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McKinney Firearms Training, LLC
STEP 1
Start the application at DPS. This can be done last, but it is better to do this first.
https://txapps.texas.gov/txapp/txdps/ltc/
Note: one thing they ask for is an audit number. That is another long number printed (sometimes vertically) on the driver's license, and is not the same as the license number. Hover over the info icon for information. If you have applied for a new license recently due to an address change, you will not be able to finish this step until the new license comes in, as the audit number will be different.
During the application process (or by email), you will be shown a list of vendors where you can be fingerprinted. It is easier to
schedule that at this time than later. Also, look at the Checklist they create for you. Depending on your situation, you may have
more than one item to send to them.
Neither the application nor the fingerprints have to be done before this point.
Go to Online Course
You can break up the course over several days. After you finish, you will be able to download a form LTC-104 (DO NOT print this).
Please forward that to me. Please try to finish it at least 24 hrs before the range training. I need an original, unsigned PDF.
Download it (even on a phone), and forward to me. In the event you cannot start (or finish) the online course before the range day,
come anyway. I can provide a special form for you. You will still have to do the online course before you can get the license.
You will only be here for about an hour. There is a mandatory range training session, then the Proficiency test. You will need 100 rounds of ammo, and eyes and ears. If you buy ear protection, the electronic type is a great benefit.
If you need help finding ammo, contact me, or use this site:
Ammo Seek
This may seem like a long way, but it is actually closer than any other outdoor training facility in the area, and more private.
From McKinney, it is a 35 minute drive. Because there is a lake in the way, there are several ways to get here, depending on
your location. See the links below. There are no restrooms there.
If you are going South on Hwy 78, there is a convenience store at your turn onto CR 543.
If you are going North on Hwy 78, there are several places before your turn onto FM 6.
Map links from various locations:
Addison (47 min)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/VP1iMfSJevZivrPA6
Allen (37 min)
https://goo.gl/maps/nvzaHFQLySSBXzmN6
Anna (42 min)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/npR2VGTxHCZKZBiE7
Arlington (67 min)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/T48sq9nt44PbLff18
Aubrey (74 min)
https://goo.gl/maps/z8gKnX7E1jM7ps4UA
Bells (47 min)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/NPCBLzo5NAQ6eyYLA
Blue Ridge (25 min)
https://goo.gl/maps/MMWrYBZmMzRjbdxFA
Bonham (48 min)
https://goo.gl/maps/hJ7R2mCYmsEBqN8w5
Carrollton (46 min)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/RTVg6HCiinndi9ru7
Celina (54 min)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/ATVX2tKpJGL7qSY19
Como (65 min)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/cwUkfZdJKKeZ3msH6
Crossroads (62 min)
https://goo.gl/maps/oLeTvBuvT1viJjio9
Denton (67 min)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/gw483usukLG6TbST8
Euless (58 min)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/Ys956tuQ9J6oFojJ6
Fairview (38 min)
https://goo.gl/maps/ts4UKR1EynVuP5zP9
Forney (44 min)
https://goo.gl/maps/kFEEBEE5QsW8YgfPA
Frisco (49 min)
https://goo.gl/maps/UwM8EL1eexhjiHkN8
Garland (33 min)
https://goo.gl/maps/4CVoJv8XuTog9jqZ7
Grand Prairie (53 min)
https://goo.gl/maps/3TXoRoJjU1yjGBfcA
Greenville (30 min)
https://goo.gl/maps/2beds4km14hfSuDQ7
Howe (51 min)
https://goo.gl/maps/rZRNT6UkQF7SmPnQ8
Irving (57 min)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/jvcCH9q8pA9onfzw5
Lavon (8 min)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/zRxAtwqmdqyc8LAR7
Lewisville (59 min)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/RnKYEZwnKW7zjrkU8
Little Elm (54 min)
https://goo.gl/maps/fmZjLiZUGaVfGjfm8
Lucas (24 min)
https://goo.gl/maps/nsXzKm7jDKH7aV4C7
McKinney (35 min)
https://goo.gl/maps/nrdz2MZYnehLuCLv8
Melissa (49 min)
https://goo.gl/maps/QxYMM64uqdwFvogb9
Mesquite (40 min)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/vbTQa8L1erGvRENy5
Murphy (28 min)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/FDzCdgcv9RWnkkZA9
Plano (35 min)
https://goo.gl/maps/1wCS3AEZT5iryWDW7
Princeton (22 min)
https://goo.gl/maps/6bw2JQcu9w7RTCvAA
Prosper (51 min)
https://goo.gl/maps/aknzEX6wqzG4uTyK6
Quinlan (31 min)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/vsUvwacNycyLYkTMA
Richardson (35 min)
https://goo.gl/maps/5z245ZAGikJtmvs46
Rockwall (20 min)
https://goo.gl/maps/Cx5Srap1kBxRJhXj6
Rowlett (27 min)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/B4jH8jsRfrX4gaZb9
Royse City (13 min)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/2qczXLtcgwZ4ibnV8
Sachse (23 min)
https://goo.gl/maps/9BCryta2bPdpii1X7
Sanger (77 min)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/XXHRWq2Rc7Bsyzjh9
Savannah (59 min)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/13cqh6Bi3kMicXSd9
The Colony (50 min)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/HioknyzWJoUzFo6PA
Tom Bean (44 min)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/7dUqxeCzdTYsVHDN8
Van Alstyne (46 min)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/EYgNdRscnE58hh1g6
Whitewright (41 min)
https://maps.app.goo.gl/UhPXsPTpfvg9YKoR7
Wylie (17 min)
https://goo.gl/maps/BpWZTHnAs2a4qL1m6
17687 CR 537
Nevada, TX 75173
NOTE: if you go to the exact address shown above, you will be 50 yards past the range entrance gate.
In all cases, your last turn is onto CR 537. 4/10 mile after the turn, look for a white sign on the right with red letters: "Next Sign". 15 yds after that, another white sign with the red letters: "MFT". You won't see the gate until you miss it.
NOTE: I recommend long pants, tall socks, and tennis shoes or boots. We are in the country.
Note that, while passing the shooting test is only based on getting the minimum number of points on the target (175 out of 250), getting the license also requires the applicant to demonstrate safe handling, loading and unloading of a firearm. I will give instruction on that, but, for the safety of everyone concerned, anyone creating a safety hazard on the range may be pulled off the line, at the discretion of the instructor.
At the end of the day, if you have passed the Proficiency test, you will be given your signed Certificate of Training. Send that to Austin, or upload it to the DPS website (URL is on the Certificate). The checklist will show if you need to send any other documents (i.e., veterans need to send a copy of their DD-214).