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About this Event
NRA Basic Personal Protection in the Home provides the basic knowledge, skills, and attitude essential to the safe and efficient use of a handgun for protection of self and family in the home, and to provide information on a law-abiding individual’s right to self-defense. Students will learn basic defensive shooting skills, strategies for home safety and responding to a violent confrontation, firearms and the law, how to choose a handgun for self-defense, and continued opportunities for skill development. A student packet containing the NRA Guide to the Basics of Personal Protection in the Home handbook, NRA Gun Safety Rules brochure, and a Winchester/ NRA Marksmanship Qualification booklet will be provided.
Major topics covered during this course provides knowledge and hands-on experience in the following areas:
• Safe firearm handling
• Selection of firearm & ammunition for home defense use
• Defensive shooting fundamentals and the opportunity to practice live-fire exercises on the range
• Legal aspects of use of firearms for defense & use of deadly force
• Defensive shooting skills & drills
Participants must be law abiding adults (at least 21 years old) and able to visually demonstrate mastery of the basic skills of safe gun handling, shooting a group, zeroing handgun sights, and cleaning the firearm. Students should bring a centerfire handgun appropriate for home defense, along with a suitable quantity of practice ammunition (200-250 rds. recommended), and adequate eye and ear protection.
**NRA Basic Personal Protection in the Home is an intermediate-level course, not well suited for individuals new to firearms or inexperienced in their safe handling and basic operation. Acceptable prerequisite proof of experience includes:
• NRA Basic Pistol Course Certificate
• NRA FIRST Steps Course Certificate
• NRA pistol competitive shooting qualification card
• Military DD 214 with pistol qualification
• Passing a Pre-Course Assessment (contact Instructor for details)
Note: If inclement weather forces us to complete the shooting portion of the class at an indoor shooting facility, additional range charges will apply.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Personal Best Firearms Training Inc., 3N390 Ponderosa Drive, Saint Charles, United States
USD 135.00