Maryland Wear & Carry Course (Instructor-Led, 16 hour course across two consecutive Saturdays)
Open to SCCSFA Members and Guests
Cost:
$300 for Members
$320 for Guests
Course Overview:
NOTE: US military veterans are exempt from this course, and can apply to MD on their own for a Wear & Carry permit.
The objective of this comprehensive safety course is to provide the student with the knowledge required to safely own, carry, and shoot a firearm. It is designed to exceed Maryland’s training requirements for both residents and non-residents of the State seeking to apply for their Maryland license to properly wear and carry a handgun.
This course will teach the proper mindset and understanding of necessary tactics to use firearms to defend home, family, and freedom.
This is a two-day course. Day 1 will be classroom from 9:00am-12:30pm, then 25 yard range from 1:15pm-5:00pm. The second day will be all classroom (9:00am-5:00pm).
The State of Maryland requires 16 hours of training, which will also fulfill all topics required to apply for a Delaware permit to carry, making this a two for one. If you do not need a DE permit, it is still good to have knowledge of the neighboring state laws, or a refresher.
Curriculum in the Classroom:
1. Laws relating to:
a. Self-defense
b. Defense of others
c. Defense of property
2. Safe storage of firearms
3. Circumstances under which an individual becomes prohibited from possessing a firearm
4. Requirements and options for surrendering, transferring, or otherwise disposing of a firearm after becoming prohibited
5. Requirements for reporting a loss or theft of a firearm
6. Firearms and accessories banned under state and federal law
7. Types of firearms that require a special permit
8. Law prohibiting straw purchase.
9. Law concerning armed trespass
10. Locations where a person is prohibited from possessing a firearm regardless of whether a person possesses a permit
11. Transportation of firearms
12. Home firearm safety
13. Handgun mechanisms and operations
14. Conflict de-escalation and resolution
15. Anger management
16. Suicide prevention
Curriculum on the Range:
Students will be instructed to keep their firearms in a bag, case, or holster until they are at the firing line until they are told it is okay to get it out. On the firing line, we will initially start with dryfire practice, and make any necessary corrections to grip, stance, and holster work. We then work through a series of practical live fire shooting exercises. The range portion concludes with the required 25-round Maryland Wear and Carry permit qualification.
What Students Should Bring:
- handgun
- holster (if you have one)
- 150 rounds of ammunition
- ear and eye protection
- lunch
- plenty of water
What to wear on the Range:
Clothing for movement, long pants, closed-toe shoes, long sleeve shirt and baseball hat, eye, ear protection
Instructor:
Kevin O'Shaughnessy (Reliance Tactical)
Cancellation:
Please check availability BEFORE signing up for a class. If something comes up and you do need to cancel, please email 'education@sccsfa.org'.
Cancellation Policy
SCCSFA is committed to providing high quality training and events to all its members. We recognize that on occasions participants will register for an event and subsequently find that they are unable to attend.
In these situations, we ask that participants notify the organizer of their need to cancel a training or event as soon as possible via email.
Similarly, the SCCSFA education committee will, on occasion, find it necessary to cancel an event. When this need arises, we are committed to taking positive steps to alert you to the cancellation as soon as possible.
Should a participant who has registered for an event need to cancel:
- Please send cancellation details to the event organizer by email or by telephone.
- Notification up to two weeks prior to an event will provide a full refund.
- Notification of cancellation less than two weeks prior to an event will result in a service fee of 25% plus credit card processing fee If the opening in the event is not filled from the wait list.
- If you have registered for an event or training and do not attend without notifying the organizer of your cancellation the full fee will be payable and non-refundable.
