Upcoming Classes

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 reflect both.

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 course takes approximately two and a half hours to complete. We first go over weapon safety, then discuss the course of fire (Fifty 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 seventy-five dollars ($75.00) (Revolver or Semi-Auto).

This course can be combined with the N.Y.S. Security Guard Annual Firearms renewal course for a discounted price. 

 All participants are REQUIRED to bring their Retired Police ID card, Pistol License, Weapon of Choice, Magazines, Holster and 50 rounds of Ammunition.

 The qualifications of this course comply with the Federal Law; HR-218 (Law Enforcement Officer’s Safety Act).   The qualification card given upon completion can be used as identification to show the person who qualified, has met the letter of the law, with regard to the carry of weapons in all fifty states of the United States of America, its Territories and Commonwealths.  

The course takes approximately two and a half hours to complete. We first go over weapon safety, then discuss the course of fire (Fifty 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 seventy-five dollars ($75.00) (Revolver or Semi-Auto). This course can be combined with the N.Y.S. Security Guard Annual Firearms renewal course for a discounted price. ($150)

 All participants are REQUIRED to bring their Retired Police ID card, Pistol License, Weapon of Choice, Magazines, Holster and 50 rounds of Ammunition.

 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 reflect both because the permit is no longer weapon specific.

You will be able to carry a REVOLVER OR SEMI-AUTOMATIC concealed, under HR-218, no matter what type of weapon you qualified with. 

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 reflect both because the permit is no longer weapon specific.

You will be able to carry a REVOLVER OR SEMI-AUTOMATIC concealed, under HR-218, no matter what type of weapon you qualified with. 

HR-218

The course takes approximately two and a half hours to complete. We first go over weapon safety, then discuss the course of fire (Fifty 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 seventy-five dollars ($75.00) (Revolver or Semi-Auto). This course can be combined with the N.Y.S. Security Guard Annual Firearms renewal course for a discounted price. 

 All participants are REQUIRED to bring their Retired Police ID card, Pistol License, Weapon of Choice, Magazines, Holster and 50 rounds of Ammunition.

8 Hour Annual Firearms Training Course for Armed Security Guards

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%).

 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.

It is required that all participants bring their current N.Y.S. Security License and pistol permit when they come to class.

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 and pistol permit when they come to class. The cost of this program is one hundred dollars ($100.00) for qualification with two weapons. Each additional weapon is twenty-five dollars ($25.00)

  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 New York State Certified Firearms Course is for registered security guard who wish to  transition from an Unarmed Security Guard to an Armed security Guard. This is the mandatory course that will allow a security guard to carry a firearm in the course of their duties.

It is a comprehensive program, teaching the basic safety rules, fundamentals of shooting, tactical shooting, care and cleaning. Part of the course will cover the proper use of force including deadly physical force. Also covered in weapon handling is shotgun and rifle. Novices and accomplished shooters will enjoy our low key approach to teaching these skills. Each participant will have to obtain a minimum of seventy percent (70%) on all shooting exercises and written testing.

To register for this 47 hour program, individuals must have a pistol permit and New York Security Guard License. You will also need to purchase approximately 700 rounds of ammo (12/Fifty (50) round boxes). If you do not have a weapon or holster setup, we can arrange for you to use one at no charge. Cost for this program is Seven Hundred Twenty- FiveDollars ($725.00), plus ammo. All teaching materials, range time, targets and use of safety equipment is included. All students who successfully complete the shooting qualification and written testing will be awarded a completion certificate at the end of the course.

PARCIPANTS MUST ATTEND ALL DAYS TO ATTAIN A COURSE COMPLETION CERTIFICATE.