NRA Basic Pistol Course.
 

A carry permit (pistol permit) is required to carry and purchase pistols/revolvers in Connecticut. A hunting license or carry permit will allow you to purchase any long gun in Connecticut without having to endure the state imposed waiting period. In order to get a State Permit to Carry you must first obtain a local permit. A local pistol permit/temporary state permit may be obtained from the police chief in the town in which you reside or maintain a place of business. The first step is the NRA Basic Pistol course.

The NRA Basic Pistol Course is required in order to get your local carry permit. 

The Goal of the NRA Basic Pistol course is 

"to teach the basic knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for owning and using a pistol safely"

Course Lessons

Pistol Knowledge & Safe Gun Handling Ammunition Knowledge & Pistol Shooting Fundamentals Firing the First Shots Two-Handed & One-Handed Standing Shooting Positions Pistol Sports & Activities Items to bring to the course Comfortable clothing. Personal identification (Driver's License.) Hearing and eye protection, ammunition and handguns will be provided for the course. Each course consists of the mandatory classroom instruction and actual range time. The cost per person is $100.

Email for more information
or phone to schedule a class
(203) 715-5418
John L. Hayes

Laws that forbid the carrying of arms...disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes...
Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants;
they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides,
for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.
~ Thomas Jefferson