CCW 1 (8-hr Initial)

This class is for Initial Permits only.  If you need a renewal or modification, please check the Upcoming Events page to find a class. 

Contra Costa, El Dorado, Placer and Solano Counties:  CCW 1 fulfills the 8-hour requirement for the initial CCW application.  Actual live-fire qualification for Contra Costa County CCW holders is by the Sheriff's Department. Paladin provides the classroom portion of the training and 1-3 practice runs of the qualification course.

Napa, Sonoma, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties and the City of Concord:  Together, CCW 1 and CCW 2 fulfill the 16-hour requirement for the initial CCW application.  You must take CCW 2 in addition to CCW 1.

A copy of your CA CCW permit and the class certificate can be forwarded to the Arizona Department of Public Safety to obtain an Arizona non-resident permit.

This covers the state-mandated material for CCW permit holders. The following topics will be covered:

• Laws concerning firearms possession, storage, etc.
• Firearm safety rules
• Fundamentals of shooting
• Loading and unloading procedures
• Discussion of terminal ballistics and ammunition selection
• Firearm and holster selection
• Self defense law and post-shooting procedures
• Live-fire qualification

Required Equipment:

• Eye protection
• Ear protection
• Holster: "outside the waistband" holster.  If you bring an inside the waistband, appendix carry, or SERPA holster, you will not be allowed to draw with a loaded pistol.  You will shoot the course from the "Compressed Ready" position.  See our blog post on holster selection. 
• Pistols which will be listed on your permit, with at least two magazines for each semiautomatic pistol
• At least 100 rounds ammunition per pistol (only 50 used for qualification)

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