St. Joe
Total Range LLC
Concealed Carry
Information
Total Range provides Concealed Carry classes that exceed the Missouri State requirements. As a service we are providing some information about the requirements here. The full requirements will be completely covered in class.
Age & Residency
A certificate of qualification for a concealed carry endorsement shall be issued by the sheriff or his or her designee of the county or city in which the applicant resides, if the applicant:
(1) Is at least twenty-three years of age, is a citizen of the United States and either:
(a) Has resided in this state for at least six months; or
(b) Is a member of the armed forces stationed in Missouri, or the spouse of such member of the military;
Criminal Record
The following is exact wording from the statute that will disqualify an applicant from obtaining a concealed carry permit.
(2) Has not pled guilty to or entered a plea of nolo contendere or been convicted of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year under the laws of any state or of the United States other than a crime classified as a misdemeanor under the laws of any state and punishable by a term of imprisonment of one year or less that does not involve an explosive weapon, firearm, firearm silencer or gas gun;
(3) Has not been convicted of, pled guilty to or entered a plea of nolo contendere to one or more misdemeanor offenses involving crimes of violence within a five-year period immediately preceding application for a certificate of qualification for a concealed carry endorsement or if the applicant has not been convicted of two or more misdemeanor offenses involving driving while under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs or the possession or abuse of a controlled substance within a five-year period immediately preceding application for a certificate of qualification for a concealed carry endorsement;
(4) Is not a fugitive from justice or currently charged in an information or indictment with the commission of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year under the laws of any state of the United States other than a crime classified as a misdemeanor under the laws of any state and punishable by a term of imprisonment of two years or less that does not involve an explosive weapon, firearm, firearm silencer, or gas gun;
(5) Has not been discharged under dishonorable conditions from the United States armed forces;
(6) Has not engaged in a pattern of behavior, documented in public records, that causes the sheriff to have a reasonable belief that the applicant presents a danger to himself or others;
(7) Is not adjudged mentally incompetent at the time of application or for five years prior to application, or has not been committed to a mental health facility, as defined in section 632.005, RSMo, or a similar institution located in another state following a hearing at which the defendant was represented by counsel or a representative;
Course Requirements
The course must be at least eight (8) hours long. However, ALL topics specified in the statute must be adequately taught. Required topics are:
1. Handgun safety in the classroom, home, firing range, and while carrying the firearm. This should include holsters with retention straps. The student should be taught how to draw a loaded firearm with the finger OFF the trigger to avoid premature discharge.
2. Physical demonstration by the applicant demonstrating ability to safely load and unload a revolver and a semiautomatic pistol. The applicant must demonstrate marksmanship with both. This could be in conjunction with the live fire exercise at number 9 below.
3. The basic principles of marksmanship. There are schools of “point” and “aimed” marksmanship with convincing arguments for each. The “point” technique teaches quick “instinctive” firing. Aimed marksmanship teaches sight alignment. This is the technique taught in the military and police academies. Legislators, judges, and sheriffs are familiar, if at all, with aimed techniques. This is probably what was intended. This is what should be taught.
4. The statute requires instruction on the “care and cleaning of concealable firearms”. There is no difference between cleaning concealable or non-concealable firearms. However, if the course syllabus does not use the statutory language, there may be a question, and thus a delay.
5. Safe storage of firearms at home. This can cover the various degrees of security offered by various storage devices.
6. Missouri’s requirements for getting a license to carry.
7. The laws relating to firearms in chapter 571 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri. This involves the transfer of firearms, who can possess firearms, and what firearms are prohibited or restricted.
8. Laws relating to “justifiable use of force as prescribed in chapter 563, Revised Statutes of Missouri”. This involves teaching the legal limits of self-defense.
9. A live fire “exercise” for each applicant to fire a handgun “from the standing position or its equivalent”. This would appear to allow persons who cannot safely stand for extended periods to shoot from a sitting position. Applicants must shoot fifty (50) rounds, of any caliber, from any handgun, at a B-27 silhouette target “or an equivalent target”. The target must be seven (7) yards away during this exercise. This is different from the live fire “test” at #10 below.
10. A live fire “test”, with the certified instructor, present of twenty (20) rounds from a standing position or its equivalent at a B-27 silhouette or equivalent target at a range of seven yards. The applicant must hit the silhouette portion with fifteen (15) of the twenty rounds. This is another indication of a difference between certified instructors and range officers.Chapter 571 RSMo is the State Weapons Offenses Chapter.
Chapter 563 RSMO is the State Use of Force Chapter.
5415 State Hwy 169 N.E. St. Joseph, MO 64506
(Highway 169 North & I-29 exit #50)
Phone (816) 364-3206
Email: StJoeTotalRange@yahoo.com