Alameda County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) Advisory:  Alameda County Sheriff's Office applicants may enroll in the CCW safety course only upon receiving notification to do so, after approval of their application with ACSO.  The CCW safety course (option of 8 or 16 hours) will not include the range qualification.  The CCW safety course is education, the range qualification is the test of what has been learned from the course.  The range qualification is a separate 4 hour course.  See the Alameda CCW Qualification page on this website.  ACSO Applicants are required to successfully complete both courses.

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* Special Note for Solano and San Mateo County Sheriff's Office applicants:  You must receive approval prior to taking the training class.  Please use the handy Red Hyperlinks above to be automatically directed to the Sheriff's website.

 

** Special Note for Contra Costa Sheriff applicants.  Although, this 8 hr. class meets the requirement for the 8 hrs. of training, you will still have to qualify with the Sheriff at their range, using a holster and the course of fire is under time.   If you are new, and have not been professionally trained in the presentation of the holstered handgun, we strongly recommend that you enroll in our 16 hr. class instead.  Our 16 hr. class has a full day of range training, all from the holster, and we practice the Sheriff's qualification.

 

Remember the permit is specific to the exact gun(s) you wish to carry.  The Make, Model, Caliber and Serial Number of each gun will be listed on your permit.  These are the only guns you are allowed to carry.  Additionally, the gun(s) must be registered in your name with the State of California prior to applying and putting them on your application.  

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As an added bonus, these classes include the approved training for the non-resident Utah, Arizona, Florida and Virginia!   Due to reciprocity agreements, these permits are recognized in 33 states outside of California.   Carry confidently in the following states:

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Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

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Applications and mailing envelopes for Utah and Arizona are provided at class.  Applications for Florida and Virginia can be found by clicking on these blue hyperlinks.  The Utah, Arizona, and Virginia non-resident permits are valid for five years, and the Florida permit is valid for seven years.  There is an application fee, paid to the respective issuing state, at the time of application.  They are value priced at $63.25 for Utah, $60 for Arizona, $100 for Virginia and $97 for Florida.

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Fingerprinting services for the Utah and Arizona permits are available at the class for a modest fee of $25 per card.  If you want both Utah (needs 1 card) and Arizona (needs 2 cards), you will need to bring $75 cash.

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Please Bring the following mandatory equipment to class:

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• Valid California DMV issued driver's license or ID

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* Firearm Safety Certificate, if you have one

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• Handgun(s) - Revolver or semiautomatic (full-size or compact).  You will need one main training gun, and you must bring all guns with you to both days of class that you want to put on your permit.  There is no additional charge for qualifying with multiple guns.  The State of California requires that the guns you list on your permit be registered to you with the State.  Depending on the issuing agency, there may be restrictions on gun type, modifications, and/or optics.  Please review the issuing agencies requirements as shown on their website.  For information on your issuing authorities gun requirements, please see our CCW Initial page for links to your agency or call Denise at 408-687-3791.

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• Two magazines or one speed-loader (if revolver) for each gun.  

• Ammunition - 100 rounds for main training gun, plus an additional 50 rounds for each additional gun you wish to shoot for qualification testing.  

• Wrap-around eye and electronic hearing protection.  

We recommend Howard Leight Impact Sport amplified headphones.

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• Notepad and pen (black ink)

• Baseball cap or visor

• Sack lunch and personal hydration

• Closed toe shoes and pants with belt.

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• No low cut necklines please.  We don't want hot brass down our shirt.
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You must bring ALL guns and equipment shown above to class.  Please do not bring any ammunition into the classroom.  Handguns must be unloaded and cased. 
 
This is a limited seating course.  Enrollment requires preregistration and prepayment of course fee to book a slot.  See our refund policy.

 

For more information, call Denise @ 408-687-3791  

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