Concealed Carry Permit (DC Renewal) - $100

Description

Renewal training requirement is just four hours of classroom training plus a two-hour range session. The renewal training requirement is mandatory and not waivable. Instructor John Ayala will provide you a certificate documenting proof of your training which you must submit with your renewal application. The Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) has a portal on its website allowing you to pay the $75 fee and submit the renewal application and training certificate online. It can be accessed at this link. If your renewal is submitted online, your renewed license will be mailed to you in about a week. 

This course requires the completion of at least two hours of range training, including shooting qualification course of fifty rounds of ammunition from a maximum distance of fifteen yards, and receiving a qualifying score of at least 70%.

Training Location 
5758 Silver Hill RD
District Height, MD 20747

Note: After completing the Course all students will receive a schedule for range certification. The range date will be on a weekday.  If you cannot come to the range on a weekday, please do not take this course. We do not go to the range on weekends. If you miss your range date, we will change you an additional $50. for a new range date.

After you receive your range certification it is your responsibility to hold on to it. If you need a replacement copy the fee is $100.

Your range certification is good for one (1) year.  If you do not file it, within the (1) of your date you will have to retake the CCW course over and pay the full class fee.

The range cert will be at Maryland Small Arms. A text will be sent to you for schedule time. 

Maryland Small Arms Range, Inc. 

9801 Fallard Court 

Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 

Any students who come to Maryland Small Arms Smelling like marijuana or alcohol will not be certified. 

• Clothes you don’t want to get dirty – CLP and grease can ruin fabric
• Flip-flops, sandals or open-toed shoes
• Heavy clothing that weighs you down or overheats you
• Short shorts
• Tank tops or spaghetti strap shirts
• V-neck or low-cut shirts
• Anything that interferes with safety

Topics Covered

• Instruction in the fundamentals of pistol use. (The care, cleaning, maintenance, loading, unloading, and storage of pistols)
• Instruction in the legal aspects of firearm possession, carry and use, including the rules governing the use of deadly force in the District of Columbia. 
• Instructions to trainins concerning LAW OF SELF-DEFENSE
• When to Use Deadly Force
• Self-Defense Scenarios

Inside a vehicle, the gun should be in a compartment separate from the driver’s compartment while also separating the firearm and the ammunition. It should be in a locked container and it should not be in the glove compartment or console.

Essentially, people in Maryland should transport the gun in a safety locked box or a mounted safety locked box, not in the driver’s compartment or within the driver’s immediate control. It could even be in the trunk. The trunk could have certain safes or locked boxes built in, which is common for hunters. They want to have a place to safely store a rifle and when they are going somewhere to hunt.

It is recommended to move out of the way in order to ensure that firearms are not in a zip-locked bag or a transport case. The case itself has to be separate, even disassembled if possible, and kept separate from the ammunitions. An individual should store it at the furthest end of the vehicle as far away from the driver as possible. Alternatively, the individual could put the firearm under the rear seat or mounted on the rear of that back seat so no one can grab it while driving a vehicle.

When a person is literally not going to and from the place they purchased it, and from a range or to and from a business establishment where they are allowed to carry it, there are exceptions. They include going to hunt, training, certification, safety class. The person may also be sponsored to have a weapon. There is really no other reason to have it on them.

An individual cannot transport firearms on public transportation because they are going to be in public around other people.

An example of someone who is never allowed to transport a firearm in Maryland is anyone with a prior felony conviction. If they do unlawfully transport a firearm, the law will prosecute them not only for the actual wear, transport, and carry but also for having a disqualifier, which is being in possession of a firearm as a convicted felon.

There is a good amount of crossover in terms of wear, transport and carry unlawful carry of a firearm punishments. An individual has to be very careful as to where they into the category and how the penalties could affect them.

For example, a handgun offense, the unlawful wearing or carrying is 3 years minimum. On a second offense, the punishment is 10 years to 30 years. They are all the same for first offenses and basic for either possessing or unlawfully possessing. The penalties increase if the handgun itself is stolen.

If the gun owner is stopped while driving into Maryland, and disclose that they do have a firearm to the police who was stopping them, they will be arrested. That means the person must return to the State of Maryland later because our penalties are much more stringent than others, especially surrounding states like Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.

In states where the carry conceal licensing permits are distinctly different than in Maryland, a person cannot just carry conceal – even the exception has made it illegal for law enforcement, both current and former law enforcement on state and federal levels, or for the military to do this.

Expectations and Outcomes

Students will receive a certificate of completion at the end of the course.

Types

Concealed Carry Training

Documentation Requirements

Training Requirements:  

All students must be 21 years or older. Training is 4 hours of classroom training and at least 2 hours of range    (Range time will be scheduled) training from a Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) certified firearms training instructor. (John Ayala)  

Safe Firearms Storage 

SafeFirearmsStorage_V7.pdf

DC Gun Laws 

District of Columbia DC Concealed Carry Gun Laws: Reciprocity | USCCA(Last Updated 11/11/2020) (usconcealedcarry.com)

INSTRUCTIONS TO TRAINERS CONCERNING LAW OF SELF-DEFENSE

District Law Pertaining to Self Defense.pdf (dc.gov)

Students are to report to Maryland Small Arms. A text will be sent to you for range schedule time. 

Maryland Small Arms Range, Inc. 

9801 Fallard Court 

Upper Marlboro, MD 20772 

WHAT NOT TO WEAR TO THE RANGE

• Clothes you don’t want to get dirty – CLP and grease can ruin fabric
• Flip-flops, sandals or open-toed shoes
• Heavy clothing that weighs you down or overheats you
• Short shorts
• Tank tops or spaghetti strap shirts
• V-neck or low-cut shirts
• Anything that interferes with safety

Attachment(s): 

Concealed Carry Pistol License RENEWAL Application (3/13/2020) - 42.6 KB (docx)

If you are denied your concealed carry permit:  

You can appeal by emailing cplrb@dc.gov.  

Concealed carry insurance
Concealed carry insurance is a type of specialized liability coverage that takes care of legal fees and other expenses that may arise if you injure or kill someone using a concealed weapon such as a handgun. Coverage typically applies if you shoot another person in self-defense but you may also be covered in other situations such as if your firearm discharges without you pulling the trigger.

USCCA Membership

     1. Join the USCCA today for the peace-of-mind trusted by 500,000 Americans. Don't risk your life and livelihood. Join now to discover your exclusive member benefits!

Family Protection · Defending Family · Critical Response Team

https://www.usconcealedcarry.com/referral?id=MDAxMGEwMDAwMURtSHVPQUFW&tID=5bf43111b0cd6

    2. XINSURANCE. “Firearms & Concealed Carry Liability Insurance for Gun Owners.” Accessed March 29, 2024.

    3. Second Call Defense. “Civil Liability and Self-Defense – It’s Not Over Until It’s Over.” Accessed March 29, 2024.

    4. CCW Safe. “Compare Plans.” Accessed March 29, 2024.

 News Link

Man Cleaning Gun Accidentally Fires, Killing Neighbor in DC – NBC4 Washington (nbcwashington.com)

DC Concealed Carry Permits sought in response to crime increase, firearm instructor says (fox5dc.com)

As of January 1, 2021, the Firearms Registration Branch has discontinued printing Hard ID cards (Licenses). All Concealed carry permits approved on or after January 1, 2021, will receive, via email, a notification that the application has been reviewed and approved.  This paper license, or an electronic copy of the license, must be on you at all times while carring your weapon.

Refund Policy
*TERMS AND CONDITIONS - All payments are non-refundable and non-transferable to another date unless notice of cancellation is 7 days or more of the scheduled course. Payments are able to be transferred to another individual, however the cancellation policy will still apply and it's upon the purchaser to notify Archangel Training Academy in advance of the change.

Archangel Training Academy reserves the right to reschedule any course date due to the minimum amount of scheduled customers not being met, all deposits will be held for a future course date to be determined by Archangel Training Academy.

Range Schedule Policy:

• Any cancellation or reschedule made less than 24 hours will result in a cancellation fee. The amount of the fee will be equal to 100 percent of the range fee $40. 
 
• If you are more than 15 minutes late for your range time, we may not be able to accommodate you. In this case, the same cancellation fee will apply. We will do our very best to reschedule your range time for another time that is convenient to you.
 
• In the event of a true, unavoidable emergency, all or part of your cancellation fee may be applied to future reange fee.

• Students who missplace their range certificate must pay $100 to receive a new range certificate. 

John W Ayala

Lead Instructor

Archangel Firearms Training

202-359-0601

IG - @archangel_firearms_training

The instructor requires a copy of your Concealed Carry Weapons permit once you register.

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