Welcome to the Tennessee State Certified Handgun Safety Course at Unaka Rod & Gun Club. Handgun permit classes are held on the second Saturday of each month, unless otherwise announced. Classes are not scheduled for the months of January or February. Successful completion of this course is required to obtain a Tennessee State Enhanced Handgun Carry Permit (EHCP).

State Requirements and Information

You must be at least 18 years of age to apply for a Tennessee Handgun Carry Permit. The State of Tennessee’s Department of Safety and Homeland Security (DOS) maintains a webpage which contains detailed information concerning the requirements to obtain a handgun carry permit and other pertinent information. This webpage is located at: https://www.tn.gov/safety/tnhp/handgun.html  Please visit and review this website.

Our Handgun Class 

The classroom portion of the course is held in Unaka Rod & Gun Club’s clubhouse. The physical address is 90 Furnace Road,Johnson City, TN. If you would like to pre-register for one of our classes, please send an E-mail with your application number (not the confirmation number), name, phone number and the date of the class you would like to attend to shotshell101@gmail.com or you can text Stanley at 423-361-6439.

Lunch will be provided at no charge. Soft drinks and snacks are available for purchase at the club.  When you arrive at the Club, please do not bring firearms or ammunition into the classroom (clubhouse).

Class Requirements 

The class runs from 8:00 AM to approximately 5:00 PM and costs $50 cash, check or money order only. If you submit your application online you will be issued an application number. Please make sure you bring your application number with you to the class. 

If you would like to take notes, bring a notebook or paper and a pen. In order to satisfactorily complete the course, you will be required to pass both a written exam (you may refer to your notes during the exam, 50 true/false and multiple choice questions) and a 50 shot shooting test at a silhouette target at distances of 3, 5 and 7 yards.  Bring a safe handgun, at least 50 rounds of factory ammunition. No reloads or magnum ammo is allowed. Eye and ear protection are required. If you do not have a pistol to use for the course, the Club has .22 caliber semi-automatic target pistols you can borrow for the class for an additional fee of $10, which includes 50 rounds of ammo. We also have eye and ear protection available to borrow for the class. Our firing range is outdoors, so dress accordingly.

Recommended attire is:

• Baseball cap

• No loose neck lines

• No open toe shoes

• Long sleeves

• Pants