Organizers
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Safeside Tactical
Instructor
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Paul WarrenNRA Certified InstructorA Police Officer with just under 20 years of experience and is the owner of Safe Side Tactical.
He is a certified Police Firearms Instructor, NRA Basic Pistol Instructor, NRA In Home Defense Instructor, and Utah State Certified Concealed Carry Instructor. He also holds many other state certifications to teach firearms courses.
Paul has been teaching Concealed Carry Courses for the last 4 years and draws from his experience in working undercover narcotics. Paul currently serves as a Patrol Sergeant and the Sniper Team Leader for their multi-jurisdictional S.W.A.T. Team, with over 18 years of experience as a S.W.A.T. operator.
Paul has developed most of the courses taught at Safe Side Tactical. He believes that education and training is the key to staying safe and hopes that you will take the next step to be on the safe side of a deadly force encounter.
Illinois Concealed Carry 1
This class is 8 hours and is Part 1 of 2 classes required to obtain your Illinois Concealed Carry license.
The classroom portion covers firearms safety, safe carry considerations, prohibited carry areas in Illinois, good holster characteristics, the difference between revolvers and semi-auto handguns, grip, stance, sight picture, cleaning and holster drills.
- In the range you will fire 30 rounds to qualify for your license: 10 rounds each at 5, 7, and 10 yards.
- Part 2 may be omitted by individuals with military or police background and those holding various certificates from prior training.
- This class is required by the state of Illinois for everyone obtaining the Concealed Carry License.
- Visit the Illinois State Police Website for more information
Note: Illinois is currently only accepting applications for non-residents from six other states: ARKANSAS, IDAHO, MISSISSIPPI, NEVADA, TEXAS, AND VIRGINIA.
8 Hours, 9am – 5pm, $125
Illinois Concealed Carry Application
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- We can assist you in applying for your Illinois Concealed Carry License. The filing fee is $35.00 for our students.
- We also offer the electronic fingerprinting for $55.00 the day of class. Fingerprints are not required, but we recommend them as they will speed up the processing of your application by up to six weeks.
- We do the ID photos – 2 are required. One goes to the Illinois State Police with the fingerprints, while the other goes with the CCL application. Prices above include the ID photos.
What is needed to do a CCL application:
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- Your existing Username and Password for the Illinois State Police
- A certificate signed by the instructor showing completion of the training.
- Documents that show other qualified training or military service
- A valid FOID card and Driver’s License or State ID
- ID photo
- Knowledge of the previous 10 years of your home addresses, including dates.
The Illinois Concealed Carry License is $150.00 plus a $3.53 credit card surcharge for a total of $153.53. The fee for non-residents is $300.00 plus a $6.75 credit card surcharge for a total of $306.75.
Class Cancellation / Reschedule Policy
- If you need to Cancel or Reschedule a class, you must call the store: 847-428-4867
- Cancellation / Reschedule of a class from one week to the day of the class is $50.00
