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Personal Protection For Women and Men

Minnesota BCA¹ Approved Classes

Utah BCI Approved Classes

Target Shooting and Technique Practice Target Shooting and Technique Practice No Ammo Training Pistol

Courses Offered:

*Federal HR218-RLEO permit. Retired Law Enforcement officers permit. Federal, State, County & City officers, Permit to carry in all 50 states. (15 years tenure required prior to retirement)

*One day Renewal classes(3.5 hrs classroom,30-50 rounds at range). Fee:$100.

*Minnesota Permit To Carry-Concealed Carry Training. 4 hour CCW class. 5 year carry/purchase permit. Fee:$145.

*29 state/multi state 5 year conceal carry permit.4 hour one day class. Fee:$245

*Advanced class-Personal Protection In The Home one day class. Fee:$200

*Pistol Instruction. By appointment only. Fee:$200 hour.

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The courses offered by Ed Garris are for adults 21 years of age or older. All courses are one day classes. All Fees must be paid in advance in order to hold your seat in class. Either by credit card online with my secure site registration or send me a check in the mail with your full name, address, city, state, zip, home phone and cell phone #.

Upon course completion a CERTIFICATE OF COURSE COMPLETION shall be given to the student.

To apply for a State Of Minnesota Permit to Carry A Pistol permit the student:

• must complete the required application documentation in person at the Sheriff's Office
• have in your possession your drivers license
• course certificate and make application payment

Utah Application Questions and Answers
Upon completing Ed's Utah Conceal Carry class the student will walk out with the completed fingerprint card, a passport photo and a stamped conceal carry application.
The states where a Utah permit holder may carry are:
Alabama * Alaska * Arizona * Arkansas * Colorado * Delaware * Georgia Idaho * Indiana * Kentucky * Louisiana * Minnesota * Mississippi * Missouri * Montana * New Mexico * North Carolina * North Dakota * Ohio * Oklahoma * South Dakota * Tennessee * Texas * Vermont * Virginia * Washington * Wyoming
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About the Instructor
Ed was honored to participate in and complete the "Judicious Use of Deadly Force" course taught by Massad Ayoob. The course was mentally and physically demanding. Cops and lawyers who have taken the course agree that it goes well beyond the police academy and law school in the critical decision making arena of deadly force.

Ed holds the following Disciplines.
• Federal HR218-RLEO (Retired Law Enforcement officers permit) Federal, State, County & City officers, Permit to Carry (15 years tenure required prior to retirement) This HR218 permit allows the retired officer to carry in all 50 states.
  
• M26 and X26 CERTIFIED ADVANCED TASER INSTRUCTOR
  
• Minnesota DPS Validated, Minnesota Certified Carry Permit Instructor
  
• Utah BCI Certified Conceal Carry Firearms Instructor

• pistol
• permit to carry
• personal protection in the home

Items and Equipment Needed for this Course

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• revolver or semi-automatic pistol in good working condition(preferably a .22 or .38 caliber or 9mm)
• 100 rounds of factory ammunition (no reloads allowed)
• holsters are optional
• eye and ear protection
• targets provided by PPM
• state issued drivers license or state issued picture id card

This information is subject to changes, errors, and or omissions.

Ed Garris and the entity name: PERSONAL PROTECTION MINNESOTA, LLC is a Limited Liability Corporation in the State of Minnesota. ORG ID # 620994-2 w/Minnesota Secretary of State

¹ BCA, Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is a Department of the MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.

"It is better to be Educated and have THE PERMIT TO CARRY and not need it than to need it and not have it."

BCA Minnesota Department of Public safety

MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

UTAH CONCEAL CARRY INFORMATION

Minnesota's TWO Oldest and Most Successful Grassroots Firearms Rights Groups

CCRN
MINNESOTA CONCEAL CARRY REFORM NOW

The Concealed Carry Reform Now team was formed by GOCRA in 1996 to help pass the Minnesota Citizens Personal Protection Act. Having secured law-abiding citizens the right-to-carry a firearm for personal protection, we continue to defend and improve this personal choice

GOCRA-Gun Owners Civil Rights Alliance

Eddie Eagle Safety Program For Children

Minnesota DNR Firearms Safety Training