Illinois Concealed Carry Course Follow-up 8-hour course
Course Overview:
This is an intense, 8-hour wrap-up course for individuals who have already completed their initial 8-hours of training.
Teaching points include:
- Legal
- Illinois Concealed Carry Act
- Use of Force in Defense of a person
- Use of Force in Defense of a dwelling
- Use of Force in Defense of Property
- Unlawful Use of a Weapon
- Parking Lot Exceptiosn and Prohibited Areas
- Firearms Transportation and Storage
- Interacting with Law Enforcement
- Illinois FOID Act
- Purchasing a Firearm
- Possession of a Firearm
- Transferring a firearm to others
- Transporting across state lines and reciprocity
- Municipalities and limited magazine capacity
- Defensive strategies
- Firearms Handling and Live Fire
- Firearm Safety
- Basic Principles of Marksmanship
- Dry Fire
- Scanning and assessing other threats
- Reloads
- Dominant and non-dominant hand shooting
- Drawing from Concealment
- Live fire drills at 3, 5, 7, 10, and 15 yards
- Qualification
Upon satisfactorily completing the class, the student will receive an "Illinois State Police Concealed Carry Firearms Training Certificate".
Prerequisites: Any Illinois authorized 8 hour training class including: NRA Basic, DD214, and NRA Personal Protection Inside the Home courses
Course includes: Certificate, classroom time, range time, and qualification.
Course equipment list - to be provided by the student:
- Quality defensive pistol– suitable for self-defense and/or concealed carry. You will be firing approximately 300 rounds of ammunition during this class, so small framed or ultra-lightweight firearms are not a good choice for this class. If you have any questions, please contact us before the course. It is also a good idea to bring a spare gun, if you have one, in case your primary gun breaks.
- A quality retention style holster – You need a strong-side, belt or inside the waistband holster. For safety reasons, cross draw holsters, fanny packs, shoulder holsters, and generic-fitted nylon holsters are not good for this course. For safety reasons, Serpa-style holsters are highly discouraged. Again, if you have questions, please contact us.
- A minimum of 3 magazines or speed loaders for your handgun.
- A magazine pouch/ holder for at least 2 of your spare magazines or speed loaders.
- A sturdy belt, to support the holster, handgun, magazine pouch, and spare magazines.
- Hearing and ear protection.
- Billed cap or other brimmed headwear.
- Minimum of 300 rounds of decent quality, reliable ammunition. Range ammunition (FMJ, etc.) is fine.
- Jacket or vest to be used for drawing from concealment
- Clothing suitable for the weather and the range. If necessary, we will finish our range work in whatever conditions exist at class time, live-fire exercises will run rain or shine.
- Note taking materials. You will need to take LOTS of notes. We will explain why during class. If you wish to use a laptop computer, that is OK. No audio/video recording is allowed.
- Food for meals each day.
Please note: the above list is just the essentials. You may bring additional items (such as range bags, extra magazines, additional ammunition, etc.), if you choose.
Attendees, please fill out this Application and email it to [email protected]