Become Armed Security Guard

Armed guard applicants must possess a valid pistol license and must complete a 47 Hour Firearms Training Course for Security Guards prior to applying for a Special Armed Guard Registration Card. Attendees must have both a NYS Unarmed Guard License and a New York Pistol License.

47 Hour Armed Guard Training

Cost: The cost of this program is $1,750.00 which includes ammunition and range fees. A $500 non-refundable deposit is required. If you cannot attend your deposit may be applied to the next class.

Armed guard applicants must possess a valid NYS pistol license pursuant to Penal Law 400.00 and must complete a 47 Hour Firearms Training Course for Security Guards prior to applying for a Special Armed Guard Registration Card. Attendees must have BOTH a NYS Unarmed Guard License and a New York Pistol License. The NYPD pistol license division MAY issue a waiver to attendees who have submitted their license application to the NYPD under the sponsorship of the security guard company where they are employed. This waiver will allow them to handle weapons while taking the course. Seven (7) hours of instruction is given in the classroom and the remaining 40 hours must be given on the range.

GSG’s 47 Hour armed guard program is unlike any other course offered in the state. It is given by a former Special Agent/Primary Firearms Instructor at the FBI/DEA Academy at Quantico, Virginia. He has personally provided instruction to thousands of US Federal Agents, state and local police officers, SWAT team members, specialized military units and their international counterparts. GSG’s 47 hour program is patterned after the training course given to special agents of the DEA and FBI and is, without question, the most professional firearms training program in the state. In addition, GSG is the only authorized firearms school in the region that uses a state of the art Meggitt electronic firearms simulator to assess a student’s ability to understand and apply the laws regarding the use of deadly force. Students attending our program will learn to handle a firearms with the same proficiency as highly-trained federal agents.

Course Outline