Bakersfield - the Training Center

The Training Center operates three California locations—Bakersfield, West Bakersfield, and Palm Desert—focused on structured firearms instruction from fundamentals through advanced defensive tactics.

Kern County shooters can complete their CCW requirements here. They offer:

• •Initial CCW: 16-hour course ($240, resident or non-resident)
• •Renewal CCW: 8-hour course ($165)
• •CCW Qualifications: $25 for 1-2 guns, $35 for 3-6 guns
• •CCW Lectures: 8-hour classroom option ($130, also available via Zoom for non-residents)

Handgun courses scale from intro to advanced:

Specialty handgun courses include retention & disarmament ($75), presentation ($35), and maintenance ($35).

Beyond pistol, they teach:

• •Precision Rifle
• •Tactical Rifle
• •MSR Rifle (modern sporting rifle)
• •Lever Action Rifle
• •Basic Shotgun ($75)
• •Home Defense Shotgun ($75)

• •Tactical Trauma Response ($199)—medical training for shooters who want to handle serious injuries, not just shoot safely.

• •Defensive Knife I rounds out their defensive skill offerings.