Illinois Conceal and Carry Academy

Specialties

We provide the Illinois approved training and certification which is necessary to apply for your Illinois Concealed Carry License. We are not a gun store or range. All of our instructors are approved by the State of Illinois (this can be confirmed at the Illinois State Police website ccl4illi​nois​.com and click «Find Instructors».Search Last Name: Sneed, Joseph, as an example. The required course is 16 hours, however the state law does allow for up to 8 hours to be exempted. We provide safe gun handling training for beginners, as well as experts. Our course includes the following: The 16 Hour Classroom Certification, Range Certification, Use of our weapons and ammunition to pass Illinois’s shooting qualification at the range, and the processing of your Illinois Concealed Carry Application online for a total fee of $ 175.00. There are no additional costs, no hidden fees. For a Limited Time, we are throwing in «Free of Charge» the State of Utah Certification which will allow you to receive a Utah Concealed Carry License, as well. The combination of having the combined Illinois and Utah Concealed Carry Licenses will allow you to carry a concealed weapon in 39+ States. Other instructors will charge you as much as $ 100 for the Utah alone. Also our Instructors are well versed in applying the self-​defense laws of concealed carry licensees, when to and when not to use your weapon and how it relates to the law. Our goal is to produce safe and responsible concealed carry licensees.

History

Established in 2013.

Illinois Conceal and Carry Academy, Inc. (ICCA) was started in the Fall, 2014 in anticipation of the State of Illinois passing the Illinois Concealed Carry Act, which would allow private citizens the opportunity to carry a weapon on or about their person or in their vehicles legally as an additional form of self-​protection. ICCA is an extension of the principal owners strong beliefs and desire to train private citizens in the proper manner of safely handling a firearm in order to protect themselves and their loved ones and to educate them in adapting the proper mindset of it’s use without placing them in jeopardy of losing their freedom and/​or happiness in life. Based on these principles and the mandatory minimum training qualifications that the State of Illinois mandates, ICCA was created. If you are doubtful of the price structuring of the class, don’t be concerned, you will receive more training than our competion is offering. Our price is low to fit into your budget.

Meet the Business Owner

Joseph S.

Business Owner

I am the President of Illinois Conceal and Carry Academy, Inc. (ICCA). I am employed as a Supervisor of Investigations for the City of Chicago (17 yrs.). I am also the President/​Owner of Nacional Security Group, Inc. and Sneed & Associates Detective Agency, Inc. Approved instructor for the State of Illinois, Utah, Florida, & Arizona. Also approved NRA instructor. As a law enforcement officer and having been legally trained in interpreting and applying laws, I bring a specialized set of skills to developing and teaching the concealed carry class, that one may not find offered in other class environments, that emphasizes, not only, when to use your weapon in situations; but also, when not to use your weapon in situations; and how to avoid the «pitfalls» of potentially being arrested for the use of your weapon. I recently had a law school professor attend a class and stated 2 things –1) «You did an excellent job with the law» and 2) «You should raise your prices». I won’t do #2. Yet…