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.
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.
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.
Most recent blog entries
Did you know… that I am running for office? I am running for:
BOONE COUNTY CONSTABLE – 3rd District
WHEN: Primary election is Tuesday, May 18th. Mark your calendar. I will only have competition in the primaries since no Democrat has registered to run in [...]
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Defensive Handgun Training will resume training in April with two concealed carry permit courses. I will start teaching advanced courses in June.
Check my website on March 20th at 6:00 pm to see course dates for April. You can register for the courses on the website under COURSE REGISTRATION.
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We will be offering the Kentucky, Ohio and Florida non-resident CCW course on Sunday, November 15, 2009.
NOTICE: You must be a resident of Kentucky for the Kentucky CCW Course and an Ohio resident for the Ohio/Florida Course. Please sign up for the course appropriate to where you live due to residency requirements.
NOTICE: [...]
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Defensive Handgun Training, LLC is offering the NRA Rifle Instructor Course on Saturday, November 7 and Sunday, November 8, 2009.
Please note that this is a two (2) day course that will begin at 8 a.m. on both days and conclude around 6 p.m. on both days as well. You will receive a confirmation email [...]
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We will be offering the NRA Pistol Instructor Course on Saturday, October 10 and Sunday, October 11, 2009. Please note that this is a 2 day course.
NOTICE: Due to logistical issues around no-shows and payment collections, the full course payment is now required at least one week prior to the course. If [...]
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