Every month, dozens of South Shore residents Google the exact same thing: “Massachusetts LTC class near me with live fire.” They’ve heard the horror stories—four hours of PowerPoint, a written test, and a certificate handed out without ever touching a real gun. That might work in some towns, but most local police chiefs want proof you can safely load, fire, and hit a target before they sign your License to Carry.

That’s exactly why every single Massachusetts LTC class at JM Instruction, LLC in Holbrook includes mandatory live-fire training on a private range. No simulators. No laser pistols. No “watch this video instead.” You shoot a real handgun, with real ammunition, under direct instructor supervision—the same day you take the course.

Here’s what actually happens when you walk in the door:

• 8:30 a.m. – Classroom: Massachusetts firearms laws, storage requirements, use-of-force rules, transport regulations, and exactly what your local chief can (and cannot) restrict.
• 11:30 a.m. – Range brief: safe handling, range commands, grip, stance, sight alignment.
• Noon – Live fire: You personally load magazines, fire a minimum of 50 rounds, demonstrate safe muzzle discipline, and place shots on a B-27 target at 7–15 yards.
• 3:30 p.m. – You walk out with your signed Basic Firearms Safety Certificate, ready to submit your LTC application the same week.

No other shortcuts. No “COVID-era” waivers. Just the training the Commonwealth intended when they wrote the law.

We keep class sizes small enough that every student gets multiple turns on the line and one-on-one corrections. Miss the target completely on your first string? The instructor is standing right next to you fixing your grip before the next shot. Limp-wrist a rental Glock and stove-pipe a case? You’ll clear it correctly before the class moves on. By the time you’re done, even brand-new shooters are ringing steel and smiling.

And yes—every private or small-group LTC session follows the exact same standard. Book a one-on-one or bring three friends for a semi-private class and you still get the full classroom portion plus guaranteed live-fire range time. Same certificate, faster pace, zero waiting behind someone else’s turn.

Chiefs in Weymouth, Braintree, Randolph, Abington, Rockland, and Hanover routinely approve applications from our graduates because they know the training was real. One look at the target and the live-fire sign-off sheet tells them everything they need.

Stop gambling with mail-in certificates or online-only courses that leave you explaining to a skeptical licensing officer why you’ve never actually fired the gun you want to carry.

Take the Massachusetts LTC class that includes live fire—the one police departments trust and new shooters love.

Call (781) 767-0044 or email Joe@jminstruction.com and lock in your seat. Your License to Carry deserves training you can actually feel.

Click here to book a class!