The Barton County Sheriff’s Office will conduct a concealed carry firearms safety class starting at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 12, at the office, 1416 Kansas Ave. in Great Bend. This class is a prerequisite for application for a Kansas concealed carry handgun license.The concealed carry class is not a tactical handgun course, but it includes instruction on ways to secure and conceal a handgun, safe methods of loading and unloading handguns and what to expect when a handgun is used in self-defense, Sheriff Brian Bellendir said.This class follows the Kansas Attorney General’s office guidelines and approved lesson plan. The instructors at the BCSO are all law enforcement officers of various backgrounds.