VIP CCW Services is authorized by the Kern County Sheriff’s Department to teach the firearms training requirement for their CCW license.
This class is 16 hours as per requirements set forth by SB2 and is taught in adherence to California PC 26165.
Sign up for your Zoom lecture and let us take care of the rest!
Portions of the lecture portion of the class are taught online via 2 live and interactive zoom lectures. Each Zoom lecture is approximately 4.5 hours. You must complete two.
This can all be done from the comfort of your home or office. Prior to the zoom lecture you will review reading materials which will be made available for download, after enrollment, via our online learning portal.
Please note, for the Zoom lecture you must please be in a quiet, stationary environment (ie. not driving). Your video and audio must be on for the entire class, no exceptions.
Range Qualifications (which includes classroom work and practical skills training) are set up via our online portal once you sign up. For Kern County CCW Students, range qualifications are held at Five Dogs Range in Bakersfield and or other ranges depending on weather conditions, availability.
Qualifications are scheduled at dates and times convenient for the student!
Upon completion you will have satisfied the training requirement in order to receive your Kern County CCW Permit, issued by the Kern County Sheriff’s Department.
In this class you will learn topics including but not limited to:
- California laws regarding the possession of a firearm in public as per SB2
- California laws regarding the safe storage of a firearm within a residence and in public
- California laws regarding the permissible use of a firearm
- Criminal and Civil liability laws regarding firearms
- Safe Handling of firearms including assembly, disassembly, cleaning and reassembly.
- Firearm safety, responsible firearm ownership.
- Safe storage, handling, transportation and maintenance of a firearm.
- Different ammunition types: hollow point vs. full metal jacket.
- Responsibilities associated with possessing and carrying a firearm.
- De-escalation techniques and threat assessment.
- Holster types and selection.
- Federal Firearms laws.
- Traveling with firearms.
- How to safely, respectfully, and courteously handle a law enforcement encounter such as being pulled over.
Are you a First Responder or Military? Thank you for your service. Take advantage of a $25 discount on this class.
Military/Law Enforcement/First Responder Discount of $25 is applicable to this class (Inclusive of but not limited to: Kern County Probation, Kern County Parole, Kern County and City Fire Department, County Fire Emergency Medical Technicians). Please enter First Responder or Military in the discount code section at checkout.