This firearms course provides the Ohio required training necessary to apply for the Ohio Concealed Carry permit.

The Great Oaks Firing Range offers a course to meet the required 8 hours of training necessary to apply for an Ohio Concealed Carry permit. This course provides 6 hours of classroom instruction which includes: firearms safety at home and while carrying, safe handling of firearms and ammunition, deadly force matters, dispute resolution, nomenclature of a handgun, types of holsters, functions of a revolver and semi-automatic pistol and range rules and regulations. Two hours of range instruction includes: proper use and handling of a handgun at normal self-defense distances and live-fire practice.

Great Oaks firearms instructors are Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission (OPOTC) certified.

Students must furnish a revolver or semi-automatic pistol, 200 rounds of ammunition and either 2-speed loaders or 2 magazines. (No single action/sub compact weapons permitted on the range.) (No reloads or steel core ammo is allowed)

• Cost: $120.00
• Rental: $50.00 (includes ammunition)