Gun classes in Miami

Express 2 Hour Concealed Carry Permit Course

The legal minimum to apply for your Florida concealed weapon license.

This class is the legal minimum to get your Concealed Carry Permit. It is quick, only two hours long, and touches on the basics of firearm knowledge and laws. At the end, to meet the legal requirement, you fire a single shot into a tank at our facility.

We recommend this course for people on a budget, or with very limited time, who want their Concealed Carry Permit.

• •Two hours
• •Class size is between 10 and 16 students
• •We provide the gun, the ammo, and eye and ear protection
• •Runs every other Saturday — call or text to check availability
• •Also taught in Spanish

14 Hour Intensive Concealed Carry Clinic

Our most popular course, by far. Two days, over 350 rounds.

You will be learning how to draw your pistol from concealment, how to shoot with a loved one at your side, how to load and unload your gun with one arm, how to shoot from different positions such as kneeling and laying prone, how to shoot while moving forwards, backwards and sideways, an in-depth legal breakdown of concealed carry legal concerns — and much more.

The class is very beginner friendly, but it will challenge experienced shooters as well.

• •Two days, Saturday and Sunday
• •Over 350 rounds fired
• •Gun, holster and magazine carrier available to rent
• •Beginner friendly

Concealed Carry Permit Course At Your Home

We come to you — a private two-hour course, with fingerprints and photos.

One of our instructors is a police officer who is authorised to take the fingerprints needed to apply for your Concealed Carry permit. He comes to your home or office to teach a private two-hour course, take your fingerprints and passport photos, and hand you the mailing packet for the Florida Department of Agriculture.

Afterwards, all you have to do is put your payment for the license in the envelope and mail it.

• •Taught at your home or office
• •Fingerprints and passport photos included
• •Call or text for a quote

Intensive Deadly Force Legal Concepts

Five hours on the law, taught once a year.

Most concealed carry courses contain a brief 30 to 60 minute presentation on gun laws — but believe us when we tell you, you want more.

Our head instructors, Kevin Perez and Marcos Avellan, are certified Deadly Force Instructors under Massad Ayoob, both having completed over 60 hours of Deadly Force legal training under Massad himself. This five-hour course includes role playing different scenarios: for example, what to say in the seconds after a shooting. The knowledge in this class could be the difference between walking away from a defensive encounter and spending the rest of your life in jail.

• •Five hours
• •Taught once a year
• •Includes role-playing scenarios

NRA Pistol Instructor Course

Teach the NRA Basic Pistol Course — and run your own permit classes in Florida.

This class allows you to teach the NRA Basic Pistol Class. With that credential, Florida recognises you as able to teach your own Concealed Weapons Permit courses.

Florida has more concealed carry permits than any other state — 2.38 million, according to the Crime Prevention Research Center's 2025 report. If you would like to provide concealed carry permit training and be recognised by the State of Florida, this is the course for you. If you charge $100 for your own concealed carry class, four students would roughly cover your investment in this course.

It is the most popular of the NRA courses we teach.

• •Two days
• •Taught in Miami and in Davie
• •Plus range fees

NRA Rifle Instructor Course

Teach the NRA Basic Rifle Course. Includes the prerequisite student course.

This class includes the prerequisite NRA Basic Rifle Course. On completion you can teach the NRA Basic Rifle Course.

Our class includes learning how to operate an AR-15, an AK-47 variant, a bolt action rifle, a lever action rifle, and more.

• •Two days
• •Includes the student course

NRA Shotgun Instructor Course

Teach the NRA Basic Shotgun Course. Includes the prerequisite student course.

This class includes the prerequisite NRA Basic Shotgun Course. On completion you can teach the NRA Basic Shotgun Course.

Our class includes learning how to operate a pump shotgun, an over/under shotgun and a semi-auto shotgun, as well as shooting trap and strategies for target shooting success.

• •Two days
• •Includes the student course

NRA Personal Protection In The Home Instructor Course

The instructor version, taught on the same two days as the student course.

The instructor version of NRA Personal Protection In The Home, covering how to set up and secure a home, the legal aspects taught by an attorney, and defensive shooting tactics — from the instructor's side.

• •Two days
• •200-round course of fire
• •Legal portion taught by an attorney

NRA Personal Protection Outside The Home Instructor Course

An advanced NRA instructor course, taught once a year to ten students.

This is an advanced instructor course under the National Rifle Association, and it includes the prerequisite student PPOTH course. Instructor candidates learn to draw and fire their firearms from a wide variety of positions and scenarios designed to deal with a threat outside the home.

There is a legal portion taught by an attorney and a 300-round course of fire.

• •Taught once a year
• •Limited to ten students
• •300-round course of fire

NRA CCW Instructor CourseNew

A new NRA advanced course, built around running your own state permit classes.

This is a new advanced course from the NRA. It is similar to the PPOTH Instructor Course, but tailored to helping instructor candidates run their own state-recognised Concealed Carry Weapon courses.

The course is modular, meaning it has different modules you can add or remove so your course complies with your state's requirements. Instructor candidates learn to draw and fire their firearms from a wide variety of positions and scenarios.

• •Legal portion taught by an attorney
• •300-round course of fire

NRA Chief Range Safety Officer Course

Two days, entirely indoors. Certify others as Range Safety Officers.

The first day is the Range Safety Officer (RSO) course; the following day is the Chief RSO portion. Certified Range Safety Officers are sought out by shooting ranges, since many insurers only cover certified RSOs, and a Chief RSO can certify others as Range Safety Officers.

Besides being sought after by ranges, the Range Safety Officer course is a useful class for any firearms instructor — it makes your classes safer at the range, and it is a strong credential to add to your certifications.

• •Two days
• •Entirely indoors — no range work
• •Taught in Miami and in Davie

NRA Range Safety Officer (RSO) Course

Day one of the Chief RSO course, on its own.

The Range Safety Officer course on its own — day one of the Chief Range Safety Officer course. Certified Range Safety Officers are sought out by shooting ranges, since many insurers only cover certified RSOs.

• •One day
• •Indoors

NRA Basic Pistol Course

Never touched a gun? Start here. Certificate from the NRA.

If you have never touched a gun before, or you are unfamiliar with guns, this is a great class for you. Created by the National Rifle Association, it covers the A to Z fundamentals of owning, storing, maintaining, cleaning and firing a pistol, and goes over the different types of pistols and the factors in choosing one.

On completion you receive a certificate from the NRA.

• •Six to eight hours
• •100-round course of fire at the range
• •Gun rental available

NRA Basic Rifle Course

The same fundamentals, for rifles.

If you have never touched a rifle before, this is a great class for you. Created by the National Rifle Association, it covers the A to Z fundamentals of owning, storing, maintaining, cleaning and firing a rifle, and goes over the different types of rifles and the factors in choosing one.

On completion you receive a certificate from the NRA.

• •Six to eight hours
• •100-round course of fire at the range
• •Gun rental available

NRA Basic Shotgun Course

The same fundamentals, for shotguns.

If you have never touched a shotgun before, this is a great class for you. Created by the National Rifle Association, it covers the A to Z fundamentals of owning, storing, maintaining, cleaning and firing a shotgun, and goes over the different types of shotguns and the factors in choosing one.

On completion you receive a certificate from the NRA.

• •Six to eight hours
• •50-round course of fire at the range
• •Gun rental available

NRA Personal Protection In The Home

Defending your family at home, including the law.

You will learn how to defend yourself and your family from a potential home invasion: how to set up and secure your home, the legal aspects of home defense taught by an attorney, how to set up an ambush in your home, and defensive shooting tactics.

There is an instructor course version offered on the same two days.

• •200-round course of fire
• •Shooting from kneeling, from prone, from behind cover, flash sight picture and other defensive positions
• •Legal portion taught by an attorney

Short Range Combat Pistol Course

Our advanced, high-speed class. Five students, once a year.

This is our advanced, high-speed technique class. We work on engaging one or more targets with a pistol from within three feet.

The course is restricted to a maximum of five students and is taught in one day. It runs once a year.

Prerequisite: The 14 Hour Intensive Concealed Carry Clinic, NRA Personal Protection Outside The Home, or NRA CCW

• •One day
• •Maximum five students
• •Range fees included

Intensive 14 Hour Semi-Auto Rifle Clinic

The rifle version of our most popular course.

In this course you will work on how to properly present your rifle from low ready and high ready, how to shoot from advanced positions such as kneeling and urban prone, how to shoot from behind cover and concealment, how to do emergency and tactical reloads, how to shoot while moving forwards, backwards and sideways, how to handle malfunctions and reload on the move, how to transition from rifle to pistol and when that is appropriate, how to disarm an attacker armed with a rifle, and advanced aiming and zeroing concepts — near zero, far zero, line of sight, point of aim, sight to bore ratio, and more.

The class is very beginner friendly, but it will challenge experienced shooters as well.

• •At least 350 rounds fired
• •Beginner friendly

Tactical Defensive Shotgun CourseNew

The shotgun as a home defense firearm, used properly.

The shotgun is a devastating home defense firearm, yet few people know how to use one to its defensive potential. In this course we highlight the benefits of the shotgun, prepare you for its shortcomings, and cover tactics for a range of scenarios: firing from behind cover, tactical reloading, when to switch to slugs, common mistakes with shotguns, transitioning from shotgun to pistol, and more.

The course starts on Saturday with the NRA Basic Shotgun Course and continues Sunday with the Tactical Defensive Shotgun Course. If you have taken NRA Basic Shotgun before, you can skip Saturday and go straight to Sunday.

Prerequisite: The 14 Hour Intensive Concealed Carry Clinic

• •Two days, or Sunday only if you have taken NRA Basic Shotgun

Anti-Vehicular Car Ambush Course

What to do when the attack comes at your car.

If someone tries to carjack you at an intersection or a gas station — or a riot breaks out and an armed group is planning to ambush your vehicle — what do you do?

This course covers specific strategies depending on the type of attack, and is taught assuming you have a friend or spouse in the passenger seat. You can come alone and be partnered with another student.

• •Held in our parking lot with rubber guns
• •Beginner friendly

3 Foot Combatives Course

Most people never train at arm's length. This class is about that distance.

Many real-world shootings happen fast and at very close range — yet most people never train at arm's length. If somebody pulls out a knife or a gun, gets the jump on you, and is within three feet, can you access, draw and fire your gun before they take you out? What if they grab your gun as you are pulling it out? Can you free your gun, create distance and get back in the fight?

This class is all about the three-foot range and its unique strategies and techniques.

• •Taught with rubber firearms
• •Beginner friendly

Weapons Disarms Combatives Course

Taught by Kevin Perez — gun, knife and club disarms.

You have your gun concealed, minding your own business, and all of a sudden somebody puts a gun on your chest. Your best bet is most likely to go for their gun before going for your own — but do you have the right technique?

This class is taught by Kevin Perez, a lifelong martial artist who has trained around the world learning gun, knife and club disarms and other combatives techniques.

• •Beginner friendly

Ground Combatives CourseNew

Taught by Marcos Avellan — accessing your firearm from the ground.

You have your gun in your holster, but an attacker surprises you and takes you to the ground. He is on top of you, raining blows — what is the proper way to access your firearm? What if he is behind you, choking you?

This class is taught by lifelong martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Marcos Avellan, who has trained in combatives courses with some of the top hand-to-hand experts in the country. Students spend the class on the ground, practicing protecting themselves as they access their firearms from different positions.

• •Beginner friendly

Handgun Cleaning WorkshopNew

We clean your gun with you.

One of the most popular questions we get is how to clean a pistol — so we put together a workshop where we clean your gun with you.

We break down how to clean your pistol and show you a few different methods, some more meticulous and some more rapid. If you have no idea how to clean your gun, this is the workshop for you.

Private Lessons

One instructor, one student, an entire bay reserved for you.

Private training offers the ultimate in personalised attention, and lets us customise a programme specific to your needs. We rent out an entire bay for you, so there is nobody else around while you train — safer, and easier to focus and communicate with your instructor.

You set your own days and hours. Private lessons are available with Marcos Avellan, Kevin Perez, Edgard Plazaola and Octavio Olivera, and are also available in Spanish.

• •You set the days and hours
• •Minimum of four hours
• •Each additional person gets a discount
• •Also taught in Spanish