Carry Concealed Weapon (CCW) Qualification Program
IMPORTANT NOTE: The State of California requires a full 8 hours of curriculum for us to certify a private citizen as
having completed a course of study required to apply for a CCW. In order to meet this requirement, and to ensure that
all relevant legal and safety information has been presented, the following curriculum will be followed

INTRODUCTION
• Owner Responsibility
• 4 Basic Handgun Safety Rules
• Safe Handling Demonstration
• Handgun Accidents & Safety Awareness

FIREARM LAWS
• Introduction to the Laws
• Sales and Transfer of Firearms
• Lethal Force in Self-Defense
• Loaded Firearms in Public
• Firearms in the Home, Business, …
• Prohibited Persons

HANDGUN OWNERSHIP
• Safety Aspects of Your Handgun
• Safety and Storage
• Firearm Storage Laws and Children
• Administer Handgun Safety Test (optional non-holders $25)
• Handgun Safety Certificate Awards

CARRY CONCEALED OVERVIEW
• "Dynamic Handgun" Shooting Techniques
• Permit Holder - Etiquette
• Permit Holder - Restricted areas
• Use of Deadly Force
• Civil Liabilities
• Escalation of Force
• Safe Concealment Techniques
• Malfunctions
• Holsters

PISTOL RANGE QUALIFICATION (click here to see qualification)
[This course a shooting class. Minimal instruction will be provided and a shooting test will be administered to establish
the required skill level of each student.]
• Target Identification
• Stance & Balance
• Shoot / Don’t Shoot Discipline
• Safe Handgun ‘Live Fire’ Demonstration
• Issuance of "Certificate of Course Completion" to Passing Applicants

COURSE DURATION
8 hours (Basic Firearms Safety Course 4 hours PLUS 4 hours included in the Carry Concealed Weapon (CCW))
Qualification Program

ITEMS TO BRING
• Photocopy of Driver's License
• Copy of Certificate of Naturalization or Permanent Resident Card (if born outside of US)
• Eye and Ear protection
• Your
own firearm (most counties require this firearm to be the firearm you will list on your CCW permit)
• 100 rounds of ammunition
• Conceal carry holster
• Concealment vest or a loose shirt with front opening (You will be at an outdoor range with no protection from the
elements. Dress comfortably.
• Check or money order payable to Rendezvous Primitive Arms, LLC

ELIGIBILITY
• Applicant must be at least 21 years of age
• Applicant has not been convicted of a felony
• Applicant has not been convicted of any offense involving domestic violence;
• Applicant has not been adjudicated by a court of a state or of the United States as mentally incompetent, unless the
adjudication has been withdrawn or reversed

RESIDENCY
Any U.S. Citizen or Legal Resident of the United States may obtain a California CCW provided they meet the
minimum eligibility standards.

COST
• $145 -CCW Course - Includes Basic Firearms Safety Course 4 hours PLUS 4 hours included in the Carry
Concealed Weapon (CCW)
• Range Safety Instruction (Stance, Load/reload & Safe Handling)
• Range Qualification Test
• Issuance of "Certificate of Course Completion" to Passing Applicants
• Applicants that cannot present a valid California Handgun Safety Certificate (HSC) please also include an additional
$25 to obtain HSC certification during that morning's Basic Firearms Safety Course. (Required to attend Pistol Range
Qualification)
*SPECIAL NOTE:  Successful completion of our course DOES NOT guarantee the issuance of a CCW. If you live in a city with a
municipal Police Department you must apply through the Chief of Police.  In you live in the unincorporated area or a city that
contract’s for law enforcement with the County Sheriff’s Department, you must apply to that Sheriff’s Department.
Training
requirements can and do vary from one issuing agency to another. We suggest you check with the agency you will apply through to
confirm our course curriculum meets their training requirements.
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