Our Illinois Concealed Carry Classes are $250 all inclusive with no hidden fees. Classroom, training book, and range fees are INCLUDED in this fee.
Ultimate Carry's lead instructor is unlike any other firearms instructor you will encounter. Tim Sutton is board certified in Security Management as a Certified Protection Professional (CPP) by ASIS International, the world's largest security organization with more than 47,000 members. Tim sits on the ASIS International Healthcare Security Council and chairs its White Paper Committee. He has participated in the development of several ANSI Standards including Workplace Violence Prevention and Intervention Standard, Quality Assurance and Security Management for Private Security Companies Operating at Sea – Guidance, Maturity Model for the Phased Implementation of the Organizational Resilience Management System, Maturity Model for the Phased Implementation of a Quality Assurance Management System for Private Security Service Providers, Management System for Quality of Private Security Company Operations - Requirements with Guidance, Conformity Assessment and Auditing Management Systems for Quality of Private Security Company Operations, and Auditing Management Systems: Risk, Resilience, Security, and Continuity—Guidance for Application. He is currently working on the technical committees for the development of the Risk Assessment Standard (RA) and Managing the Investigative Process - Guidance (INV). Tim is also board certified as a Certified Healthcare Protection Administrator (CHPA) by the International Association for Healthcare Security and Safety (IAHSS). He has participated in the development of the IAHSS Healthcare Security Guidelines and has served on their Guidelines Council.
Tim is a life-long security expert and instructor. He brings this experience with him to every class he teaches and offers information and perspective that no other firearms instructor can. Tim helps our students develop a personal safety plan designed to help avoid the need to use a firearm while ensuring the proper and safe handling of a firearm should it become necessary.
The Illinois State Police has created an ILLINOIS CONCEALED CARRY FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS webpage answering many of the questions you may have about the license requirements and the licensing application process. The state of Illinois requires 16 hours instruction for the IL Concealed Firearm License. Credit for up to 8 hours of previous training may be allowed as approved by the Illinois State Police per the Firearm Concealed Carry Act and are listed here: