Dan Wellman

Permit to Carry Certification from Total Defense: A Personalized Fit in an Off-The-Rack World – That’s what makes us Minnesota’s Premium Shooting & Training Center.

When you get your carry certification at Total Defense you’ll receive the personalized attention that you need and deserve. Total Defense certifies thousands of Minnesotans every year for the legal carry of firearms, and throughout that experience we’ve remained steadfast in our foremost commitment to being a training facility of higher learning.

Our class covers: Carry legislation; limitation and liability issues; carry methods and safety; home defense tactics; victimization and criminal psychology; situational awareness; confrontation de-escalation; state reciprocity; law enforcement encounters; and other legal and ethical issues that come up while being a permit holder.

Once in the range, our highly-experienced instructors will coach and mentor you through the live-fire qualification. Unlike many of our competitors, we have the convenience of being a one-stop-shop with our indoor range being on-site, which reduces driving hassle & inconvenience, and time you spend on the class.

We teach both USCCA CCHDF curriculum and our Total Defense Minnesota BCA Approved Class. If you want to verify what curriculum will be taught for a specific date, give us a call at 763-432-6134.

Permit to Carry Certification from Total Defense: A Personalized Fit in an Off-The-Rack World – That’s what makes us Minnesota’s Premium Shooting & Training Center.

When you get your carry certification at Total Defense you’ll receive the personalized attention that you need and deserve. Total Defense certifies thousands of Minnesotans every year for the legal carry of firearms, and throughout that experience we’ve remained steadfast in our foremost commitment to being a training facility of higher learning.

Our class covers: Carry legislation; limitation and liability issues; carry methods and safety; home defense tactics; victimization and criminal psychology; situational awareness; confrontation de-escalation; state reciprocity; law enforcement encounters; and other legal and ethical issues that come up while being a permit holder.

Once in the range, our highly-experienced instructors will coach and mentor you through the live-fire qualification. Unlike many of our competitors, we have the convenience of being a one-stop-shop with our indoor range being on-site, which reduces driving hassle & inconvenience, and time you spend on the class.

In this introduction module, Beth Alcazar introduces students to the basics of handgun safety, including how to safely clear (unload) a semi-automatic pistol. Alcazar goes on to explain and demonstrate the seven basic fundamentals for safe and accurate shooting. The lesson is rounded out by taking those basics, and putting them into practice both in the classroom and on the shooting range. This lesson will act as a building block as the student progresses to Women’s Intermediate Pistol.

Class is $59 per person. You will also receive a voucher for $50 off our Permit to Carry Course purchased the day of the Women's Basic Pistol Course.

This "mini-class" is an abridged version of our Home Defense Fundamentals course, which includes developing a personal and home protection plan, firearm basics, shooting fundamentals, the use of deadly force and the aftermath, developing a training program, and more.

We offer several basic firearms classes. We have Pistol 101, Long Gun 101, and a Hybrid All-In-One Class. We Primarily teach the Basic pistol classes as there is a great demand for it. This is a great class to take prior to a CCW course, however it is not a requirement. These classes cover the basics of how to safely handle firearms and many other topics as well. You will also get a chance to shoot several different platforms of firearms in this class.

This class will cover how to properly clean and maintain firearms. Bring your firearm along and learn on yours, or we will have them available to use for the class.

Each student will receive a Free Premium Cleaning kit for participating in this class!! A $45.00 VALUE!!!!

The DSF curriculum will steer through the static training most are familiar with, into actual training in specific tested methods of armed self-defense. Topics covered will include stance, grip, to physical shooting techniques that gets your body working with your gun instead of against it. Intuitive skills that work within what the body does naturally while under stress in a combat situation will be discussed and drilled so that the end user can apply them simply and efficiently. The class begins with a safety briefing and delves into:

​​Warrior Expert Theory Counter-Ambush Training Work well with what the body does naturally The Balance of Speed and Precision The "Most Likely" Distance Stance and Movement Presentation from "Ready" Position Grip and Trigger Control Presentation from the Holster One-Handed Shooting Shooting from Retention & Reloading And... Various Fundamental Intuitive Defense Shooting Drills

The DSF curriculum will steer through the static training most are familiar with, into actual training in specific tested methods of armed self-defense. Topics covered will include stance, grip, to physical shooting techniques that gets your body working with your gun instead of against it. Intuitive skills that work within what the body does naturally while under stress in a combat situation will be discussed and drilled so that the end user can apply them simply and efficiently. The class begins with a safety briefing and delves into:

​​Warrior Expert Theory Counter-Ambush Training Work well with what the body does naturally The Balance of Speed and Precision The "Most Likely" Distance Stance and Movement Presentation from "Ready" Position Grip and Trigger Control Presentation from the Holster One-Handed Shooting Shooting from Retention & Reloading And... Various Fundamental Intuitive Defense Shooting Drills

The DSF curriculum will steer through the static training most are familiar with, into actual training in specific tested methods of armed self-defense. Topics covered will include stance, grip, to physical shooting techniques that gets your body working with your gun instead of against it. Intuitive skills that work within what the body does naturally while under stress in a combat situation will be discussed and drilled so that the end user can apply them simply and efficiently. The class begins with a safety briefing and delves into:

​​Warrior Expert Theory Counter-Ambush Training Work well with what the body does naturally The Balance of Speed and Precision The "Most Likely" Distance Stance and Movement Presentation from "Ready" Position Grip and Trigger Control Presentation from the Holster One-Handed Shooting Shooting from Retention & Reloading And... Various Fundamental Intuitive Defense Shooting Drills