INA, Ill. – Seven Concealed Carry Firearms Training sessions and three different handguns training courses have been scheduled at Rend Lake College for the Summer and Fall 2015 semesters. Each unique class will prepare locals to apply for their Illinois Concealed Carry license or improve upon their firearm skills.
To complete the 16 hours of required training for the Illinois Concealed Carry license, students will meet from 8 – 4:30 p.m. on the following Saturdays and Sundays: June 20-21, July 18-19, Aug. 29-30, Sept. 26-27, Oct. 24-25, Nov. 21-22, and Dec. 5-6. Participants will meet in the Coal Mine Training Center (CMTC), Room 107, and on the RLC Shooting Range in Ina.
The classroom portion of the training will happen on Saturdays wherein students will learn about firearm safety and marksmanship, including loading and unloading a firearm, principles of marksmanship, fundamentals of firearm safety, and safety and cleaning. Students are asked not to bring a firearm or ammunition to the Saturday portion of the training.
On Sundays, students will participate in the live fire qualification of the training session, plus learn about weapon handling and State and Federal laws relating to firearms. To pass the live fire qualification, attendees will shoot 30 rounds at five, seven, and 10 yards with a 70 percent accuracy. A qualifying shot consists of a shot placed inside the seven ring of a B-27 target.
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