Training Commitment & Courses

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Florida Concealed Weapons License

Approved Training Courses

To qualify for a concealed weapon license, Florida law requires you to submit proof of competency with a firearm. A copy of a Certificate of Completion or similar document from any of the following courses or classes is acceptable:

  • Any hunter education or hunter safety course approved by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission or a similar agency in another state;
  • Any National Rifle Association firearms safety or training course;
  • Any firearms safety or training course or class available to the general public offered by a law enforcement agency, junior college, college, or private or public institution or organization or firearms training school, using instructors certified by the National Rifle Association, the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission, or the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services;
  • Any law enforcement firearms safety or training course or class offered for security guards, investigators, special deputies, or any division or subdivision of law enforcement or security enforcement;
  • Any firearms training or safety course or class conducted by a state-certified instructor or by an instructor certified by the National Rifle Association.

Training Certificate Requirements

The copy of the training certificate/document must be clear and legible and must include:

TOPICS:

  • Firearm safety
  • Parts / Operation
  • Shooting fundamentals
  • Ammunition
  • Care / Storage 
  • Maintenance / Cleaning
  • Malfunctions
  • Range rules
  • Vehicle transport
  • Airplane transport
  • Purchase and transfer
  • Police encounters
  • Duty to inform
  • Open vs. Concealed carry
  • Concealed techniques
  • Holsters
  • Self-defense
  • Perceived threat reaction
  • Avoiding confrontation (situational awareness)
  • Escalation of force
  • Deadly force
  • Brandishing
  • State and Federal law
  • Castle doctrine
  • Stand your ground
  • reasonableness
  • Physical, emotional, legal and financial ramifications
  • Suicide Prevention
  • Verbal De-escalation
  • Implied consent
  • expressed consent
  • informed consent

Combat mindset and the Cooper color code (posted for educational purposes)

The most important means of surviving a lethal confrontation, according to Cooper, is neither the weapon nor the martial skills. The primary tool is the combat mindset, set forth in his book, Principles of Personal Defense.

Cooper came up with a color code, consisting of four colors including white, yellow, orange, and red:

In White you are unprepared and unready to take lethal action. If you are attacked in White you will probably die unless your adversary is totally inept.

In Yellow you bring yourself to the understanding that your life may be in danger and that you may have to do something about it.

In Orange you have determined upon a specific adversary and are prepared to take action which may result in his death, but you are not in a lethal mode.

In Red you are in a lethal mode and will shoot if circumstances warrant.