Our next available class is Saturday, Jan. 31st. This class is appropriate for beginning and intermediate shooters.
Our 5-hour basic handgun training class teaches the fundamentals of safe handgun handling and shooting.
Successful completion of this class qualifies the participant for applying for a Florida concealed carry license, currently recognized in 38 states.
Classes conducted every Saturday.
All classes conducted in an air-condition classroom, with the live-fire range training taking place on a new, indoor, climate controlled gun range. No cold. No rain. No wind.
Topics presented in this class include, but are not limited to:
Purchasing considerations. Things to know when purchasing a handgun.
Ammunition types and use. How to purchase the correct ammunition for your gun.
Safe gun handling techniques
Shooting techniques
Loading, unloading and reloading a handgun
How to put your shots on target. Sight alignment and sight picture.
Proper gun storage
One hour, live-fire range time. You will fire a minimum of 50 rounds of ammunition under the direct instructor supervision, performing the above.
Class are conducted most Saturdays, beginning at 9:00 AM, in Winter Haven. The next available class is . . .
February Valentine Special – BOGO. 2 students for the price of one throughout the month of February.
Our 5-hour basic handgun training class teaches the fundamentals of safe handgun handling and shooting.
Successful completion of this class qualifies the participant for applying for a Florida concealed carry license, currently recognized in 38 states.
Classes conducted most Saturdays.
All classes conducted in an air-condition classroom, with the live-fire range training taking place on a new, indoor, climate controlled gun range. No cold. No wind. No rain.
Topics presented in this class include, but are not limited to:
Purchasing considerations. Things to know when purchasing a handgun.
Ammunition types and use. How to purchase the correct ammunition for your gun.
Safe gun handling techniques
Shooting techniques
Loading, unloading and reloading a handgun
How to put your shots on target. Sight alignment and sight picture.
Proper gun storage
One hour, live-fire range time. You will fire a minimum of 50 rounds of ammunition under the direct instructor supervision, performing the above.
Class are conducted most Saturdays, beginning at 9:00 AM, in Winter Haven near Legoland. Our remaining January class dates . . .
Saturday, January 31st
Saturday, February 14th
Saturday, February 21st
Saturday, February 28th
Where: In-Gauge of Polk County, Cypress Gardens Road, Winter Haven, Florida
Our next available class is Saturday, Jan. 31st. This class is appropriate for beginning and intermediate shooters.
Our 5-hour basic handgun training class teaches the fundamentals of safe handgun handling and shooting.
Successful completion of this class qualifies the participant for applying for a Florida concealed carry license, currently recognized in 38 states.
Classes conducted every Saturday.
All classes conducted in an air-condition classroom, with the live-fire range training taking place on a new, indoor, climate controlled gun range. No cold. No rain. No wind.
Topics presented in this class include, but are not limited to:
Purchasing considerations. Things to know when purchasing a handgun.
Ammunition types and use. How to purchase the correct ammunition for your gun.
Safe gun handling techniques
Shooting techniques
Loading, unloading and reloading a handgun
How to put your shots on target. Sight alignment and sight picture.
Proper gun storage
One hour, live-fire range time. You will fire a minimum of 50 rounds of ammunition under the direct instructor supervision, performing the above.
Class are conducted most Saturdays, beginning at 9:00 AM, in Winter Haven. The next available class is . . .
Our next available class is Saturday, Jan. 24th. This class is appropriate for beginning and intermediate shooters.
Our 5-hour basic handgun training class teaches the fundamentals of safe handgun handling and shooting.
Successful completion of this class qualifies the participant for applying for a Florida concealed carry license, currently recognized in 38 states.
Classes conducted every Saturday.
All classes conducted in an air-condition classroom, with the live-fire range training taking place on a new, indoor, climate controlled gun range. No cold. No rain. No bugs.
Topics presented in this class include, but are not limited to:
Purchasing considerations. Things to know when purchasing a handgun.
Ammunition types and use. How to purchase the correct ammunition for your gun.
Safe gun handling techniques
Shooting techniques
Loading, unloading and reloading a handgun
How to put your shots on target. Sight alignment and sight picture.
Proper gun storage
One hour, live-fire range time. You will fire a minimum of 50 rounds of ammunition under the direct instructor supervision, performing the above.
Class are conducted most Saturdays, beginning at 9:00 AM, in Winter Haven. The next available class is . . .
Saturday, January 24th
Where: In-Gauge of Polk County, Cypress Gardens Road, Winter Haven, Florida
Our October 25th class filled early and is closed. Our next available class is Saturday, Nov. 8th. Register early.
This 5-hour basic handgun training class teaches the fundamentals of safe handgun handling and shooting.
Successful completion of this class qualifies the participant for applying for a Florida concealed carry license, currently recognized in 38 states.
Our next available class is Saturday, November 8th.Our October 25th class filled and closed early.
All classes conducted in an air-condition classroom, with the live-fire range training taking place on a new, indoor, air-conditioned gun range. No heat. No sweating. No bugs.
Topics presented in this class include, but are not limited to:
Purchasing considerations. Things to know when purchasing a handgun.
Ammunition types and use. How to purchase the correct ammunition for your gun.
Safe gun handling techniques
Shooting techniques
Loading, unloading and reloading a handgun
How to put your shots on target. Sight alignment and sight picture.
Proper gun storage
One hour, live-fire range time. You will fire a minimum of 50 rounds of ammunition under the direct instructor supervision, performing the above.
Class are conducted most Saturdays, beginning at 9:00 AM, in Winter Haven. The next available class is . . .
Saturday, November 8th
Where: In-Gauge of Polk County, Cypress Gardens Road, Winter Haven, Florida
Not knowing the law can result in a felony arrest, a criminal record and the loss of your 2nd Amendment rights for life.
Florida’s redefined ‘Open-Carry’ law is not as simple as many believe. There are numerous pitfalls that can result in a felony arrest and the loss of your 2nd Amendment rights for life.
Get informed on Florida’s new ‘Constitutional Carry’ law and not rely on hearsay or disinformation that you find on the Internet.
More importantly, just knowing the law is not enough. If you are going to carry a firearm for self-defense or own one for defense of your home, you need be proficient in its use. You need to be properly trained. Just going to the range and firing your gun will not prepare you for its use in a life-threatening emergency. That training only come through professional training. Training greater than that you get from Uncle Ted, the neighbor next door or the retired cop at church.
In-Gauge of Polk County only conducts firearms training. We do not sell guns. We do not sell ammunition. We only train people in the safe ownership, handling, and use of firearms, at both the basic and advanced level.
In-Gauge of Polk County classes include:
Basic and advanced handgun for sports shooting and self-defense
Basic shotgun for sports shooting or home defense
Basic rifle
Gun cleaning and maintenance
Concealed carry license qualification
All classes are conducted in Winter Haven. Classes are conducted weekly, with convenient online registration. No personal pre-class appointments or fingerprinting required.
Sheriff Grady Judd speaks on Florida’s ‘Open-Carry’ law . . .
Not knowing the law can result in a felony arrest, a criminal record and the loss of your 2nd Amendment rights for life.
Florida’s redefined ‘Open-Carry’ law is not as simple as many believe. There are numerous pitfalls that can result in a felony arrest and the loss of your 2nd Amendment rights for life.
Get informed on Florida’s new ‘Constitutional Carry’ law and not rely on hearsay or disinformation that you find on the Internet.
More importantly, just knowing the law is not enough. If you are going to carry a firearm for self-defense or own one for defense of your home, you need be proficient in its use. You need to be properly trained. Just going to the range and firing your gun will not prepare you for its use in a life-threatening emergency. That training only come through professional training. Training greater than that you get from Uncle Ted, the neighbor next door or the retired cop at church.
In-Gauge of Polk County only conducts firearms training. We do not sell guns. We do not sell ammunition. We only train people in the safe ownership, handling, and use of firearms, at both the basic and advanced level.
In-Gauge of Polk County classes include:
Basic and advanced handgun for sports shooting and self-defense
Basic shotgun for sports shooting or home defense
Basic rifle
Gun cleaning and maintenance
Concealed carry license qualification
All classes are conducted in Winter Haven. Classes are conducted weekly, with convenient online registration. No personal pre-class appointments or fingerprinting required.
Sheriff Grady Judd speaks on Florida’s ‘Open-Carry’ law . . .
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier says open carry is ‘law of the state’
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Sept. 15 said people being able to openly carry guns is “the law of the state,” after a panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal recently ruled that a longstanding ban was unconstitutional.
Uthmeier sent guidance to prosecutors and law-enforcement agencies. Some had already stopped enforcing the open-carry ban after the Sept. 10 opinion.
Uthmeier said in an online post that no other Florida appellate courts had considered the constitutionality of the open-carry ban after two closely watched U.S. Supreme Court decisions in 2022 and 2024. As a result, he said “the First District’s decision is binding on all Florida’s trial courts.”
In-Gauge of Polk County’s only business is conducting firearms training.
We do not sell guns.
We do not sell ammunition.
We only sell education and training.
In-Gauge of Polk County is a local, non-profit organization that conducts training that prepares you to defend your life and the lives of your loved ones.
Sheriff Grady Judd speaks on changes to Florida’s ‘Open-Carry’ law.
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd
Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeals just ruled that Florida’s open carry ban is no longer constitutionally enforceable statewide.
Law Enforcement Agencies Ordered to STOP Enforcing Florida’s ‘Open Carry’ Ban by State Attorney General James Uthmeier
Attorney General James Uthmeier – 12:35 PM · Sep 10, 2025 . . .
Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeals just ruled that Florida’s open carry ban is no longer constitutionally enforceable statewide. Our office fully supports the Court’s decision.
This is a big win for the Second Amendment rights of Floridians.
As we’ve all witnessed over the last few days, our God-given right to self-defense is indispensable.
Post-ruling, many law enforcement agencies have stopped enforcing Florida open-carry ban
Following Wedneday’s decision by the Florida First District Court of Appeal striking the state’s ban on openly carrying firearms, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey says his deputies will no longer enforce the ban – even though the law hasn’t changed yet.
In a video message posted on X Wednesday night, Sheriff Ivey, a longtime advocate for the Legislature to pass an open-carry law, said that he had informed his deputies of the policy shift. The statute at issue (790.053) makes it “unlawful for any person to openly carry on or about his or her person any firearm or electric weapon or device.”
Not all law enforcement agencies are dropping enforcement — at least not yet.
Two days after Gov. Ron DeSantis once again called on legislators to allow people to openly carry guns in Florida, a state appeals court ruled that the state’s ban on open carry is unconstitutional.
In a major decision, a three-judge panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal said the open-carry ban is incompatible with the nation’s “historical tradition of firearm regulation.” It cited U.S. Supreme Court rulings on Second Amendment issues.
“History confirms that the right to bear arms in public necessarily includes the right to do so openly,” Judge Stephanie Ray wrote in a 20-page opinion joined by Judges Lori Rowe and M. Kemmerly Thomas. “That is not to say that open carry is absolute or immune from reasonable regulation. But what the state may not do is extinguish the right altogether for ordinary, law-abiding, adult citizens.”
