This one-day class is specifically designed for the Handgun Safety Seminar graduate who keeps a handgun at home for self-defense, but does not necessarily carry it in public.
Classroom subject matters include safe storage of handguns, home security, bullet penetration in modern house construction, children and guns, interacting with home intruders and interacting with police.
The shooting component of this class will include safe gun handling, skills to improve accuracy, introductions to use of cover shooting, strong hand only shooting, distances out to 10 yards, low light shooting and use of flashlight.
Prerequisites: Completion of the Firearms Academy's Handgun Safety Seminar, no exceptions. Students in this class will be required to sign a statement that they are legally entitled to own handguns prior to participation.
TUITION: $150
Fundamentals of Home Defense Equipment List
Concealed Carry 101 was born out of the need to quickly and efficiently get students "up and running" with  self-defense and concealed carry handgun skills. Information covered in this class includes: holster selection and carry methods, drawing from concealment, concealed carry wardrobe options, reloading and malfunction clearing, ammunition selection, and a variety of marksmanship skill building drills.
Our affordable Handgun Safety Seminar, a very popular program introduced in 2002, teaches the laws and Use of Force doctrine that is an inseparable part of the topic of carrying guns for self-defense. Thus, the Handgun Safety Seminar is a non-negotiable prerequisite for Concealed Carry 101, even for registrants who have participated in other gun safety programs. We recommend that you to wait to enroll in Concealed Carry 101 (or any of our classes!) until you have completed the Handgun Safety Seminar, so you can benefit from an instructor's guidance about which class will best meet your training needs as your skills may exceed the basics taught in this class, making you a better candidate for Defensive Handgun class.
Students must provide their own handgun, a range or
concealment holster of good quality (if you need to purchase one, we
recommend Blade-Tech products), and other equipment as detailed below. One of the main blocks of instruction for this class is selection of a good quality concealed carry holster. For this class, you only need a safe holster for range work, and we would recommend you wait until after the class to purchase an expensive concealed carry holster, unless you already have one.
Prerequisites: Completion of the Handgun Safety Seminar. Students in this class will be required to sign a statement that they are legally entitled to own handguns prior to participation.
Tuition: $150
Concealed Carry 101 Equipment List
 Two days of combined classroom and range instruction, teaching the armed citizen or entry-level police officer the techniques of defensive handgunning. Instruction covers the basics of grip, stance, sight picture and trigger squeeze, and continues into the gun handling mechanics of draw stroke, reloads and malfunction clearing.
Once these are mastered, the students learn low light shooting, point shooting skills, use of cover techniques, shooting at moving targets and shooting while moving. Classroom discussion covers gun safety and the laws regarding use of deadly force in self defense.
Prerequisite: While this is not a class for beginners, the student who already has a good working knowledge of and familiarity with handguns, can start here. Student will be required to present a state-issued license to carry a concealed handgun, military or police identification or other form of background check prior to participation. Women who are pregnant or nursing may not participate in live-fire training, due to risks from lead exposure and loud noise. Student must supply own handgun and other gear.
TUITION: $325
1/2 Price Retakes Given
Defensive Handgun Equipment List
 Building upon the skills learned in Defensive Handgun, Tactical Handgun exposes the student to life saving tactical principals such as 360-degree target engagement, multiple targets, one-handed skills both in daylight and low light, additional exercises with moving targets and shooting while moving. Also included in this two-day course are the subjects of building search principals both in daylight and low-light conditions and shooting from compromised positions. Before enrolling in this course, the student should have a working mastery of the skills taught in our Defensive Handgun course.
Prerequisites: Either Defensive Handgun or equivalent training from a police agency or another firearms school. Student will be required to present a state-issued license to carry a concealed handgun, military or police identification or other form of background check prior to participation.
You will need your own handgun of .380 ACP caliber or larger, a valid, state issued Concealed Weapons Permit, law enforcement or military ID or other background check and other gear as specified.
TUITION: $325
Tactical Handgun Equipment List
 Mastery of the defensive handgun is the goal for this two day course, where the students drill on the skills necessary to achieve excellence, along with receiving coaching in order to achieve the greatest skill development possible.
When facing a lethal threat, the confidence that one can perform the actions necessary to save one’s life or the lives of loved ones is immeasurably important. Confidence to handle whatever the situation presents reduces risk for the defender, because criminals seek out prey that they perceive as weak and unable to resist. At the end of the second day, students will take the demanding FAS Handgun Master Test detailed under the Read More link below.
Prerequisites: Students enrolling in this course should have received training equivalent to both our Defensive Handgun and Tactical Handgun classes. Student will be required to present a state-issued license to carry a concealed handgun, military or police identification or other form of background check prior to participation.
TUITION: $325
1/2 Price Retakes Given
Advanced Defensive Handgun Equipment List
 Starting in 2007, we set aside an entire course addressing force-on-force training, along with live-fire scenarios that are virtually impossible to run on any range other than the FAS Tactical Training Range. The first day of training centers around live-fire exercises, while the second day addresses force-on-force training using Airsoft non-lethal training weapons (provided). This is the same type of training that police officers have been using for decades to test their decision-making skills, along with honing their survival tactics.
Classroom lecture focuses on hostage negotiations, for the times when you may need to negotiate your way out of a critical situation.
Prerequisites: F.A.S.'s Tactical Handgun Course is a non-negotiable pre-requisite for this course. Student is required to possess a state-issued license to carry a concealed handgun, military or police identification or other form of background check prior to participation.
TUITION: $325
Advanced Tactical Handgun Equipment List
Combining the exciting new curriculums of Defensive Handgun, Tactical Handgun and Advanced Defensive Handgun, we are pleased to offer in one week the advanced handgun and tactics training that is the foundation of our  Academy's success. For details about topics taught, please click on the class titles highlighted above.
Our weeklong handgun course resulted from the requests of far-away students for the chance to load up on several FAS classes without having to waste the week-days between classes on our traditional week-end training schedule, or incur the expense of three separate trips to FAS.
Prerequisite: Student should have a good working knowledge and familiarity of handguns, but no formal training is required. You will need your own handgun of .380 ACP caliber or larger, and a valid, state issued Concealed Weapons Permit, military or police ID or other background check is required due to the nature of the material presented.
TUITION: $750
Weeklong Handgun Equipment List
 Handgun skills are perishable, and unless you have been training or practicing lately, you are going backwards. This seminar is designed as a 6-hour hard core practice session, working on accuracy, draw stroke, speed, reloading and other components of defensive handgunning. Bring your handgun, 250 rounds, and other equipment the same as specified for Defensive Handgun class. Prerequisite: Defensive HandgunTUITION: $95
Unless you have mastered shooting a handgun without flinching, gaining skills in the other areas of defensive handgun use is very difficult. With this in mind, students are drilled and coached on how to shoot very accurately with the handgun. Not very sexy, but very necessary! Bring your handgun, 250 rounds of jacketed ammunition, belt holster and ear and eye protection and a billed cap. Prerequisite: Either Concealed Carry 101 or Fundamentals of Home Defense (or higher level course).
TUITION: $95
 Taught to keep Jim Cirillo's downed defender techniques alive and accessible to our students. In this class, we deviate from our standard SIS curriculum to present new material for Defensive Handgun (or higher) graduates. Shooting from compromised positions, the way Jim Cirillo taught it is the focus of this class. Bring 200 rounds FMJ handgun ammo, and other gear. Prerequisite: Defensive Handgun.
TUITION: $95
Shooting at moving targets and shooting while moving are two of the more difficult aspects of defensive handgunning. It is also one that is nearly impossible to practice on a public range, so this special interest seminar gives F.A.S. graduates the chance to refresh these skills under the watchful eye of our instructors. This seminar covers both topics in depth, providing 6 hours of training and practice in these two very important skills. Bring 250 rounds of jacketed handgun ammunition, belt holster, ear and eye protection. Prerequisite: Defensive Handgun or higher. TUITION: $95
Taught by IDPA multiple-gun Master Sandy Wylie and Firearms Academy of Seattle Director Marty Hayes, this five day, 1500 round count course will take the Marksman’s or Sharpshooter’s performance to the next level (or even next two levels!). For Experts, no guarantee to get you to Master, but we will try!
 Each day, IDPA Master Marty Hayes presents a series of shooting performance drills and provides individual coaching to clean up any shooting errors, and improve the shooters' accuracy and speed. After a lunch break where we will watch and talk shooting, Sandy Wylie (Area Coordinator for IDPA and a skilled practitioner of the art of shooting IDPA matches), will coach students and run them through shooting drills designed to teach the student how to maximize his or her scoring at IDPA matches.
Enrollment limited to the first 12 sign ups. Must be an IDPA member to participate. Hours: 9 am to pm each day, with a half a day on Friday. TUITION: $500Register Now Boot Camp Equipment List (below)
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