New York City Guns

New York City Guns cuts through the permit maze. Whether you're applying for your first CCW in New York State, renewing in New Jersey, or tackling California's newly available permits, they handle the application process and required training.

They offer scheduled concealed carry classes for:

• •New York State/NYC: Initial applications and renewals (16+2 hour format)
• •New Jersey: Separate class schedule
• •California: 16-hour online class plus course of fire for each firearm
• •Utah: Multi-state CCW class at Westside Range, 10 AM–2 PM, $150
• •Florida, Pennsylvania, Connecticut: Application assistance available

2026 class dates are posted and fill up—January through April sessions scheduled for NY and NJ.

They're also an authorized NRA training facility. If you want to become a certified firearms instructor, they offer:

Basic Instructor Training (BIT) - 6-hour classroom course - Required foundation for all NRA instructor disciplines - Covers training techniques, policy, and teaching fundamentals - 90% exam score required

Discipline-Specific Certifications - Pistol Instructor (10 hours classroom + range) - Rifle Instructor (14 hours classroom + range, includes up to 100 .22 cartridges) - Shotgun Instructor - Personal Protection In The Home (PPITH) - Personal Protection Outside The Home (PPOTH) - Chief Range Safety Officer

Completion includes: - NRA discipline-specific student pack with handbook and exam - Lesson plans and instructor materials - NRA identification card - Free subscription to NRA Shooting Education Update newsletter - Path to become a Training Counselor (teaching other new instructors)

"Since 1871, a major objective of the National Rifle Association has been to provide education and training in the safe and proper use of firearms."

They emphasize that good instruction is learnable. Their approach covers:

• •Organization and attention to detail
• •Teaching students across all skill ranges
• •Classroom and range management
• •Identifying and correcting unsafe habits
• •Adult learning psychology and motivational skills
• •The "expertise curve"—understanding fundamentals, practice time, and competitive shooting

They believe instructors don't need to be expert marksmen, but should be respectable shots who understand how students progress.

They maintain current coverage of 2A legal developments—recent posts cover SCOTUS cases on sensitive locations, AR-15 bans, NFA regulations, and New York's new permit handgun process.

Operating out of Westside Rifle & Pistol Range in Manhattan for range-based instruction and courses.

Operating since 2010 — 16 years of concealed carry and instructor training experience.