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Courses:
Basic Pistol
Shooting (8 hours)
$135
This in-depth course
teaches all major aspects of safely owning and operating a pistol.
Students will spend time in the classroom and on the range learning
to shoot revolvers and semi-automatic pistols. The
following are a few of the areas covered in this course:
- Safe
gun handling rules
- Parts and operation of pistols
-
Ammunition components
- Shooting fundamentals
- Range rules
- Shooting position and techniques
- Cleaning the pistol
- Selecting
the right handgun to purchase
- Continued opportunities for skills
development
Supplies needed: Eye
protection, hearing protection
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FIRST Steps Pistol Orientation (3.5 hours)
$100
The FIRST steps
course is for gun owners and provides an introduction to your
specific type of pistol. It includes hands-on instruction with
classroom and range time. Students should expect to learn:
- Safe gun handling rules
- Parts and operation of a specific
handgun
- Ammunition components
- Shooting fundamentals
-
Cleaning your pistol
- Continued opportunities for skills
development
Supplies needed: Firearm, 50 rounds of ammunition, eye protection, and hearing
protection
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Home Firearm Safety (4 hours)
$100
This is a non-shooting course which teaches the foundation
for knowing how to properly handle and store firearms and ammunition
in your home. Some of the topics covered in this course are:
- Safe gun handling rules
- Primary causes of firearms accidents
- Firearm parts
- Unloading a handgun, rifle, and shotgun
-
Ammunition components
- Cleaning and care of handguns
- Safe
storage options
Supplies needed: None
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Personal Protection in the Home (8 hours)
$125
In order to maximize the benefits of
this course, all participants must be at least 21 years old and
experienced shooters. Proof of shooting experience can be any of the following:
- NRA Basic Pistol Shooting Course
Certificate,
- NRA FIRST Steps Pistol Orientation
Certificate,
- NRA pistol competitive shooting
qualification card,
- DD214 with pistol qualification, or
- Passing the pre-course assessment
In this course, students will learn the basic
knowledge, attitude, and skills needed to safely and efficiently use
a handgun to protect themselves and family. Students should expect to shoot
approximately 100 rounds of ammunition and will learn:
- Defensive shooting safety
- Basic defensive shooting concepts and skills
- Aiming and firing strategies
- Strategies
for home safety
- Responding to a violent confrontation
- Confronting an intruder or attacker
- Psychological and physiological reactions to a life-threatening encounter
- Interacting with law enforcement during or after an attack
- Emotional, legal, and social aftermath of a defensive shooting
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Firearms and the law (a one-hour presentation by a law enforcement officer)
- Selecting a firearm and ammunition for self-defense
Supplies
needed: Firearm (.38 caliber or larger), 100 rounds of ammunition,
eye protection, and hearing protection
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Personal Protection Outside the Home (14 hours)
$250
In order to maximize the benefits of
this course, all participants must be at least 21 years old and
experienced shooters who have attended the NRA’s Personal
Protection Inside the Home training course.
In this course, students will learn the basic knowledge, skills, and attitude
essential for avoiding dangerous confrontations and for the safe, effective and
responsible use of a concealed pistol for self-defense outside the home. Students
should expect to shoot approximately 215 rounds of ammunition. Students will learn:
- Defensive shooting safety
- Firearm storage options for outside the home
- Defensive shooting concepts and skills
- Aiming and firing techniques
- Handgun carry methods for outside the home
- Principles of concealed carry
- Methods of drawing a firearm from concealment
- Defensive shooting positions
- Strategies for avoiding confrontations outside the home
- Responding to an attack outside the home
- Dealing with an attacker outside the home
- Engaging multiple attackers
- Low-light defense strategies
- Psychological and physiological reactions to a life-threatening encounter
- How to interact with law enforcement during or after an attack
- Emotional, legal and social aftermath of a defensive shooting
- Firearms and the law (a one-hour presentation by a law enforcement officer)
Supplies
needed: Firearm (.38 caliber or larger), 215 rounds of ammunition,
quality strong-side hip holster (must cover trigger) or holster purse, belt, extra
magazine pouches (which attach to belt), eye protection, and hearing protection
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