Initial CCW is the full 8hr training and qualification course you require to obtain a California Concealed Carry Weapon (CCW) permit in Yuba, Yolo, Placer, or El Dorado county.

Learn the basics of firearms safety and how to avoid conflicts using the situational awareness. Then we’ll discuss what to do before, during, and after a violent encounter. I’ll help you make a plan to prepare yourself and your family for how to handle the worst case scenario, including what to say to police, and how to legally exercise your rights to protect yourself and your family.

Finally, range time will provide a review of popular equipment, range etiquette, and basic firearm safety. We will work together to develop for basic mechanics and review how and when a shooter must place defensively accurate rounds on target quickly, to end the threat. This will be contrasted to the need for precision shooting, requiring slower, more carefully aimed shots.

The last thing you will do is qualify for your CCW Firearms standards. For Placer or El Dorado County, this requires 80% of your 30 rounds be placed inside the designated target zone. This qualification will be repeated for each pistol to be listed on your permit.

Suggestion: If you are still not sure whether this class is for you, or whether this is the best time for you to take this class, please sign up for my “CCW Prep” class. CCW Prep will get into why you want to carry, what you should carry, how to start the process of getting certified to carry, and any other questions you may come up with.