LTTC Safety

Maryland Handgun Qualification License (HQL) 

 

For new handgun owners in the State of Maryland, this is where your journey begins. We offer a state-approved firearms safety training course specially crafted to fulfill the requirements of the Handgun Qualification License (HQL).​  If you or your adult family members are not in need of the license but are looking for a safety course based around firearms, this course will satisfy that need.  The HQL course will cover the following topics: 

 

• The Cardinal Rules of Safety

• Storage and Handling 

• Care and Cleaning

• Basic/Intermediate Nomenclature Pistols

• Basic Nomenclature Long Guns

• Ballistics

• Hands on Practical Exercises

• Proper Shooting Fundamentals

• Maryland Firearms Related Laws

 

 

Training is valid for 3 years and must be completed prior to submitting an application for a Handgun Qualification License.  Application must be accompanied by the receipt from the Fingerprinting service, dated by less than 30 days prior to submition.

 

Who Needs It

A person may not purchase, rent, or receive a handgun after October 1, 2013 unless they possess a valid Handgun Qualification License (HQL) issued by the Maryland State Police.

 

• $90 per student

• Onsite fingerprinting available (additional fee)

• Total course time 4 hrs (class/range)

• Courses held in both Gaithersburg & Frederick

• Lunch will be provided @ Frederick Course Location Only

• Minimum student 6, max 16

 

 

Scheduled course dates:             Click "Register For Course" to see calendar 

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