Tennessee Handgun Carry Permit
Austin’s Tennessee Firearms offers Tennessee Handgun Carry Permit courses on Saturdays and Sundays (see schedule below), we also offer the option of scheduling classes on other dates on request for special groups.
Austin’s has chosen to participate in the Department of Safety’s online registration program to speed up the receipt of your Tennessee Handgun Carry Permit. It automates the process and even allows you to track the progress of your application yourself. The steps are simple and outlined below.
- Go online to the Department of Safety’s secure website at https://apps.tn.gov/handgun (link opens in new browser window), fill out the application, hit the “Submit” button and print out or record the confirmation number of the transaction.
- Contact the school via either one of the following methods:
- email at info@firearmsclasses.com
- phone at 865.264.4636 or
- stop by the school office at 154A Talmeda Road, Oak Ridge, TN
providing the CONFIRMATION NUMBER you received when you submitted your online registration at the Department of Safety’s registration webpage AND your contact information, i.e. your name, home address, email address, phone number .
It’s as easy as 1, 2 … er, ah… well, easy as pie!
| 2013 Tennessee Carry Permit Class Schedule | |
| 14 January 2013- Saturday, 8am till 5pm
22 January 2012- Sunday, 8am till 5pm |
13 July 2013- Saturday, 8am till 5pm
25 July 2013- Sunday, 8am till 5pm |
| 11 February 2013- Saturday, 8am till 5pm
19 February 2013- Sunday, 8am till 5pm |
3 August 2013- Saturday, 8am till 5pm
11 August 2013- Sunday, 8am till 5pm |
| 17 March 2013- Saturday, 8am till 5pm
25 March 2013- Sunday, 8am till 5pm |
14 September 2013- Saturday, 8am till 5pm
22 September 2013- Sunday, 8am till 5pm |
| 21 April 2013- Saturday, 8am till 5pm
27 April 2013- Sunday, 8am till 5pm |
5 October 2013- Saturday, 8am till 5pm
13 October 2013- Sunday, 8am till 5pm |
| 11 May 2013- Saturday, 8am till 5pm
19 May 2013- Sunday, 8am till 5pm |
9 November 2013- Saturday, 8am till 5pm
17 November 2013- Sunday, 8am till 5pm |
| 1 June 2013- Saturday, 8am till 5pm
9 June 2013- Sunday, 8am till 5pm |
7 December 2013- Saturday, 8am till 5pm
15 December 2013-Sunday, 8am till 5pm |
Syllabus:
Chief Instructor: Mike Crow 865.264.4636 or mcrow@firearmsclasses.com
RSO: Don Nickel
Assistant Instructor:
Guest Instructor(s):
Date & Time: ( choose the date by clicking one of the links above) Classes are 8 hours long and begin at 8am
Course Cost: $100.00 / student plus $20.00 range fee
Course Lessons: Lesson 1-Pistol Knowledge and Safe Gun Handling
Lesson 2-Ammunition Knowledge and the Fundamentals of Pistol Shooting
Lesson 3- Legal Responsibilities associated with carrying a handgun
Lesson 4- Firing the First Shots- Putting the six pieces of the shooting puzzle
together to group your shots in your target.
Lesson 5- Two-Handed and One-Handed Standing Shooting Positions
Lesson 6- Pistol Sports and Activities
Location: Austin’s Tennessee Firearms School Classroom Facility, 154- A Talmeda Rd (directions below).
What to Bring: A safe attitude; writing materials to take notes; eye and ear protection if you have them (these items are available at the school for a nominal fee if you do not bring your own) and the firearm you will be qualifying with along with 100 rounds of appropriate ammunition. Good sturdy shoes. A baseball cap or some sort of hat with a brim. Dress appropriately for the weather. We shoot rain or shine unless lightning is in the area. If you do not own a firearm you may rent a .22 cal revolver for $35.00 which includes all ammunition needed for the course or a .38 caliber revolver and all ammunition needed for the course for only $45.00. Be sure to bring your lunch and drinks (drinks and snacks are available fo a nominal fee) .
I will provide the following: Targets; sand bags; cleaning kits; various learning and training aids; multiple handouts; dummy ammunition (snap-caps); Enthusiasm; a safe learning environment. The appropriate paperwork and certificates and direction necessary to complete the procurement of your carry permit.
After the state’s Tennessee Handgun Carry Permit class has concluded each student will receive the NRA’s Pistol Student Participation Packet. This packet contains the folowing:
- NRA Guide to the Basics of Pistol Shooting Handbook- A $19.95 value, this full-color, 119 page handbook on revolver and semi-automatic pistol shooting is one in a series of NRA publications on the basics of shooting. It includes such topics as pistol parts and operation, ammunition, using a pistol safely, operating a pistol, cleaning, storing and transporting a pistol, shooting fundamentals, shooting positions, improving and maintaining shooting skills, and buying a pistol.
- Winchester/NRA Marksmanship Qualification Program Book- A great way to build shooting skills. Qualification shooting is an informal, year-round recreational shooting activity that provides incentive awards for developing and improving marksmanship skills. It’s a drill. The NRA sets the standards; you meet the challenge! Progression is self-paced and scores are challenging but attainable. Performance is measured against established par scores and any shooter who meets or exceeds those scores is entitled to the corresponding recognition awards for that rating. It’s all done on the honor system and participation is FREE!
- Our NRA Pistol and Revolver Parts and Gun Safety Rules Poster
Notes: For those who whish to apply for the Handgun Carry Permit, please bring your own handgun if you have one and 100 rounds of the appropriate ammunition. Though we strongly recommend that you use your own firearm to qualify (for obvious reasons), if you do not yet own a firearm do not worry. We will qualify you on our pistols (see note above in “What to Bring” section) as the state no longer requires that you qualify with the caliber and type of firearm that you intend to carry.
DIRECTIONS: To the classroom facilities
From Dandridge, Knoxville and All Points East
1. From I-40 West, turn RIGHT (North) onto TN-162 N/PELLISSIPPI PKWY. (I-140)
2. Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto OAK RIDGE HWY/TN-62 W.
3. Going WEST on OAK RIDGE HWY / TN-62 W toward COMMERCE PARK DR. Continue to follow TN-62 W.
4. At 2nd light turn RIGHT onto LAFAYETTE DR.
5. Turn RIGHT onto OAK RIDGE TURNPIKE / TN-95 N.
6. At stoplight #3 Turn Left
7. Take 1st LEFT onto Talmeda Rd. The classroom facility will be your left between Homeland Foods Cafe and First Choice Mortgage Co.
From Jellico, TN & Points North in Kentucky
1. I-75 S toward KNOXVILLE
2. Take the HWY 61 exit- EXIT 122- toward OAK RIDGE and Clinton
3. Stay straight, going through Clinton; keep straight onto OAK RIDGE TURNPIKE/Hwy-95
4. After passing Eddie Hair’s Firestone take next Right onto Central Ave.
5. Take first Left onto Talmeda Rd. The classroom facility will be your right between Homeland Foods Cafe and First Choice Mortgage Co.
From Morgan and Scott Counties
1. Follow 127 to Wartburg
2. Take HWY 62 toward Oliver Springs and OAK RIDGE
3. Turn Left onto OAK RIDGE TURNPIKE/ Hwy-95
4. Travel east through Oak Ridge
5. At stoplight #3 Turn Left
6. Take first Right onto Talmeda Rd. The classroom facility will be your left between Homeland Foods Cafe and First Choice Mortgage Co.
From Crossville, Nashville and Points West
1. Travel I-40 E towards Knoxville
2. Take the TN-58 N/GALLAHER RD exit- EXIT 356- toward OAK RIDGE.
3. Merge onto TN-58 N.
4. TN-58 N becomes GALLAHER RD/OAK RIDGE TURNPIKE/TN-95 N.
5. Travel east through Oak Ridge
6. At stoplight #3 Turn Left
7. Take first Right onto Talmeda Rd. The classroom facility will be your left between Homeland Foods Cafe and First Choice Mortgage Co.
From Chattanooga and Points South
1. I-75 N toward KNOXVILLE
2. Take the US-321/TN-95 exit- EXIT 81- toward OAK RIDGE
3. Take TN-95 N toward MELTON HILL DAM/OAK RIDGE.
4. Travel east through Oak Ridge
5. At stoplight #3 Turn Left
6. Take first Right onto Talmeda Rd. The classroom facility will be your left between Homeland Foods Cafe and First Choice Mortgage Co.
The total cost of the class is $90.00 (plus the range fee and ammunition which you are responsible for), purchasing online you are paying a $25.00 non-refunable deposit for the avalible class date you choose. The remainder of $65.00 will be due the day of class in the form of check, credit card or cash.
- 1 June 2013
-Saturday, 8am till 5pm
Tennessee Handgun Carry Permit
Chief Instructor: Mike Crow 865.264.4636 or mcrow@firearmsclasses.com RSO: Don Nickel Guest Instructor(s):
Course Cost: $100.00 / student plus $20.00 range fee Course Length: Total Class and range time will be as long as 9 hours. Please scroll down and make your deposit to register and reserve [...]
- 13 July 2013
- Saturday, 8am till 5pm
Tennessee Handgun Carry Permit
Chief Instructor: Mike Crow 865.264.4636 or mcrow@firearmsclasses.com RSO: Don Nickel Asst. Instructor(s):
Course Cost: $100.00 / student plus $20.00 range fee Course Length: Total Class and range time will be as long as 9 hours. Please scroll down and make your deposit to register and reserve [...]
- 14 September 2013
- Saturday, 8am till 5pm
Tennessee Handgun Carry Permit
Chief Instructor: Mike Crow 865.264.4636 or mcrow@firearmsclasses.com RSO: Don Nickel Asst. Instructor(s):
Course Cost: $100.00 / student plus $20.00 range fee (range fee paid to City of Norris) Course Length: Total Class and range time will be as long as 9 hours. Please scroll down [...]
- 21 July 2013
- Sunday, 8am till 5pm
Tennessee Handgun Carry Permit
Chief Instructor: Mike Crow 865.264.4636 or mcrow@firearmsclasses.com RSO: Don Nickel Asst. Instructor(s):
Course Cost: $100.00 / student plus $20.00 range fee (range fee paid to City of Norris) Course Length: Total Class and range time will be as long as 9 hours. Please scroll down and make [...]
- 22 September 2013
-Sunday, 8am till 5pm
Tennessee Handgun Carry Permit
Chief Instructor: Mike Crow 865.264.4636 or mcrow@firearmsclasses.com RSO: Don Nickel Guest Instructor(s):
Course Cost: $100.00 / student plus $20.00 range fee Course Length: Total Class and range time will be as long as 9 hours. Please scroll down and make your deposit to register and reserve your [...]
- 3 August 2013
- Saturday, 8am till 5pm
Tennessee Handgun Carry Permit
Chief Instructor: Mike Crow 865.264.4636 or mcrow@firearmsclasses.com RSO: Don Nickel Guest Instructor(s):
Course Cost: $100.00 / student plus $20.00 range fee Course Length: Total Class and range time will be as long as 9 hours. Please scroll down and make your deposit to register and [...]
- 5 October 2013
- Saturday, 8am till 5pm
Tennessee Handgun Carry Permit
Chief Instructor: Mike Crow 865.264.4636 or mcrow@firearmsclasses.com RSO: Don Nickel Guest Instructor(s):
Course Cost: $100.00 / student plus $20.00 range fee Course Length: Total Class and range time will be as long as 9 hours. Please scroll down and make your deposit to register and reserve [...]
- 9 June 2013
- Sunday, 8am till 5pm
Tennessee Handgun Carry Permit
Chief Instructor: Mike Crow 865.264.4636 or mcrow@firearmsclasses.com RSO: Don Nickel Guest Instructor(s):
Course Cost: $100.00 / student plus $20.00 range fee Course Length: Total Class and range time will be as long as 9 hours. Please scroll down and make your deposit to register and [...]