Safety First!

NYS 16/2 Concealed Carry Firearms Safety Training will include the following topics

1. General firearm safety, including an overview of firearm and ammunition functions and operation, firearm cleaning and maintenance, safe handling practices, range safety rules, and proper holster considerations and retention strategies for safe concealed carry.
2. Firearm safe storage requirements, as defined in Penal Law §§ 265.45 and 265.50, and general firearm secure storage and transportation best practices.
3. State and federal gun laws, including the possession disqualifiers under 18 U.S.C. § 922(g) and New York State law, restrictions on the private sale or transfer of firearms under New York General Business Law § 898, and requirements for keeping firearm license information up to date, properly registering pistols and revolvers, and license recertification and, if applicable, renewal requirements, including but not limited to the provision set forth in Articles 265 and 400 of the Penal Law. 
4. Concealed carry situational awareness of surroundings, including firearm display and concealment.
5. Conflict de-escalation tactics that include verbal and non-verbal strategies, including retreating, that are intended to reduce the intensity of a conflict or crisis encountered.
6. Adverse effects of alcohol and drug use concerning firearm safety.
7. Best practices when encountering law enforcement (e.g., a traffic stop), including how to communicate throughout the encounter, considerations for disclosing concealed carry status and displaying a valid firearm license, obeying all commands given by the officer(s), and best practices for handling a firearm and self-identification as a lawful concealed carry licensee if the firearm is visible when an officer responds to an incident.
8. The statutorily defined sensitive places listed in Penal Law § 265.01-e and the restrictions on firearm possession in restricted places under Penal Law § 265.01-d.
9. Conflict management.
10. Use of deadly physical force, including the circumstances in which deadly physical force may be considered justified, and when there is the duty to retreat pursuant to Penal Law § 35.15(2).
11. Suicide prevention includes recognizing signs of suicide risk and resources to obtain assistance, including a suicide hotline (e.g., 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline).
12. Basic marksmanship principles, including stance, grip, sight alignment, sight picture, breathing, and trigger control.

Additional Requirements

•  Following completion of the 16-hour in-person classroom instruction, each student must demonstrate proficiency by achieving a minimum correct answer score of 80% on a written test covering the course curriculum. 

•  Concealed carry firearm safety training must include live-fire training covering the following topics:

1. Range safety
2. Safe drawing, target acquisition, and re-holstering
3. Dry firing
4. Safe loading and unloading of ammunition
5. Performing a firearm condition check, and how to achieve and verify a safe and empty firearm condition
6. Safely discharging the firearm.