Condition Yellow Academy

Specialties

We are a Firearm Training Academy specializing in IL. Concealed carry classes. We also offer advanced training such as Defensive Pistol, Defensive Shotgun, and rifle classes. As a licensed FFL, we do firearm transfers, sell firearms, ammo, and accessories. Classes can take place in our classroom, at an indoor range, or an outdoor range, depending on the specific course.

History

Established in 2013.

We have been teaching concealed carry classes and showing students how to safely and legally carry concealed firearms since Illinois law enabled citizens to carry a concealed firearm.

In June 2015, we moved into a larger facility a few blocks away at 601 Campus C-​1, Arlington Heights, IL., in order to better serve our students.

Meet the Business Owner

Steve W.

Business Owner

Mr. Watson has been involved in the shooting sports since 1996 following his honorable discharge from the US Navy Submarine force. While in the Navy, he qualified with the .45 cal. Pistol and was a member of the Nuclear Weapons Security Detail. Mr. Watson has trained at several premier firearms training institutes including Front Sight (NV), and Sand Burr Gun Ranch (IN) prior to becoming certified as an NRA Instructor. Licensed to carry a concealed firearm in 32 states, Mr. Watson has also trained under Massad Ayoob the founder of Lethal Force Institute (LFI), Massad Ayoob Group (MAG), developer of the Stress Fire system for gun fighting, and author of several books on the justified use of lethal force, most notably — In the Gravest Extreme: Role of the Firearm in Personal Protection (ISBN-​13: 9 780 936 279 008). In 2013, Mr. Watson became the Director of Training for Condition Yellow Academy.