The Minnesota Permit to Carry is currently accepted in 30 states. Adding the Florida license brings the total to 36 states (see map below). This is an introductory level course in which students will learn handgun operation, shooting, and firearms safety with an emphasis on understanding the responsibility of legally carrying a concealed handgun.

• Personal Safety
• Handgun Safety
• Handgun Fundamentals
• Handgun Operation
• Handgun Selection
• Handgun Shooting
• Physiological Reactions to Violent Encounters
• Legal Use of Force
• Legal Aftermath
• Gear and Gadgets
• State Carry Law

• Permit to Carry class ($99)
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This pistol skills class will teach the student gun-handling skills and techniques. It will increase your ability and proficiency with a defensive handgun. This class is suitable for both beginning and advanced shooters.

• On-range training in crucial handgun skills
• Fundamentals of marksmanship
• Grip, stance, aiming, trigger control, follow-through
• Loading and unloading
• Presentation from ready and holster
• Target engagement from a variety of distances
• After-action drills
• Clearing malfunctions
• Emergency and tactical Reloading
• Class is for semi-automatic pistols, not revolvers

• Private classes by appointment

The Front Sight 4-Day Defensive Handgun Course will give you a complete understanding of the defensive handgun and a skill level that surpasses 95% of those who carry a gun for a living. The course is for both beginners and experienced shooters. Regardless of your experience prior to entering this course, upon completion, your gun handling, marksmanship, and tactical skills will be better than they have ever been.

You will be able to safely and easily present your weapon from a concealed holster and fire two, sighted shots to the center of a target 5 yards away - all in less than 1.5 seconds. You will understand the principles of tactics and have multiple opportunities to use your acquired skills under the stress of simulated, lethal encounters. This course is a must for anyone who chooses to own or carry a handgun for self-defense.

Minnesota Gun Class has bulk purchased course certificates that will allow you to take this outstanding training at Front Sight Firearms Training Institute in Nevada. Those who complete our concealed carry class will receive a course certificate at no charge.

Lecture topics include:

• Dry practice procedures
• Moral and ethical decisions on the use of deadly force
• Color codes of mental awareness
• Criminal and civil liability

Firing range drills include:

• Loading and unloading
• Grip, stance, sight alignment, and trigger control
• Presentation from the ready, the holster, and concealment
• Target engagement from arm's length to 15 yards under time pressure
• After-action drills
• Malfunction clearing
• Speed and tactical reloading
• Live-fire tactical simulator introduction
• Ammunition requirement - 650 rounds

• Free
• Front Sight Firearms Training Institute, near Las Vegas, NV
• Front Sight course certificate provided upon completion of our carry class