NY Handgun New Applicants - May 6 - 7th

PUTNAM RESIDENTS

• This class is for new applicants - You must attend both days
• Existing Putnam permits holders do not need this class to upgrade to full carry

WESTCHESTER RESIDENTS 

• New applicants must attend both days
• Existing Westchester permit holders need to attend Day 2 (classroom & Live Fire)

OTHER NEW YORK RESIDENTS

• This course is 16 hours of classroom & live fire
• the course exceeds NY State requirements

WHO IS ELIGIBLE

Pursuant to Penal Law §400.00(1), the following additional  eligibility requirements apply to Carry pistol licenses: 

•  The applicant must not have been convicted within five years of the date of the  application of any of the following: (i) assault in the third degree, as defined in  Penal Law §120.00; (ii) misdemeanor driving while intoxicated, as defined in  Vehicle & Traffic Law §1192; or (iii) menacing, as defined Penal Law §120.15.
• Who has not been involuntarily committed to a facility under the jurisdiction of an office of the department of mental hygiene pursuant to article nine or fifteen of the mental hygiene law, article seven hundred thirty or section 330.20 of the criminal procedure law, section four hundred two or five hundred eight of the correction law, section 322.2 or 353.4 of the family court act, or has not been civilly confined in a secure treatment facility pursuant to article ten of the mental hygiene law; 
• Who has not been convicted anywhere of a felony or a serious offense or who is not the subject of an outstanding warrant of arrest issued upon the alleged commission of a felony or serious offense
• The above are typically the more common disqualifiers for a pistol license. For a complete list:   https://ypdcrime.com/penal.law/article400.php#p400.02

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