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Duly Authorized Instructor list

Pursuant to New York State Penal Law § 400.00(19), all applicants for a New York State Concealed Carry Pistol Permit must complete a minimum of sixteen (16) hours of in-person live curriculum firearm safety training and two (2) hours of live-fire range training course. All Erie County residents wishing to apply for a New York State Concealed Carry Pistol Permit will be required to submit an Offical Certification of Completion of Training Form with their application.  This Certification of Completion must have a valid Liber and Page listed from an approved Duly Authorized Instructor in Erie County Clerk's Office or it will be deemed unacceptable.

The list of individuals below have been deemed approved as Duly Authorized Instructors, by the Licensing Officer in Erie County and have requested to be listed below.  This list is not limited to or an endorsement of any particular instructor by the Erie County Clerk's Office.  It is merely a way for applicants to find approved Duly Authorized Instructors in Erie County.

Instructor Phone Email Website
Al Jenis / Shoot Smart Safely 716-800-9446 Al@shootsmartsafely.com Website
Armstrongs Armory 716-395-6483 Armstrongsarmory@gmail.com Website
Ballista Firearms Training 716-422-0202 joe@ballistafirearms.com Website
Ben Crespo / APS 716-248-2664 apsbuffalo@gmail.com Website
Bill Mackey 716-539-0038 bill.mackey90@gmail.com N/A
Bradley Jones 716-249-2043 bradjones0155@gmail.com N/A
David Knowl / PistolWNY 716-400-4351 daveknowl@gmail.com N/A
David S Jenkins / Rochester Personal Defense, LLC 585-406-6758 rpdllctraining@safeinrochester.com Website
Defensive Response Training 716-912-2540 Defensiveresponsetraining@gmail.com N/A
Defensor, Inc 716-228-0906 Info@defensorinc.com Website
Delta Firearms Training 585-268-7322 sp32741@yahoo.com Website
Dens Gun Shop 716-331-6755 densgunshop@aol.com N/A
Don’s Security Services, Inc. (DSS) 716-685-4265 info@donssecurityservices.com N/A
Double Up Tactical 716-465-4765 N/A N/A
Douglas Boris -Firearms Instruction N/A dboris158@gmail.com N/A
Criminal Justice Professionals Training and Consulting, LLC 716-322-1994 jmurphy@criminaljusticeprofessionals.com Website
Final Stop Security Inc 716-768-2485 jlfinalstop@aol.com N/A
Firearms and Safety Training 716-587-1844 Fastwny@gmail.com Website
Firearms Training FYSA, LLC 716-553-3108 info@1fysa.com Website
Firearms Training of WNY 716-903-2558 info@ftwny.com Website
Firelink EPS 716-697-3367 FirelinkEPS@Gmail.com Website
Forseti Protection Group N/A info@forsetiprotection.com N/A
Gregory Alan Bulger/ Asg Fitness & Outdoor LLC 716-650-0196 Asgfitnessandoutdoor@gmail.com Website
Hammer Down Firearms Training 585-340-7525 hammerdownfirearmstraining@gmail.com Website
High Caliber Services, LLC 716-462-0482 Highcaliber716@gmail.com N/A
Iron Sight Firearms Training 716-316-6114 info@ironsightllc.com Website
Jaye Pratt N/A jaye2425@gmail.com N/A
Joseph A. Carriero 716-877-6829 joespaninigrill@yahoo.com N/A
LGSNY INC/LiVecchi's Gun Sales N/A LGSNY@netzero.net Website
Louis Spacone 716-930-2175 spacone44@gmail.com N/A
Michael A Foti 716-864-5897 wpdid410@gmail.com N/A
On Target Gun Sales Inc 716-864-4438 kevin@ontargetgunsalesinc.com Website
Pistol Permit Courses of WNY 716-622-4759 permitwny@gmail.com Website
Public Safety and Education (PS&Ed) 315-567-9268 info@psandEd.com Website
Robert E Garneir ll N/A bungiejr@aol.com N/A
Rochester Personal Defense LLC 585-406-6758 rpdllctraining@gmail.com Website
Roger Thompson 585-205-0172 kaizencourierservice@gmail.com N/A
Shooters Ready Training 716-830-3101 N/A N/A
William Chapman 716-912-5080 wfchapman1@gmail.com N/A
Wolcott Guns Inc. 716-901-7807 wolcottgunsincweb@gmail.com Website
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