Top Notch Training

It offends me that MD requires pistol instructor rating from an NRO (nationally recognized training organization - think NRA or USCCA) or being a Police instructor (not a police officer, but a police officer who trains other police officers) but the businesses that train the most people for the HQL and W&C classes have their students go 3.5 hours (of 4.0 hours for HQL) or 15.5 hours (of 16 hours for W&C) WITHOUT EVER TOUCHING A GUN.

This is ludicrous. You need to have met training standards from the organization that certified you as an instructor. Neither NRA nor USCCA nor Police Academy instructors are taught to only hand a gun to students for the qualifier shoot. Why would you even think that that practice is acceptable when teaching a MD class?

Every single one of my students practices clearing the chamber(s), safe transfer from person to person, dry fire techniques, etc... during the class and has demonstrated safe firearm handling multiple times during the classroom session before we move to the range. All those other "big box" ranges and trainers who do not do this are technically violating their QHIC or QHIL licenses by not adhering to the training standards tat allowed them to get their license to be a Maryland Qualified Handgun Instructor.

We still have weekday classes with seats open in August and weekend classes with seats open in September. Check out our Schedule at Www.topnotchfi****mstraining.com. Also please check out our business partners. PHOTO below is pistol selection at Bmore Tactical at 617B Stemmers Run Rd in Essex.

As of right now, we have a couple seats open for HQL classes in July and August.

All of our Wear & Carry seats are filled for July but we have openings in our August classes.

We are working to try and offer some weekday classes for folks that work on the weekends. Please check the website frequently as classes are being added frequently.

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