Defensive Handgun Training

Defensive Handgun Training offers Concealed Weapons Training in the Cincinnati Tri-state area.

Welcome to Defensive Handgun Training, LLC

Defensive Handgun Training is a local company owned by Joe Kalil, an expert in the field of handgun training and weapons certifications, based in the Greater Cincinnati area. Joe has extensive military, law enforcement, civilian firearm and instructor experience. He has been instructing in some capacity since 1987 and is rated as a master IDPA shooter. For additional information about Joe’s certifications and qualifications, visit the About page.

Joe was recently featured in an article for the Concealed Carry Magazine. You can read the article in Adobe PDF format.

Read what some of Joe’s students have to say about his courses on the testimonial page. You can also read more specific testimonials about the course you are interested in taking on the course information page as well.

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What we do

Defensive Handgun Training (DHT) specializes in Concealed Carry license training, firearms safety courses and Glock Armorer services.

We offer courses for Concealed Carry Weapons permits for Kentucky, Ohio and Florida. We also offer a Handgun Tactics course, Firearms Safety Course for teenagers and various NRA courses. Joe establishes a very friendly training atmosphere and is a strong advocate of self-defense training for women.

Learn more about our courses and the Glock armorer services we offer.

You can now sign up to receive email notification of our newest feature to this site, our newsletter! We are working on a method of allowing you to specify which topics you would like to receive email notifications about.

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Four Cardinal Gun Rules

• Always treat every firearm as if it is loaded.
• Always point your firearm in a safe direction.
• Always keep your finger outside of the trigger guard until you are on target and ready to shoot.
• Always be sure of your target and what is beyond it.

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