Experienced shooters can enroll in any of a variety of shooting disciplines: Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun/Home Safety/Personal Protection. Each course is separate and distinct course and certification.
Each of the shooting disciplines will require the candidate to attend the NRA Basic course to witness how the course is to be run and to demonstrate their shooting ability by shooting a prescribed course of fire. To satisfy these prerequisites, TJ offers an expedited basic course only for instructor candidates.
Not for the basic disciplines. The Personal Protection courses require prior certification in other disciplines.
The NRA Certification is nationally recognized as the leader in basic firearms training. Instructors are entrepreneurs responsible for booking their own students, setting the own fees, and running their own courses.
The state requires that the training not exceed sixteen hours, so no. But this is a very advanced defensive handgun class. AllSafe offers basic, intermediate and SkillBuilder classes that are excellent preparatory courses, but they are entirely optional. The skills required to attend the CCW class should include knowing the operation of the handgun (loading, [...]
Yes. Under the auspices of AllSafe Defense Systems, TJ Johnston is approved to offer the state-required training at the FT3 and On Target Ranges.
No. Ideally, permit candidates should have completed their initial interview and have been told to seek the training classes. It has been noted that the training should be taken within a 90-day window of the initial approval.
No. The training is scheduled for two days and if participants have the appropriate gear (holsters, magazines, etc.) they can shoot one gun on Day 1 and another gun on Day 2. Anyone who wants to qualify additional guns can accomplish this by shooting a simple qualifier at the end of the training period.
Yes, firearms are provided for the AllSafe Basic Handgun and Defensive Shotgun courses. The Urban Rifle course is not a basic class and requires participants to bring their own rifle, with which they are intimately familiar with its sighting system and operation.
No, you can bring your own. Some ranges restrict bi-metal or ammo manufactured by Eastern Bloc countries.