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What We Offer
Connecticut Pistol Permit Course
This course, taught using Liberal Gun Club's curriculum, will provide the student with the fundamental skills and knowledge to safely and confidently handle, load, and shoot a firearm.
It fulfills the requirements of the State of Connecticut (including applicable State law supplemental instruction) to apply for your firearms permit.
The LGC Curriculum was approved by the State of Connecticut in June 2025 to serve as an alternative to the NRA or other courses as the educational component for the permit application process.
Pistol 201
This course extends the initial lessons learned in the pistol permit course with a focus on safe firearm handling, marksmanship, and the dynamic relationship between speed and accuracy in a defensive situation, followed by practical drills designed to develop these skills.
The majority of the class will be conducted on the range, with periodic returns to the classroom to review drills, discuss results, and reinforce key concepts. Topics will include close-range unsighted fire, “flash” sight pictures at intermediate defensive distances, and more deliberate aimed fire at longer distances. We will also address the relationship between time and distance in defensive situations and the critical importance of situational awareness.
Concealed Carry Course
This course introduces the concepts and skills required to safely and effectively carry a pistol for personal protection.
Over a few hours of classroom and range instruction, this course offers a fantastic introduction to the fundamental skills required to carry a firearm.
A client should have their firearm with them for this course, and be already proficient in loading, unloading, manipulating, and firing it.
If the client already has a holster, they should bring it to the class, and we will work up to drawing from the holster gradually. We will then start with dry-fire practice before moving to the range for live-fire from the holster.
Children’s Firearms & Safety Fundamentals
This course introduces younger students to firearm safety, and how to keep themselves and others safe should they find themselves in the presence of a firearm.
Focus of the class is to ensure a young person understands the fundamental safety rules around firearms, what to do if they encounter a firearm at a friend’s house or in public, and steps to take to minimize the chances of a tragic outcome.
With professional instruction, children’s initial exposure (and how to treat a firearm) is critical, rather than learning unsafe habits from a friend or television.
Depending on age, and with parental consent, a live-fire portion of the class can be arranged to expose the student to the operation of a firearm.
Custom Course
Have an idea for a course you’d like to take? Want to practice a specific skill on the range? Have a new firearm that you’d like to become comfortable with? Wanting help at the gun store to buy your ideal solution?
Let us know— we’ll make it happen!
Book an Appointment
Look at the schedule and find a time and date that works for you.
Future classes are added to the calendar regularly, for all types of training.
“Josh is not only knowledgeable, he is a wonderful instructor.
I was absolutely terrified to shoot, but his patience made me so much more comfortable to do it!
I cannot thank him enough for guiding me through this class. He is a superlative instructor!”
Kristen M.