Your first mistake is Believing You’re Trained and Ready When You’re Not!
"Far too many people believe that all they need to do is attend a Concealed Carry Weapons class “get their ticket”, and - bingo! - they’re ready to hit the streets, feeling fully protected. Unfortunately, they’re wrong, and if they find themselves in an actual armed encounter, they may well be dead wrong...Manage to survive, they may well find themselves facing criminal Prosecution."
— Chuck Taylor - Concealed Carry Handguns Magazine - summer 2017
This article describes firearms training methods that include, not just standing on a firing line and shooting a few bullets down range because anyone can do that. A good firearms training class teaches things like the universal safety rules, basics of self defense firearms, handgun grip, trigger control, sight picture, target acquisition, and clearing handguns as well as information on ammunition. Additionally, a laymen's understanding of local and state gun and self defense laws should be interwoven within each segment of the training.
"You’ve heard it a million times and probably said it yourself when discussing your favorite handgun: “It just fits my hands.” It’s a statement about the fit and feel of a handgun. It’s how your hands wrap around its stocks, how your trigger finger falls to the side of the frame and then onto the trigger, how it just seems natural to move the gun in your hand and manipulate its controls, and how you can draw the gun and point it at a target. This is all very subjective and personal." (By Mark Kakkuri // 08/10/2018)
If you don't even know where to start in owning your own firearm, then have no fear - we'll help you decide which firearm is right for you. We'll go with you and help you pick out the correct firearm for your needs.
Certified NRA Pistol Course - Instructor Led: $60 per person. This class fulfills the CWL guidelines.
Short Description:
The NRA Basics of Pistol Shooting is intended for all individuals regardless of previous shooting experience or NRA-affiliation. It is the traditional, instructor-led course where you will receive direct instruction from an NRA-certified instructor from beginning to end. This class contains all of the portions required by law to apply for your Concealed Weapons License (CWL).
More Details:
The Instructor Led Only takes place in a traditional classroom and range environment. This course may be completed in a single day format or over several days with smaller blocks of instruction.
Course topics include:
Gun safety rules, proper operation of revolvers and semi-automatic pistols, ammunition knowledge and selection, pistol selection and storage, shooting fundamentals, pistol inspection and maintenance, marksmanship, and shooting range safety. Additionally, students will complete live fire training and a nationally standardized shooting qualification while on the range with an NRA Certified Instructor and a Certified NRA Range Safety Officer. Students will receive the NRA Guide: Basics of Pistol Shooting handbook, take a Basics of Pistol Shooting Student Examination and receive a course completion certificate bearing the signature of the NRA Secretary and your NRA Certified Instructor.
We also offer the USCCA version of training. Please click on the "Additional classes" button below for the USCCA info on this class. The price of the USCCA class does NOT include your reference book. It does, however, fulfill the requirement for you to apply for your CWL.
