NYS Concealed Carry 18 Hour Course

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:

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 AND A CURRENT NYS PISTOL PERMIT