NY Full Carry - Upgrade Only - For Existing Permit Holders - March 26th

WESTCHESTER RESIDENTS 

• Existing Westchester permit holders need this class to upgrade to "Full Carry" and in order to renew their license

OTHER NEW YORK RESIDENTS

• This class is recommended for all existing NY Pistol Permit holder seeking to updgrade to "Full Carry"

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