NRA Basic Personal Protection in the Home
BASIC DEFENSIVE PISTOL
(Semi-Auto Handguns Only)

Prerequisites

Participants in the Personal Protection course should be experienced shooters, showing mastery of the basic skills of safe gun handling. If necessary, this course will put partcipants 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 completing our Basic Handgun/CCW Course, an NRA Basic Pistol Course certificate, NRA First Steps Pistol Orientation, NRA Marksmanship Qualification Program certificate.

Basic Personal Protection in the Home

This 8 hr course teaches students gun-handling skills and techniques designed to dramatically increase your ability to get shots on target quickly, with an emphasis on engaging your adversarie while on the move. Students will learn basic defensive shooting skills, strategies for home safety and responding to a violent confrontation.

Unlike the other basic courses, this Personal Protection course covers defensive shooting. Self-defense is a topic somewhat distinct from the regular diet of shooting fundamentals, it can cover mindset, legal issues, decision-making under pressure, and planning for the worst. The NRA Basic Personal Protection in the Home course is designed around the use of the defensive pistol.

Students will receive the NRA Guide to the Basics of Personal Protection in the Home handbook and intensive lessons on basics of defensive shooting, issues of self-defense, and other strategies for protecting the home and family.

“To develop in the students the basic knowledge, skills, and attitude 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.”

Finally, the Personal Protection 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.
Course Completion

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.

A semi automatic pistol, strong-side holster, two extra magazines, eye & ear protection and a minimum of 150 rounds of factory ammunition is required for this course. Pistol rentals are available on request at the time of registration.