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Effective January 1, 2015, all Firearm Safety Certificate (FSC) Program DOJ Certified Instructor applicants are required to have a valid Certificate of Eligibility (COE) and must obtain a COE prior to applying to become a FSC Program DOJ Certified Instructor.
The Certificate of Eligibility instructions and application are available at Certificate of Eligibility. Please note that COEs must be renewed annually. The COE processing time is approximately 4 – 8 weeks.
Once you have obtained your COE number from the Bureau of Firearms, you can apply to become a FSC Program DOJ Certified Instructor by completing a Firearm Safety Certificate (FSC) Program DOJ Certified Instructor application (form BOF 037) or apply online through the FSC Certified Instructor Firearm Certification System. Please note that a FSC Program’s DOJ Certified Instructor's certification is valid for five years, provided you maintain a valid COE. The processing time for manual applications is up to four weeks, and online applications can take three to four business days.
To renew your certification, a FSC Program DOJ Certified Instructor Application (form BOF 037) is available at https://oag.ca.gov/firearms/forms and must be submitted with the renewal box checked, or you may renew online through the FSC Certified Instructor Firearm Certification System at https://fcs.doj.ca.gov/login-form after accepting the Conditions of Use.
FSCs are acquired by taking and passing a written test on firearm safety, generally at participating firearms dealerships and private firearms training facilities. A Firearm Safety Certificate Study Guide to help individuals prepare for the FSC test is available for viewing/downloading from this website. A Firearm Safety webinar is also available for viewing or download on the Videos page.
The firearm safety demonstration protocols and FSC Program DOJ Certified Instructor standards have been established and implemented by DOJ. An explanation of the firearm safety demonstration can be found starting on page 12 of the Firearm Safety Certificate Study Guide.
These forms contain fields you can fill in on-screen by first downloading and saving the form to your computer, and instructions for submitting the completed forms to DOJ.
For additional information regarding the FSC program, please review the Frequently Asked Questions or email boffscprogram@doj.ca.gov.
Organizations Specified by Penal Code section 31635, subdivision (b) as providing Acceptable Firearms Safety Training.
Penal Code section 31635, subdivision (b), authorizes DOJ to certify individuals possessing a training certificate from one of the following training organizations to be a FSC Program DOJ Certified Instructor:
Entities Recognized by DOJ as Providing Comparable Firearm Safety Training to Those Entities Specified by Penal Code section 31635, subdivision (b).
Penal Code section 31635, subdivision (b), authorizes DOJ to recognize entities that provide firearms safety training comparable to the entities specified within that subdivision. Individuals possessing a Certificate of Completion from any of the entities so recognized by DOJ may apply to be a FSC Program DOJ Certified Instructor.
The entities recognized by DOJ as providing firearms safety training comparable to the entities specified by Penal Code section 31635, subdivision (b) are:
Name | Owner | City and State | Phone Number |
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2nd Amendment Sports | Bakersfield | (661) 323-4512 | |
29 Outdoor Gear | Jerome Kunzman | American Canyon, CA | (510) 376-0303 |
AAO Training | Bryan Kinney | Petaluma, CA | (707) 400-3677 |
Adamas Firearms Training LLC | Tanner Diamond | Santa Barbara, CA 93105 | (661) 993-8156 |
AE Firearm Safety Training | Aric Emery | Fair Oaks, CA 95628 | (530) 605-9278 |
Armed Response Marksman | Shiloh Darrow | Tehachapi, CA | (661) 243-3117 |
Artemis Defense Institute | Steven Lieberman | Lake Forest, CA 92630 | (949) 305-6586 |
Ballistic Precision Inc. | Daniel Comer | Eureka | (707) 798-5155 |
Baptist Security Training | Frazier Baptist | Vacaville | (707) 386-2689 |
Basic Gun Safety | Huntington Beach | (714) 864-0203 | |
Bear Arms Defense Corporation | Elias Chalhub | Beverly Hills, CA 90211 | (310) 497-3401 |
BullsEyeTactical Firearms Training | Castella | (530) 235-0721 | |
Burbank Ammo & Guns | David Schwartz | Burbank, CA | (818) 859-7534 |
Burton Lewis Agency, LLC | Glenn Burton Lewis | Elk Grove, CA | (916) 834-9728 |
Bushido Training Group | Donald Wharton | Brawley, CA 92227 | (760) 427-3244 |
California Firearms Safety School | San Francisco & Monterey | (415) 816-0099 | |
Cal Guns Training | Shawn Lindstrom | Ventura, CA | (805) 765-1486 |
The CCW School | Katherine Lukach | Fullerton, CA 92832 | (562) 645-3494 |
CCW USA Firearms Training | Santee | (619) 871-9834 | |
Charles W Miller Firearms Training | Charles Miller | San Jose, CA | (408) 621-5015 |
CK-ET Executives | Corey Najjar | Lancaster, CA 93534 | (661) 860-7108 |
Coast Tactical Training | Scott Jones | Orange, CA | (562) 583-1790 |
Critical Synthesis Training Facility | Hanley Chan | San Francisco, CA 94124 | (415) 779-2558 |
Darrell's Shooting Sports | San Juan Capistrano | (949) 599-4148 | |
Defensive Accuracy | Lodi | (408) 687-3791 | |
Dobbs Firearm Training | Suisun City | (888) 486-0250 | |
Double Tap Training | Granada Hills | (818) 363-1777 | |
Down Range Indoor Training Center | William Clark | Chico | (530) 896-1992 |
Emilio Michael Ducusin | Emilio Michael Ducusin | Rancho Cordova, CA | (408) 687-9773 |
Expert Firearms Training LLC | Roy Bryson | Oakley/California | (925) 550-2780 |
Fast Response Security, Inc. | Richard Jones | California City | (661) 775-5650 |
Firearms Training Associates | Yorba Linda/California | (714) 701-9918 | |
Firearms Training Institute | San Jose/California | (408) 506-1884 | |
First Priority Security Consulting LLC | Keith Brown | Tracy/California | (510) 736-4333 |
Five Star Firearms and Training | Truckee | (530) 587-5239 | |
Foley Firearms Training Inc. | Michael Foley | Menifee, CA 92585 | (951) 236-6267 |
Foothill Firearms | Kevin Kuntz | Newcastle, CA 95658 | (916) 663-9349 |
Fortitude International LLC | Jonathan Lee | Yorba Linda, CA 92887 | (714) 312- 9613 |
Friedman Handgun Training | Peter Friedman | Pleasant Hill, CA | (925) 818-6642 |
FSC Instructor Training Course | William Tidwell | Alameda or Mariposa Counties | (510) 552-4742 or (209) 878-3056 |
Gateway Cities KRAV MAGA | Kealii Kaapana | La Habra, CA 90631 | (714) 724-8705 |
Geoffrey D Peabody | Geoffrey D Peabody | Placerville, CA | (916) 644-0991 |
Greenhorn Outfitter, LLC | Bakersfield | (661) 319-5426 | |
Gryphon Gun Works | Jacob Zalusky | Atascadero, CA, 93422 | (805) 461-5777 |
Gungutz | Jason Myskow | Apple Valley, CA 92307 | (760) 953-7046 |
Gun World | Daemion Garro | Burbank, CA | (818) 238-9071 |
The Gun Range San Diego | Veronica Garlow | San Diego, CA | (858) 573-1911 |
The Gun School | Danny R. Wells | Tulare, Kings, Monterey, San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara | (559) 936-9909 |
Guns Direct | Philip Sirilertjan | Burbank, CA | (818) 848-4867 |
Hammer Stryke Self-Reliance Training, Inc | (209) 614-1718 | ||
High Caliber Tactical | Donald Penner | Fresno, CA | (559) 903-7547 |
Hillside Range | Gerald Bartholomew | Los Banos | (209) 704-1708 |
JLPFI- John Lewis Professional Firearms Instruction | John Lewis | Fresno, CA | (559) 349-3833 |
John Albert Holder | John Holder | Redwood Valley, CA | (707) 489-3380 |
Kings Gun Center LLC | Hanford | (559) 585-2000 | |
KIT Group, LLC | Santa Ana | (714) 721-9233 | |
Kiwi's Custom Guns, Inc | Lyndon Yates | Riverbank, CA 95367 | (209) 863-2355 |
L7 Adventures, Inc. | Minh-Thi O'Callaghan | Alturas, CA 96101 | (408) 858-3077 |
Liberty Firearms Training | Ronald Givens | Sacramento | (916) 870-1854 |
Lock n Load Concealed Carry Training | David Lungren | Shingle Springs | (916) 705-2258 |
Logos Arms Firearms Training | Jan Richard Irvin | Crestline, CA | (714) 299-0592 |
Loyal Arms | Ricky Gan | Folsom | (916) 680-9888 |
Marshall Security Training Academy | Edmon Muradyan | Los Angeles | (323) 660-0636 |
Martin B. Retting Inc. | Alex Reyes | Culver City | (310) 837-2412 |
Modern Warrior Gunsmithing | Jonathan Katz | Los Angeles | (818) 930-5289 |
Ms. Defense, LLC | Kelly Reeves | Atascadero, CA | (805) 591-4104 |
MSP Firearms | Marisol Pantoja | California City, California | (760) 821-3195 |
Nationwide CCW | North Hollywood, California | (818) 660-6123 | |
NorCal Med Tac | Brannon Schell | Aptos | (831) 970-0440 |
One on One Firearms LLC | Joseph Truesdale | Sacramento, CA 95827 | (916) 494-9663 |
OSOS Security Services Training Facility | Mill Valley | (415) 519-3549 | |
Pacific Outfitters | Aaron Ostrom | Eureka, CA | (707) 443-6328 |
Paragraph2 LLC | James Belanger | Anaheim Hills, CA 92807 | (714) 200-1202 |
Personal Protection Academy | Michael Pettengill | Murrieta, CA | (951) 574-9009 |
Poway Weapons & Gear | John Phillips | Poway, CA | (858) 206-5057 |
Powers Security Training | Bakersfield | (661) 871-7273 | |
Practical Firearms Training, LLC | Yvonne Arriola | French Camp, CA | (925) 487-4390 |
Premier Tactical Training | Fresno | (559) 779-7742 | |
Prestigious Investigative Firearms Training Facility | Ardrick Elmore | Upland, CA | (909) 303-3153 |
Primary Defense LLC | Mario Lopez | Patterson, CA | (209) 605-0344 |
Range Master | John Perry | San luis Obispo | (805) 545-0322 |
The Range | Grass Valley | (530) 273-4440 | |
Ray Walters | Raymond Walters Jr. | Modesto, CA | (209) 613-5994 |
Red Dot Self Defense | Cherie Sintes-Glover | Linden, CA | (209) 920-7162 |
Rosengarten Firearms Training | Marcelo Rosengarten | Ripon, CA | (209) 610-1425 |
Rynearson Safety Training | Redding | (530) 524-3288 | |
Safe Firearms Education | Bertrand Blanc | San Jose, CA | (408) 348-7966 |
Safety Firearm Training | John Holder | Ukiah | (707) 489-3380 |
Safe Insight LLC | Brandon Cammarata | Cypress, CA 90630 | (877) 217-7233 |
Scott R. James II Firearm Sales & Training | Visalia | (559) 352-6982 | |
Sentri Institute Inc. | Paul Peng | Garden Grove, CA | (949) 591-9747 |
SEC Unarmed Private Independent Security Service | Stanley Eugene Crittendon | Calexico, CA | (760) 357-0412 |
Sheepdog Defensive Training | Lamar Simpson | Sacramento | (916) 548-5326 |
Shoot Safe | Jason Granados | Huntington Beach | (714) 625-1507 |
Shoot Safe Learning | Torrance | (310) 464-0855 | |
Shooter's Paradise of Yuba City | Scott Evans | Yuba City, CA 95993 | (530) 673-4100 |
ShootSoCal Firearms Training | David Anderson | Buena Park, CA | (818) 359-7056 |
Showket Training | Ziyad Showket | Novato, CA | (415) 497-1983 |
Silicon Valley Tactical LLC | Robert Chang | Campbell, CA 95008 | (408) 313-1254 |
Solutions Group International | George Holt | Riverside, CA | (877) 844-8744 |
Southern Shooting Supply | Tehachapi | (661) 823-1223 | |
Tactical 360 | Christopher Martinez | Bakersfield, CA 93312 | (661) 497-3089 |
Tactical-ish Inc. | Matthew Harbin | Newbury Park, CA | (805) 758-9308 |
Triple Threat Solutions | Roosevelt Scott Jr. | Bakersfield, CA | (661) 374-1180 |
Uncle Ed's Outfitters | Jerome Zalusky | Atascadero, CA, 93422 | (805) 461-5777 |
Valley Defense Consulting, Inc. | Vince Bizzini | Modesto | (209) 552-5728 |
Valley Gun, Inc. | Bakersfield | (661) 352-9468 | |
Wade Roberts Firearms Training | Tulare | (559) 303-2848 | |
William M E Mclaren | William Mclaren | Oceanside | (858) 337-7876 |