Denton County Sports Assn.

Denton County Sports Association started teaching Texas CHL (now License to Carry) classes in 1995, right when the program began. They've spent nearly three decades refining how to teach handgun safety and marksmanship in a way that actually sticks.

DCSA is not a public gun range. No retail firearms, no ammunition sales. This is a private training and testing facility—classroom plus indoor range, appointment-only. Everything from beginner fundamentals to law enforcement qualifications happens here.

• •By appointment means: You call or email Lonnie Ward at [email protected] with your preferred dates and times. He schedules around his calendar. No walk-ins, no "show up whenever." This isn't a retail operation.

"We have always specialized in small classes, to ensure safety and individual attention, with a maximum of 2 students shooting at the same time (and a bullet proof partition in between)."

The classroom and firing room are designed for people who are serious about not getting hurt. This isn't a high-volume public range. Every first-timer gets a mandatory safety orientation covering fundamentals and ammunition malfunctions—it's built into the hourly rate.

409 Copper Canyon Rd., Argyle, TX 76226

Near Flower Mound in Denton County, about 30 miles north of Dallas.

New shooters can visit during scheduled Open House times (typically 15-30 minutes) to ask questions, see the facility, and book future sessions. Open House gives you a chance to talk with the instructor and understand what training looks like before committing.

They've been teaching handgun licenses longer than most ranges have existed. The owner is semi-retired now (as of 2020), which means they're selective about clients. All classes are privately scheduled—you're not fighting for lane space with 30 other shooters. The two-shooter maximum means individual attention, not cattle-call training.

If you're uncomfortable at typical public ranges, or you want instruction from someone with 25+ years in the Texas LTC program, this is where serious students go.

As of 2021, the facility is no longer offering drop-in "Freedom Plan" memberships. Everything is now class-based or private practice sessions scheduled in advance. The owner was phasing toward retirement, so availability is appointment-only.

Bring your own handgun (for applicable courses), ammunition, hearing protection, and eye protection. Safety orientation is mandatory for first-timers unless you're active/retired law enforcement. The indoor range has a bullet trap system, lighting for various distances, and target carriers you control from the firing positions.