If you are a legal U.S. resident, 21 years of age or older, and of good character, you are entitled to a Florida Concealed Weapons Permit. We offer Concealed Carry Permit Classes that fulfill the requirements for obtaining a Florida Resident or Non-resident, Concealed Carry Weapons (CCW) Permit. This permit is valid in 30 states. These states include:

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

We provide you with all the paperwork and help you fill it out. We also provide the notary service for the license application, do your fingerprints, take your passport photo, all for $50.00. If you choose to take our Handgun Safety and Concealed Carry Class, which is an additional $50.00 (for a total of $100.00), you'll get a certificate, which you will need to photocopy to send in to Florida with your completed application packet.

NOTE: All Active Duty Pennsylvania Police Officers, Active Duty Military, Gun Shop Owners, Senators and Representatives are welcome to attend any regularly scheduled Florida Multi-State Concealed Carry Permit course at no charge for the class. The paperwork fee of $50.00 will still apply. Credentials and pre-registration are required.

This does not include the fee that the State of the Florida charges ($117.00) for the five-year Concealed Carry Weapons/Handgun License.

That $117.00 is made out to the Florida Dept. of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Division of Licensing, P.O. Box 6687, Tallahassee, FL 32314. Phone: 850-488-5381

Florida Concealed Carry Reciprocity Page:
http://licgweb.doacs.state.fl.us/news/concealed_carry.html

Florida CCW Permit Application Forms:
http://licgweb.doacs.state.fl.us/FORMS/FormsRequest790.html

Frequently Asked Questions about the Florida Concealed Handgun License

If you live in a state that does not issue concealed carry permits, or in a state that has limited reciprocity with other states, then by obtaining the Florida Non-resident CCW Permit, you will greatly expand your concealed carry options.

Our 3-hour class is given regularly at the following quality indoor shooting ranges and training centers:

Please check the class location dates at the bottom of this page.

Please call (215-938-7283) or email us if you would like to make an arrangement to take the class with Dr. Eimer in a small group, or if you wish to make an appointment to take the training on an individual, one-on-one basis.

  PLEASE NOTE: 
If you are a Pennsylvania resident, that is, you live in PA, you should obtain a Pennsylvania Concealed Firearms Permit if you want to legally carry a concealed firearm in Pennsylvania. This is the smart thing to do and what we recommend. However, with that said, the Pennsylvania Attorney General and the Pennsylvania State Police have recently declared that Pennsylvania will recognize any valid Concealed Firearms Permit from any state with which the Commonwealth of PA has a reciprocity agreement regardless of the license/permit holder's state of residence. Florida and Virginia are two of the states with which Pennsylvania has reciprocity agreements.

" Note:  It has come to the attention of the Office of Attorney General that there has been confusion over the applicability of Pennsylvania's reciprocal privileges with regard to the residency status of an individual who has been issued a valid license/permit. It is the position of the Office of Attorney General that recognition within Pennsylvania is based on the issuance to an individual of a valid license/permit by the reciprocal contracting state, and not on the license/permit holder's place of residence." Florida Firearm Reciprocity Agreements.

So, regardless of what state you live in, you can carry legally in PA if you have a Florida Resident or Non-Resident Firearm Carry Permit or a Virginia Resident or Non-Resident Firearm Carry Permit.

Having both the Florida and Virginia Carry Permits gives you maximum flexibility. These in our opinion are the two best Concealed Carry permits to have if you live on the East Coast. Reciprocity agreements between states, states' laws and the states' Attorney Generals' and State Police interpretations of the law and reciprocity agreements are subject to change. By obtaining more then one Non-Resident Concealed Carry Permit, you give yourself the most leeway so that you can protect your carry privileges. The Florida and the Virginia Non-Resident Carry Permits give you the most leeway. We recommend that you obtain both of these Non-Resident Permits.

We are now offering the class and the paperwork for the Non-Resident Virginia Carry Permit in addition to that for the Non-Resident Florida Carry Permit. See the fee schedule below.

Fees for scheduled classes:
FLORIDA Non-resident Carry Permit Class:
Paperwork fee: $50.00.   Full Class: $100.00.

VIRGINIA Non-resident Carry Permit Class:
Paperwork fee: $50.00.   Full Class: $100.00.

BOTH FLORIDA & VIRGINIA Non-resident Carry Permit Class:
Paperwork fee: $100.00.   Full Class: $150.00.

For one-on-one handgun instruction with Dr. Eimer at the range: 
$300.00 for a three-hour session. Includes training manual.

For discounted individual rates for small groups:
Call us ( 215-938-7283) or email us.

We also give the class for your convenience at Gun Shows.

Please click the link to our Upcoming Gun Show Schedule.

Note:
Active and retired military, and those with previous firearms training (e.g., NRA, Hunters Safety) need just do the paperwork.

The Paperwork fee includes: Application, fingerprints, notary, & passport photo.

The complete class including all paperwork and range fees.

A certificate is provided following successful completion of the two to three-hour class.

Get your Non-resident Florida CCW Permit and have the piece of mind that goes along with being legally permitted to carry your concealed firearm in 30 states. Get your Non-Resident Virginia CCW Permit as back-up.

Take responsibility for your own personal self-defense. If you don't, no one else will. So, get the proper training to legally and confidently carry a concealed handgun.

If you own a firearm, you owe it to yourself, your loved ones, and your community, to make sure you get the proper training to safely handle it and maintain it.

The CCW Class covers the following topics:

• Firearm safety rules and safe gun handling
• Pertinent sections of the law relating to weapons, firearms and carry
• Where you can and cannot carry a firearm
• Deadly force
• What carrying concealed means
• How to interact with police
• Self-defense awareness
• Secure transport and storage
• Handgun nomenclature and operation (revolvers and semi-automatic pistols)
• Handgun Ammunition
• Fundamentals of shooting a handgun
• Maintenance and cleaning of a handgun
• Concealment holsters and carry methods
• Recommended readings
• Basic competency test performed on the range

NOTE: You are encouraged to bring your own handgun to use for qualifying on the range. The following rules apply:

• It must be brought to the class unloaded and cased.
• NO LOADED FIREARMS ARE PERMITTED IN THE CLASS.
• You must bring your own ammunition if you bring your own firearm.
• The instructor will check your unloaded weapon on the range to make sure it is safe to use.
• The instructor still reserves the right to require that you demonstrate your competency with one of the class firearms.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Florida Concealed Handgun License

Florida's Statutes on the Use of Deadly Force:
Click here to visit the specific page on this topic on the State of Florida's website.

You can email us for sign up and more information.

NO LOADED FIREARMS OR LIVE AMMO ARE ALLOWED IN THE CLASSROOM.