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 | Website | |
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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 |