Course Requirements and Cost: • Residency in the State of Kentucky • 7 Hours of Classroom Training. • 2 Hours Range Training. • Cost is $75 in the form of a $25.00 Deposit with the balance due on the day of the course, payable by cash, check or money order. • You will need 50 rounds of factory ammunition for this course – no reloads. Course Contents: • Handgun Nomenclature and Function • Handgun Ammunition • Fundamentals of Shooting • Kentucky Laws and Statutes • Selecting a Handgun • Firearm Safety • Methods of Concealed Carry • Use of Deadly Force • Cleaning your Handgun • Practical Shooting Qualification Test • …and much more Quick Links about the Kentucky CCDW: • Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training • Kentucky State Police • Kentucky State Police - Reciprocity States • KC3 – Kentucky Coalition to Carry Concealed • Carrying a CCW in Kentucky on Company property or in your car Information about renewing your Kentucky permit [ from the KY DOCJT ] The Kentucky State Police will send notice and a renewal from to each CCDW license holder not less than 120 days from expiration of a license. An expired license shall be void and not valid for any purpose other than surrender to the sheriff in exchange for a renewal license. Additional Information about the Kentucky permit: License Requirements: • To obtain a license a person must be at least 21 yeas old, and; • have been a Kentucky resident for at least the last 6 months before applying (you can take the course prior to the 6 months residency though). A person is NOT eligible to get a license if that person: • Is ineligible to possess a firearm under KRS 527.040 (Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon). • Is ineligible to possess a firearm under federal law which applies to any person who: o is under indictment for or has been convicted of any felony; o is a fugitive of justice; o is an unlawful user of or is addicted to controlled substances; o has been judged by a court to be mentally defective or has been involuntarily committed to a mental institution; o is an illegal alien; o has been discharged from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions; o has renounced US citizenship; o is currently subject to a domestic violence protection order, or o has been convicted by any court of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence. • Within the preceding three years: o Has been committed for abuse of controlled substances or has been convicted of a misdemeanor involving controlled substances; o Has 2 or more convictions for motor vehicle DUI or has been committed for alcoholism; o Has been judged by a court to be mentally incompetent or has been involuntarily committed to a mental institution, or; o Has been convicted of a misdemeanor of Assault in the 4th Degree or Terroristic Threatening. • Not paying child support has also become a disqualifier. • New requirement: US Citizenship. NOTE: After a license has been issued, if any of the above takes place, the license will be suspended.