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NOTE: This is a 2-day class.
The first session is Saturday, April 21, 2018 from 9am-5pm. The second session is Sunday, April 22, 2018 from 9am-5pm.
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Initial Firearms Curriculum:
- 1. Firearm safety
- a. 4 basic firearm handling safety rules
- b. Home storage
- c. Vehicle storage
- d. Public Storage
- 2. Basic principles of marksmanship
- a. Stance
- b. Grip
- c. Sight Alignment
- d. Sight Picture
- e. Trigger Control
- 3. Care, cleaning, loading, and unloading of a concealable firearm
- a. Gun identifi cation: revolver, semi-automatic, misc.
- b. Ammunition identification and selection
- c. Safety and cleaning protocols
- d. Cleaning equipment
- e. Loading and unloading
- 4. All applicable State and Federal laws relating to the ownership, storage, carry, and transportation of a
firearm
- a. The Act in its entirety,
- 1) with emphasis on 430 ILCS 66/10(h) which includes instruction on the appropriate and lawful
interaction with law enforcement while transporting or carrying a concealed firearm.
- 2) with emphasis on 430 ILCS 66/65 which includes instruction on prohibited areas and the parking
lot exception.
- b. The FOID Act 430 ILCS 65/1 et. seq.
- c. Relevant portions of the ILCS including but not limited to
- 1) 720 ILCS 5/7-1. Use of force in defense of a person
- 2) 720 ILCS 5/7-2. Use of force in defense of dwelling
- 3) 720 ILCS 5/7-3. Use of force in defense of other property
- 4) 720 ILCS 24/1 et. seq. Unlawful Use of Weapons
** Must define dwelling, aggressor, forcible felony and unlawful use of weapons pursuant to the ILCS.
- 5. Weapon Handling
- a. Dry fire practice drills, handgun fundamentals
- b. Dry fire practice drills from concealment
- c. Live fire practice drills, handgun fundamentals
- d. Live fire qualification with a concealable firearm consisting of minimum of 30 rounds which must
include 10 rounds from a distance of 5 yards; 10 rounds from a distance of 7 yards; and 10 rounds
from a distance of 10 yards at a B-27 silhouette target approved by the Illinois State Police. (See
www.isp.state.il.us/firearms/ccw/ccw-faq.cfm)
Registration fee for IL CC Course:
For students with prior training:
ISP’s curriculum requires we provide a full 16 hours of instruction. Since we have no way of verifying the training standards and practices of other companies/instructors, we require ALL students to take the full 16 hours of training.
Class times are as follows:
9AM – 5PM
You must attend both classes.
