Michigan Concealed Pistol License Class
(CPL CCW)
Downriver MI

Beginners Welcome

Guns Available For Use (FREE)

1 Day Class

Learn Michigan Law

Get Your CPL

Not Boring

OUR CPL CLASS GUARANTEE

Breakfast & Lunch is Included

Frequent Breaks


1 on 1 Instruction


Learn to be Safe Physically, Criminally and Civilly

You Won't be Singled Out


You'll Enjoy the Class


Upcoming Michigan CPL Classes (Southgate)

No Classes Scheduled

Michigan CPL Class

Student Registration
$120 Class Tuition (Per Student)

US Concealed Carry Association

Concealed Carry and Home Defense Fundamentals Class

  • Gun Rental and Ammo Starting at $20

    All calibers available, from .22 to .45 ACP.  Handgun rental is only $8 per hour, plus the cost of ammo.

  • Free Continental Breakfast

  • Lunch is Included

  • Range Fees & Targets

    Range fee is included in cost of the class

  • Coffee

  • Book Discount

    ($7.95 Value)

What to bring?

  • Good attitude
  • Pen
  • Pistol and ammo (if you have one)
  • Snacks

No Experience?
No Problem!

Our class is perfect for those with limited experience.  Our specialty is working with new gun owners!

No Classes Scheduled

Topics Covered in CPL Class

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Self-Defense Firearm Basics

Universal safety rules

Clearing a semi-automatic

Clearing a revolver

Defining a gun’s action

Understanding revolvers

Understanding semi-automatics

Modern, striker-fired handguns

Understanding magazines

Selecting a handgun

Ammunition components

Ammunition care and storage

Defensive Shooting Fundamentals

Defensive Shooting versus marksmanship

Proper grip

Shooting platform

Aligning the muzzle to the target

Unsighted fire, point shooting

Flash sight picture

Sighted fire

Trigger control

The Legal Use of Force

Applying for your Michigan CPL

Defining the legal use of force

Defining reasonable force

Defining deadly force

Defining when reasonable force ends and deadly force begins

Detailed definitions of deadly force rules including scenarios

What prosecutors will want to know

Defending the home

Defending property

Michigan CPL reciprocity

Encounters with law enforcement

Civil liability

Violent Encounters and Their Aftermath

Understanding fight or flight

Effects of adrenaline and endorphines

Recognizing a threat

Issuing commands and evaluating options

When we’re left with no other choice

When the right to use deadly force ends

The immediate aftermath

Phone calls to make

When the police arrive

Statement to the police

During and after your arrest

Gear and Gadgets

Gear and gadgets introduction

Hip holsters

Paddle holsters

Pocket holsters

Inside the waistband holsters

Tactical flashlights

Gun safes and storage

Basic and Advanced Skills

Creating a training program

Dry firing

Fundamental drill discussion

Discussion of what’s next

Closing thoughts

Testing

Take visual test

Grade test as a group

Discuss why answers are correct or incorrect

Ensure student understanding

Practical Shooting

Fundamentals of marksmanship

1 on 1 coaching

Aimed shooting

Point shooting

Practicing safety fundamentals

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