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The NRA Personal Protection Outside the Home Class meets 3 days 8:00AM until 6:00PM. Attendance all days is required.
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"The National Rifle Association has been at the forefront in securing the rights of law-abiding Americans to carry concealed handguns for personal protection. Now, 48 states recognize this fundamental right and have procedures in place to allow their residents the means with which to defend themselves. This NRA course is an invaluable step toward learning to responsibly and securely carry a concealed firearm." - Bill Poole, Director of NRA’s Education and Training Division.
To develop in the students the basic knowledge, skills & attitude essential to avoid dangerous confrontations and for the safe, effective, and responsible use of a concealed handgun for self-defense outside the home.
Over the course of the class, students will receive the NRA Guide to the Basics of Personal Protection Outside The Home handbook and intensive lessons on Topics include concealed carry techniques, presentation of a firearm from concealment, defensive shooting skills and strategies, firearms and ammunition selection, clearing handgun stoppages, safety, legal aspects of gun ownership and self-defense, and the aftermath of a defensive shooting. There is also a legal lesson taught by a qualified attorney or law enforcement official which addresses legal aspects concealed carry and self-defense.
- Introduction to Concealed Carry Safety and the Defensive Mindset
- Introduction to Self-Defense and Concealed Carry
- Legal Aspects of Concealed Carry and Self-Defense
- Carry Modes and Concealment
- Presenting the Handgun from Concealment
- Presentation, Position, and Movement
- Special Shooting Techniques
- Sport Shooting Activities and Training Opportunities
- Course Review and Examination
This course will put participants through a pre-course evaluation exercise, where potential students are asked to demonstrate safe gun handling, shoot a series of five-shot groups, discuss the operations necessary to zero a pistol, and demonstrate how to properly clean a handgun.
Participants are expected to show validation of shooting experience by showing an NRA Basic Pistol Course certificate & an NRA Personal Protection Inside The Home Course certificate.
Finally, the Personal Protection Outside The Home course is intended for mature law-abiding adults, who have the mindset and seriousness necessary to properly perform the activities in the course. Self-defense is not a topic that lends itself to horseplay and distractions.
Students will be given feedback on their shooting exercises, and a certificate upon successful completion of the lessons. Not only are shooting standards fired during the practical exercises, but a written exam will be given at the end of the course. Throughout the course the instructor will use a individual checklist for each student to ensure the coverage of course material, and satisfactory absorption of the material being taught.
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