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SYNOPSIS: A team of NRA Certified Firearms Instructors
will provide the NRA Basic Personal Protection Course. The 12-hour
course deals with the basic knowledge, skills, and attitudes essential
to the safe and efficient use of a handgun for protection of self and family,
and to provide information on the law-abiding citizen's right to self-defense.
Follow-on and support is available after taking the course covering:
Introduction to Defensive Shooting:
Explain the importance of using a firearm
responsibly and ethically for personal protection. The importance of
developing the proper mindset for using a firearm for personal protection and
facing a life-threatening encounter will be explained. Their state of
mental awareness using the four levels of awareness will be explained and
evaluated. The importance of mental preparation and physical training for
a potentially life-threatening confrontation will be explained.
Basic Defensive Handgun Skills: Fundamentals
of defensive marksmanship will be explained and demonstrated. Defensive
accuracy will be explained. Practical exercise shooting targets in
the center of mass using aimed shots from a two-handed standing position
will be held. The differences between cover and concealment, and
identifying examples of each will be presented. Practical exercise
shooting targets in the center of mass using a flash sight picture, using
cover and concealment, from a kneeling position, and at close range using
point shooting.
Firearms and the Law: Possession,
Ownership, and the Use of Deadly Force. Key provisions of the law
pertaining to the purchase, transfer, and possession of handguns will be
explained. Key provisions and restrictions within the law pertaining to
the use of deadly force will be stated. Potential criminal and civil legal
actions that may be taken against them subsequent to a defensive encounter will
be explained. Sources will be identified for detailed legal information
for their specific jurisdiction.
Strategies for Home Safety and Responding to a Violent Confrontation:
Strategies and methods to enhance their personal safety at home will be
explained. Strategies for responding to a potentially life-threatening
encounter will be described. The importance of mentally preparing for the
aftermath of a violent confrontation will be explained. Methods for safely
storing a personal protection handgun will be presented.
Selecting a Handgun for Self-Defense:
Criteria for selecting a handgun and ammunition suited to their individual
self-defense needs will be identified. Major cartridge designs available
for practice and personal protection will be identified. The use,
advantages, and disadvantages of each type will be explained.
Sport Shooting Activities and Training Opportunities:
Identify organizations, associations, clubs, and businesses that may help hone,
enhance, and expand their personal protection skills will be identified.
Methods and precautions for dry-fire practice will be explained.
Course Review and Examination:
Students must successfully complete the NRA Personal Protection course written
examination.
*Designates no actual shooting in class.
**Designates no actual shooting or live ammunition in class.
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