This eight-hour course is designed to satisfy Maryland’s training requirement for renewing an active Wear and Carry Permit. Instruction covers Maryland firearm laws, personal and home protection, safe handgun operation, shooting fundamentals, legal use of force, violent encounters and their aftermath, and the required live-fire qualification.

Over 1 million students have taken the U.S. Concealed Carry

Association’s course offerings across the nation. Concealed Carry and Home Defense Fundamentals is a comprehensive classroom course for anyone considering owning or carrying a firearm for self-defense. If you are new to handguns, this is a great introduction to everything you need to know to start your self-protection journey.

This course is a complete guide to understanding the basics of firearms ownership, safety, and nomenclature, and how it applies to home- or self-defense. After this class, students will feel confident to act as their family’s first line of defense in the event of a home invasion or other critical incident.