Course Information
The AZ Concealed Weapon Permit is classroom-only instruction lasting approximately 6 hours. This course offering has been split into two 3-hour long class sessions held on consecutive evenings or all day 9am-4pm. This course provides a heavy emphasis on law and legal issues, as well as safe gun handling pertaining to concealed carry, and home defense aspects.
COST:
$75.00
PREREQUISITES:
none.
NOTES:
All course material is provided. Please bring a Black Ink Pen.
Coffee/Refreshments are welcome in the classroom. Includes Fingerprinting. Does not include the STATE FEES
Participants are responsible to know if they are or are not a prohibited possessor, thereby knowing if they are eligible to obtain an AZ CCW Permit.
What this course covers
- Completion of state CCW Application
- Completion of state-required Fingerprint cards and fingerprinting
- Universal Safe Gun Handling Rules: Square range vs. Real World dynamics
- Safe Storage of firearms, Intro Home Defense planning
- Concealed Carry Options
- Intro Admin Law, CCW Legal Requirements and Prohibitions
- AZ CCW Application Process, what to expect
- Restricted Areas
- AZ Law pertaining to Carrying Concealed / Open Carry
- AZ Law pertaining to Crimes against Persons, Crimes against Property, Trespass crimes
- Judgmental “What Would You Do?” Scenarios, applying the law to real-world situations
- What to do AFTER you use a firearm in self-defense
- Contact with Law Enforcement Officers
- Reciprocity and traveling to other states
- Planning and Mental Conditioning, Concealed Carry and Home Defense applications
Required Gear:
Note-taking material
Our Instructors
Director of Training – Michael Maurer has been a member of the Tucson shooting community since 2015, starting as a student at Diamondback Training Center. His passion for firearms drew him to the practical shooting sports where he found his love for competitive pistol shooting. Mike is a Master class Carry Optics shooter in the International Defensive Pistol Association and regularly travels for competition and training events. He has studied under national trainers to include Drew Estell, JJ Racaza, Scott Jedlinski, Fabio Spinella, Gabe White, Nick Young, Tim Herron, AJ Zito, Ernest Langdon, and Rick Crawley. Mike’s passion for sport shooting drives him to constantly train and seek new ways to improve his skills. He brings that passion to his instruction as well, blending his patient, calm demeanor to help students bridge the gap between their current skills and their goals as shooters.
E-mail: training@dbackshootingsports.com
-TCCC certified
-NRA Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun instructor and RSO
-Awards: GWT Turbo Pin #43, AHT Man Card #141
A US Army 82nd Airborne Reconnaissance Infantryman, and Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran (2008-2009), I also spend as much time as possible outside hunting and fishing. Having countless hours training with multiple weapon platforms from crew served weapons to pistols, and having trained military, law enforcement, and civilians. We are constantly updating our training curriculum, making Diamondback an ideal training environment for individuals from every walk of life.
-NRA Certifications: Refuse to be A Victim Instructor, Range Safety Officer, Pistol Instructor, Rifle Instructor, Shotgun Instructor, Inside and Outside the Home Personal Protection Instructor
-Arizona Department of Public Safety, Unarmed and Armed Security Guard Instructor
-California POST Instructor
-Sabre Red OC Spray Instructor
-ASP Baton, Handcuffing, and Flashlight Tactics Instructor
-CPR Certified
