Police Concealed Carry Handgun

Course Overview

      Whether on or off duty, the contemporary law enforcement officer must be aware of the full spectrum of issues applicable to carrying a handgun concealed. Just as training for uniformed officers must reflect real-world concerns, so must those working in non-uniformed and non-traditional roles be prepared for the unique operational challenges they might face. Just as importantly, agencies that require, encourage or allow the off-duty carry of handguns must be prepared to provide proper training to support existing policies within this realm. This course offers a critical foundation in the support of agency policy and training pertinent to concealed carry handguns.

      While this program can be taken as a stand-alone skill development course by officers wishing to hone their concealed carry knowledge and skills, it is especially beneficial to firearms instructors tasked with assuring their agency’s competency with concealment handguns.

Upon completion of this course, the officer will be able to:

• Identify specific policy concerns pertinent to the off-duty concealed carry of handguns.

• Identify legal concerns applicable to off-duty carry and deployment of handguns.

• Identify specific safety issues relevant to concealed carry of handguns.

• Identify criteria pertinent to the selection or authorization of on and off-duty concealment handguns.

• Identify criteria salient to the selection or authorization of on and off-duty concealment holsters.

• Identify critical training considerations pertinent to certain types of concealment holsters.

• Identify support equipment crucial to on-duty carry of concealed handguns.

• Identify support equipment crucial to off-duty carry of concealment handguns.

• Identify concerns related to clothing selection that might optimize or degrade efficient carry of concealed handguns.

• List critical tactical issues pertinent to deploying a handgun from a concealed carry status.

• Demonstrate safety and competency with concealed handguns from the available holster configurations.

Prerequisites

      This course is limited to current law enforcement officers, private security specialists, and military personnel.

Course Instructor: Lt. Dave Spaulding (Ret.)

      Dave Spaulding is a retired law enforcement officer with 28 years of experience. Having retired as a Lieutenant from the Montgomery County (Ohio) Sheriff's Office, he worked in all facets of law enforcement including Communications, Corrections, Court Security, Patrol, Evidence Collection, Investigations, Undercover Operations and Training. He spent 12 years on the SWAT team, 8 of which as Training Officer. He supervised his agency's training program for five years and spent five years as the commander of a federally funded, multi-agency Narcotics Task Force that worked investigations from Miami to Seattle.

      Dave has a Bachelor's Degree in Social Psychology from the University of Dayton with a minor in Physical Education. He is a graduate of most of the major firearms training schools including Thunder Ranch, Gunsite, the Smith & Wesson Academy, the SIG Arms Academy, the Heckler & Koch International Training Division, Defense Training International, CQB Services, Ltd., the Tactical Defense Institute and the Mid South Institute for Self Defense Shooting. He has been a multiple attendee and presenter at the international training conferences for ASLET and IALEFI and was the host for the 2004 international training conference for IALEFI. He has served as an adjunct instructor for H & K, the Tactical Defense Institute and is a past president of the Ohio Tactical Officer's Association.