Frequent Questions About Colorado Concealed Carry Permit.

Colorado House Bill 24-1174 requires you obtain a “training certificate issued by a verified instructor who conducts a concealed handgun training class or a refresher class that evidences the applicants successful completion of the class requirements” All our instructors not only are Verified Instructors as well as NRA certified with additional training and certifications. Once you receive a qualifying training certificate you visit your local sheriff's office. At the sheriff's office, you will fill out your application, be fingerprinted, and have your photo taken. Once all that is completed the sheriff's office will accept your completed application including your training certificate and submit it. As long as you don't have a disqualifying criminal record, Colorado will issue you a Colorado Concealed Handgun Permit that will be issued and delivered in the mail.

To Qualify for the Colorado Concealed Handgun Permit, the following is required:

• A legal resident of Colorado*
• 21 Years old or older
• Is eligible to possess a firearm pursuant to federal law and CRS 18-8-503
• Has not been convicted of perjury under section 18-8-503, in relation to information provided or deliberately omitted on a permit application submitted
• Does not chronically and habitually use alcoholic beverages to the extent that the applicant's normal faculties are impaired
• Is not an unlawful user of or addicted to a controlled substance
• Is not subject to a protection order

*If you are a military member or immediate family to a military member, stationed in Colorado on orders you will be treated as a Colorado resident for purposes of the Concealed Handgun Permit.

If you are not a Colorado resident you do not qualify for the Colorado Concealed Handgun Permit. Even if you are not a Colorado resident you can still take the class and qualify for the Arizona Concealed Carry Permit. Arizona's non-resident permit is honored in 30 states and if you are a resident of Arizona it is honored in 37 states. So if you are traveling through the state for work and you wish to take the class you can and will still receive a great permit. Arizona does require two fingerprint cards to be completed by trained fingerprint technicians, we have a technician at each class and charge $20.00 to get your fingerprints completed at the class.

If you are a military member or immediate family to a military member, stationed in Colorado on orders you will be treated as a Colorado resident for purposes of the Concealed Handgun Permit.

To obtain a Colorado Concealed Handgun Permit you must obtain a certificate of training, pay the state fee, and be fingerprinted and photographed at your local sheriff's office. The fingerprinting, photographing, and processing fee varies per county between $50-$100. The ASDI Colorado Concealed Carry class to receive your certificate costs $135.00. Colorado's state fee is $52.50.

When you add it all up the total cost is about $237.50 - $287.50 depending on your counties processing fees. In the past the ASDI Colorado Concealed Carry Class had different pricing, it has been updated to reflect changes in our curriculum to ensure our class is compliant with Colorado House Bill 24-1174.

Students will need to bring their Colorado state issued ID or driver’s license. Our class will have a live fire portion of the training that will be completed at the shooting range so students are encouraged to bring their own firearm and at least 50 rounds of ammunition. If you do not have a personal firearm, rentals will be available at the range on the day of training. Ammunition can be purchased in advance or onsite; we recommend arriving early if you need to rent a firearm or buy ammunition at the range.

You should receive your permit in the mail around 90 days from the date of submission at the sheriff's office.

No, Colorado does not issue non-resident concealed carry permits. However, if you are a military member or immediate family to a military member, stationed in Colorado on orders you will be treated as a Colorado resident for purposes of the Concealed Handgun Permit.

If you are in Colorado but not a Colorado resident and would still like to get a permit click here.

Currently our Colorado Concealed Carry Class runs 8 hours long, compliant with Colorado House Bill 24-1174. In the past our Colorado Concealed Carry class ran 3 hours long, after an update to our curriculum the length of the class has been changed to 8 hours to accommodate the additions made to the training.

This class is the only class required to get your Colorado Concealed Handgun Permit. Once you have completed the class you will receive a certificate that meets the requirements of Colorado House Bill 24-1174 for obtaining a Concealed Handgun Permit. You will take that to your local sheriff's office. There, they will photograph you, fingerprint you, and help you fill out and submit your application. Some sheriffs' offices require you to make an appointment in advance, others allow for walk-in appointments.