NY Full Carry - Upgrade - Existing Permit Holders - EVENINGS June 19-20

Please note that this is an UPGRADE class for existing permit holders with handgun experience.

In order to participate in this class you must be able to:

• Safely handle a pistol
• Know how to load magazines
• Know how to load pistol
• Know how to use the slide lock
• Have a proper grip
• Know how to use your sites
• Know shooting range safety and rules
• Know how to clean a handgun safely
• You must also be able to shoot five (5) rounds at an 8" circle that is twelve (12') feet away.
• We include 5 rounds of ammunition in this class for free. Each additional round of ammunition costs $1.38.
• There is a 100 question exam at the end of the class that will include the topics listed above.

If you are not able to do any of the things listed above items, you must take the full 2-Day class or risk failing this class. If you fail the exam, you will be required to take Part 1 & 2 again.

THE COURSE WILL INCLUDE

• General firearm safety
• Firearm and ammunition functions and operation
• Firearm cleaning and maintenance
• Safe handling practices
• Range safety rules
• Proper holster considerations and retention strategies for safe concealed carry
• Firearm safe storage requirements, as defined in Penal Law §§ 265.45 and 265.50
• General firearm secure storage and transportation best practices
• State and federal gun laws, including the possession disqualifiers under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) and New York State law
• Restrictions on the private sale or transfer of firearms under New York General Business Law § 898
• Requirements for keeping firearm license information up to date
• Properly registering pistols and revolvers
• License recertification and, if applicable, renewal requirements, including but not limited to the provision set forth in Articles 265 and 400 of the Penal Law
• Concealed carry situational awareness of surroundings, including firearm display and concealment
• Conflict de-escalation tactics that include verbal and non-verbal strategies, including retreating, that are intended to reduce the intensity of a conflict or crises encountered
• Adverse effects of alcohol and drug use as it pertains to firearm safety
• Best practices when encountering law enforcement (e.g., a traffic stop), including how to communicate throughout the encounter, considerations for disclosing concealed carry status and displaying a valid firearm license, obeying all commands given by the officer(s), and best practices for handling a firearm and self-identification as a lawful concealed carry licensee if the firearm is visible when an officer responds to an incident
• The statutorily defined sensitive places listed in Penal Law § 265.01-e and the restrictions on firearm possession in restricted places under Penal Law § 265.01- d
• Conflict management
• Use of deadly physical force, including the circumstances in which deadly physical force may be considered justified, and when there is the duty to retreat pursuant to Penal Law § 35.15(2)
• Suicide prevention including recognizing signs of suicide risk and resources to obtain assistance, including a suicide hotline
• Basic principles of marksmanship, including stance, grip, sight alignment, sight picture, breathing, and trigger control.
• Safe drawing, target acquisition, and re-holstering
• Dry firing
• Safe loading and unloading of ammunition
• Performing a firearm condition check, and how to achieve and verify a safe and empty firearm condition
• Safely discharging the firearm