 2004 with restrictions on who was permitted to “qualify” retired officers. Since October of 2010, an admendment was passed in Congress to permit current Police Instructors, (who are currently engaged in training on-duty law enforcement personnel) to qualify retired individual officers. These retired officers have to be retired in good standings with their department.

The course takes approximately two and a half hours to complete. We first go over weapon safety, then discuss the course of fire (Fifty (50) Round D.C.J.S. Certified Course). Once that is finished we review the HR-218 requirements of the Federal Bill so you know what is expected of you when carrying your weapon out of state. Participants will then go down range for the qualification (minimum of seventy percent). After qualification a photo identification card is issued to the retired officer. This issued card and their police identification card is required to be carried when they are armed. The cost of this program is fifty dollars ($50.00) for the first type of handgun (Revolver / Semi-Auto) and forty dollars for a second type of weapon. This course can be combined with the N.Y.S. Security Guard Annual Firearms renewal course for a discounted price.  Please bring Retired Police ID, Pistol License, Weapon(s) of choice, Magazines, Holster(s) and 50 rounds of ammunition for each weapon you are qualifying with.  

 NOTE:

BEGINNING JULY 1ST 2023 THE COST OF THIS DISCOUNTED TRAINING IS $150. 

 New York State 8 Hour Annual Certified Firearms Training Course

This New York State 8 Hour Annual Certified Firearms Training Course will satisfy your yearly firearms qualification requirement for Armed Security Guard. For retired law enforcement officers, this is the only course that they must take on a yearly basis. All other Armed Security Guards must also take the New York State 8 Hour Annual In-Service Training Course to complete their yearly training requirements. Please see that training course for more information.

All individuals who take this course are required to qualify with a minimum of seventy percent (70%) on a fifty round shooting course (minimum passing is 35 rounds within the designated target area). All participants after listening to the “Use of Force” lecture and review will take a ten question test with a minimum passing grade of seventy percent (70%). It is required that all participants bring their current N.Y.S. Security License, Pistol Permit, Weapons of Choice, Magazines, Holster and 50 rounds of Ammunition per weapon when they come to class. 

This course is for Retired Law Enforcement personnel only. Upon completion of this course the retired officer will be able to travel in all fifty states with the type of handgun they qualified with.

The Federal Law known as HR-218 or Law Enforcement Officer’s safety Act (L.E.O.S.A.) was passed in 2004 with restrictions on who was permitted to “qualify” retired officers. Since October of 2010, an admendment was passed in Congress to permit current Police Instructors, (who are currently engaged in training on-duty law enforcement personnel) to qualify retired individual officers. These retired officers have to be retired in good standings with their department.

HR218

The course takes approximately two and a half hours to complete. We first go over weapon safety, then discuss the course of fire (Fifty (50) Round D.C.J.S. Certified Course). Once that is finished we review the HR-218 requirements of the Federal Bill so you know what is expected of you when carrying your weapon out of state. Participants will then go down range for the qualification (minimum of seventy percent). After qualification a photo identification card is issued to the retired officer. This issued card and their police identification card is required to be carried when they are armed. Please bring Retired Police ID, Pistol License, Weapon(s) of choice, Magazines, Holster(s) and 50 rounds of ammunition for each weapon you are qualifying with.

NOTE: EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1ST 2023 THE COST FOR THIS COURSE BY LOCATION IS: 

BROOKLYN $450.00     NASSAU AND SUFFOLK $375.00   

There is an additional $50 ammo fee for qualifying with a Simunition weapon

The New York State Concealed carry firearms safety training requires (16) hours of -in-person live classroom instruction and (2) hours of live-fire training by Duly Authorized Instructors.   Safety Quest Limited is authorized to provide this instruction.  A certificate will be issued upon completion of the NYS required 18 hours of training.

(16) Hour In-Person Classroom Instruction Consists of: 

• General firearm safety
• Firearm safety storage
• NYS and Federal gun laws
• Concealed Carry situational awareness – firearm display and concealment
• Conflict de-escalation tactics
• Adverse alcohol and drug effects and firearm safety
• Best practices when encountering law enforcement
• Statutorily defined sensitive and restrictive places
• Conflict management
• Use of deadly physical force
• Suicide prevention
• Basic principles of marksmanship

Following completion of the (16) hour in-person classroom instruction, each student must score a minimum of 80% on a NYS required written test covering the course curriculum:

(2) Hour live-fire training: Range safety, safe drawing, target acquisition, and re-holstering, dry firing, safe loading & unloading of ammunition, performing a firearm condition check: how to achieve and verify a safe and empty firearm condition and the safe discharging of the firearm.

Following the live-fire training, each student must demonstrate proficiency as required by New York State conducted by the Duly Authorized Instructor. 

ALL PARTICIPANTS MUST HAVE A NYS DRIVER’S LICENSE