Curriculum

Concealed Weapons Permit

Taught by Fernandina Beach PD Captain Jim Norman, this is a class for shooters with some handgun experience. You get ninety minutes of classroom instruction, and one half hour in the range for only $55.00. You get a certificate that you can then take to the Agriculture Department in Jacksonvile where they will take your picture, fingerprint you and submit your Carry Permit Application. You pay $117 to the state and will have your permit within two weeks. Click here for class availability and to reserve your seat.

NRA First Steps – Basic Pistol Orientation

Taught by NRA Certified Instructor, David Phipps, this class is for beginning shooters. Included are two hours of hands-on classroom instruction on handgun function and safety, two hours in the range firing a variety of revolvers and semi-automatic pistols in various calibers, and this class fulfills the Florida Concealed Weapons Permit requirements. All for just $99.00. Click here for class availability and to reserve your seat.

NRA First Steps – Basic Rifle Orientation

This class offers a hands-on introduction to the safe handling and operation of three rifle action types: bolt action, lever action and semi-automatic. You will learn all about these platforms including safe gun handling, parts and operation, ammunition, shooting fundamentals, cleaning and storage. This course is approximately four hours long and includes classroom and range time. Everything is included and you will shoot an AR15 as well as a lever action and bolt action rifle in our climate controlled indoor range. This is a great class for the teens and “tweens” just getting into hunting and the shooting sports. Cost per student = $99.99

Customized Personal Training

For those seeking more in-depth training or a fully private experience, we provide personalized programs to fit your needs. The cost is $60 per hour with a minimum of two hours. Such training typically includes both classroom and range time.

Ladies Only Classes

If you put together a group of three or more ladies for personal training or basic pistol orientation, we will do our best to accomodate your schedule. If it’s a group for personal training, we will charge $50 per hour instead of $60. Ladies Only Basic Pistol Oriention classes will be charged at $99.99 per student and will take between three and four hours.

Jim earned his Firearms Instructor certificate in 1993 and has been the Department’s lead instructor since 1999. In the time since becoming a firearms instructor Jim has gone on to become certified to instruct in Tactical Rifle and Select-Fire Weapons (Full-Auto), Taser and Less Lethal Munitions. He is also the SWAT Team Commander for FBPD.

Jim is a Glock Certified Advanced Armorer and AR-15 Armorer for Armalite, Rock River, and SABRE Defense. Jim is currently an adjunct instructor for the Florida State College/Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Academy as well as a firearms instructor for the FSC/JSO firearms training facility.

In his spare time Jim builds custom rifles and performs firearms refinishing.

Chad Lee also teaches the SAO Concealed Weapons Permit Qualification Class. Chad started his career in law enforcement in 1996 in Brunswick, Ga. He has since moved to Fernandina Beach, Fl. He is currently working for the Fernandina Beach Police Department and has since 2001. Chad is currently a patrol sergeant. He is a Police Department trainer and also teaches recruits at the Florida State College of Jacksonville. Chad hold certificates of instruction in multiple facets in law enforcement including: