Candgun Training

About your Instructor Chad Coffey

I am a Sergeant with the Granville County Sheriff's Office with the A.C.E Unit (Aggressive Criminal Enforcement) and am also the training coordinator. I do all of the firearms training for the Granville County Sheriff's Office, Stem Police Department, Stovall Police Department, and assist with the firearms training of other surrounding agencies. I am a part time instructor for Vance Granville Community College where I teach firearms, physical training, subject control and arrest techniques as well as other law enforcement topics. I have been a Concealed Carry Instructor since 2005 and have taught over 4000 candidates the Concealed Weapons Carry class ranging in ages from 16-87. I am a certified Glock Armorer and am a competitive IDPA shooter.

Make sure you are able to register for your Concealed Carry Permit 

Be Sure You Can Answer these Sheriff's Questions

In order to obtain a Concealed Carry Handgun permit you must apply to the Sheriff's Office within your county of residence.  The Sheriff shall issue a permit to you if you qualify under the following criteria according to North Carolina General Stature 14-415.12.  The following questions are part of the Sheriff's Questions that will keep you from receiving your concealed carry handgun permit. 

• I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of NC.

• I am 21 years of age or older.

• I do not suffer from any mental infirmity that prevents safe handling of a handgun.

• I am eligible to own or possess or receive a firearm under the provisions of state or federal law.

• I am not under indictment or against whom a finding of probable cause exist for a felony.

• I have not been adjudicated guilty of a felony.

• I am not an unlawful user, or addicted to marijuana, alcohol, or any depressant, stimulant, or narcotic drug, or any other controlled or uncontrolled substance.

• I have not been discharged from the armed forces under less than honorable conditions.