NRA Basics of Personal Protection in the Home

WHAT: National Rifle Assocation - Basics of Personal Protection In The Home Course

WHERE: Courses are held in your residence.

WHEN:  Please call the office for course dates and times.

Description

Learn the basics of personal protection in the home and learn techniques to prevent a home invasion.

NRA Certified Course - This course is an intermediate course. The course teaches the basic knowledge, skills and attitude essential to the safe and efficient use of a handgun for protection of self and family inside the home, and provides information on the law-abiding individual's right to self-defense. NRA Certificate of Completion awarded.

During this course, students will learn basic defensive shooting skills, defensive pistol ammunition types, safe storage of firearms in the home, strategies for home safety and home defense preparation, responding to violent confrontations and home invasion prevention techniques.

You should bring your primary defensive pistol (no shotguns) and a minimum of 100 - 150 rounds of good quality factory target ammunition for that pistol. Please limit pistol & ammunition choices between .22 caliber and .45 caliber. Also, bring two (2) or more magazines or speed loaders for that pistol to be used for the live-fire exercise on the range. All firearms should be unloaded and cased. All firearms must be inspected by the Instructor prior to use on the range and the Instructor reserves the right to reject any firearm if he feels it is unsafe for use.

There are three major components to the course. A classroom component, a written examination, and a live-fire hand-gun range component. In order to successfully complete the course, students must attend the classroom portion, complete a short written examination based on the lesson material and successfully qualify during the live-fire portion of the course.

Pre-Requisite Qualifications for this Course

This course is NOT for the beginner or novice shooter. You should have already obtained your  Basics of Pistol Shooting Course Certificate and/or you should be an experienced shooter with sufficient knowledge & proficiency in firearms shooting skills.

What We Provide

• Range Fees & Targets
• Eye & Hearing Protection (if needed).
• NRA Basics of Personal Protection in the Home Course Completion Certificate.
• AFT Course Completion Certificate of the Florida Concealed Weapon/Firearm Requirements.
• NRA Guide – The Basics of Personal Protection in the Home.
• Coffee, soft drinks, water and snacks.
• Your Florida Resident Concealed Weapon/Firearm Application Packet.

What to bring to Class - Equipment Requirements

• Completed Training Waiver form.
• Bring an unloaded, cased operable handgun. Please keep your firearm choices between .22 caliber - .45 caliber.
• Two (2) or more magazines or speed loaders for that pistol.
• Eye Protection (if owned).
• Hearing Protection (if owned).
• A minimum of 100 - 150 rounds of high quality factory made target ammunition for that pistol. No reloads, tracer or incendiary ammunition is allowed on the range.

Many people like to take notes during the class and use a highlighter to mark important sections of the textbook for reference, so bringing pen, paper and a highlighter to class can be useful.

Dress Requirements

You should wear comfortable clothing and shoes suitable for the expected weather of the day. It is advisable to wear a hat on the range. Flip-flops, open-toes shoes, and low or scoop shirts are NOT recommended for the range due to hot shell casings ejecting from the firearms which could injure you.

THIS COURSE EXCEEDS REQUIREMENTS FOR FLORIDA CONCEALED FIREARM/WEAPON LICENSE. YOUR FLORIDA LICENSE IS VALID IN 37* STATES.