This class is 8 hours of 16 hours in the Concealed Carry Program.

The classroom portion covers firearms safety, safe carry considerations, prohibited carry areas in Illinois, good holster characteristics, the difference between revolvers and semi-auto handguns, grip, stance, sight picture, cleaning and holster drills.

In the range you will fire 30 rounds to qualify for your license: 10 rounds each at 5, 7, and 10 yards.

This class is required by the state of Illinois for everyone obtaining the Concealed Carry License.

Part two may be omitted by individuals with military or police background and those holding various certificates from prior training. Please see THIS PAGE for more information.

Note: Illinois is currently only accepting applications for non-residents from six other states: ARKANSAS, IDAHO, MISSISSIPPI, NEVADA, TEXAS, AND VIRGINIA.

8 Hours, 9am – 5pm, $125

Illinois Concealed Carry License Application

• We can assist you in applying for your Illinois Concealed Carry License. The filing fee is $35.00 for our students.
• We also offer the electronic fingerprinting for $55.00 the day of class. Fingerprints are not required, but we recommend them as they will speed up the processing of your application by up to six weeks.
• We do the ID photos – 2 are required.  One goes to the Illinois State Police with the fingerprints, while the other goes with the CCL application. Prices above include the ID photos.

What is needed to do a CCL application:

• A certificate signed by the instructor showing completion of the training.
• Documents that show other qualified training or military service
• A valid FOID card and Driver’s License or State ID
• ID photo
• Documents are scanned to be transmitted to the ISP.
• Knowledge of the previous 10 years of your home addresses, including dates.
• Please have your existing Username and Password for the Illinois State Police website available.

The Illinois Concealed Carry License is $150.00 plus a $3.53 credit card surcharge for a total of $153.53. The fee for non-residents is $300.00 plus a $6.75 credit card surcharge for a total of $306.75.