PROTECT What Matters: Home Family Self and Freedom

Basic - Become more responsible and confident in the way you PROTECT What Matters

Duration: 4 hours classroom, 2 hours range time

Environment: In Person

$125.00

Fee

Al Tucker

Instructor Bio

Date Location Class Size Class Time Instructor Availability
Register Now September 26 Saturday
Calera, AL
1 - 10 Students 9:45 to 4:30 Al Tucker Space Available
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Description

AEDA Personal Protection Training Day is a beginner-friendly educational experience designed to help ordinary people become more aware, informed and confident about protecting themselves, the people they love and the freedom they value.

During one Training Day, you can participate in up to three USCCA miniCLASSES covering three essential areas of personal protection:

  • Protect Your Home — Build the knowledge necessary to make more responsible and confident decisions about protecting your home and family.
  • Protect Your Self — Develop greater understanding of personal protection, self-defense and handgun fundamentals, with instruction specifically addressing women’s needs and considerations.
  • Protect Your Freedom — Understand what matters before, during and after a defensive encounter so your actions don’t unnecessarily jeopardize your freedom.

Students who want to continue beyond the classroom may also choose an optional AEDA Range Live Fire experience. This course includes 2 hours of Range Live Fire. 

No Firearm Required. No Range Experience Required.

You do not have to own a firearm, bring a firearm or participate in Range Live Fire to benefit from this Training Day.

The GOAL is simple:

  1. Teach YOU something that reveals a GAP or vulnerability in your current level of READINESS and PROTECTION.
  2. Guide YOU toward the confidence and competence necessary to begin closing that GAP.
  3. Give YOU the option to begin training immediately — first in the CLASSROOM and, if you’re ready, on the RANGE.

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Topics Covered

PROTECT Your HOME (55 mins)

How might you think more intentionally about the environment you’re responsible for?

Learn how preparation and awareness can help you recognize potential problems earlier, make better decisions and develop a more thoughtful approach to protecting yourself and your home.

You’ll explore:

  • Recognizing and avoiding potential conflict
  • Developing stronger situational awareness
  • Observing and evaluating your environment
  • Planning more intentionally for home security

PROTECT Your SELF (90 mins)

How does the individual develop the knowledge, safety and confidence to become more capable within the home environment (as well as away from home)?

Learn how safe firearm handling, handgun fundamentals and purposeful practice can help build the knowledge and confidence necessary to make a handgun a more familiar and responsibly understood personal-protection tool.

You’ll explore:

  • Identifying your personal reasons for learning about firearms and personal protection
  • Understanding essential firearm and handgun safety principles
  • Developing the fundamentals necessary for more confident handgun shooting
  • Connecting what you’ve learned to practical, responsible application

PROTECT Your Freedom (55 mins)

How might you ensure that your decisions under pressure, don’t unnecessarily cost you, the freedom you’re trying to protect?

Learn how understanding reasonable force, deadly force and the legal principles governing defensive actions can help you make more informed decisions about when force may — and may not — be justified.

You’ll explore:

  • Understanding the distinction between reasonable force and deadly force
  • Recognizing the rules that govern the lawful use of deadly force
  • Understanding how defensive-force considerations can differ inside and outside the home
  • Distinguishing the defense of people from the defense of property


RANGE Live Fire (2 hours)

You’ll receive supervised hands-on application and real-time corrective feedback as you practice the fundamentals introduced throughout the day.

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Expectations and Outcomes

PROTECT What Matters

Protecting what matters requires more than owning a firearm or knowing how to use one.

It requires developing

  • the AWARENESS to recognize what matters,
  • the JUDGMENT to know what the moment requires and
  • the READINESS to respond appropriately when it does.

We call the person committed to developing those capabilities:

The Ultimate Protector.

AEDA Personal Protection Training Day is one opportunity to begin developing your Ultimate Protector Identity.

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Types

Basic, USCCA Courses

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Documentation Requirements

Drivers license (ALL Students) and Concealed Carry Permit (if bringing your own handgun).

The instructor requires a copy of your Government Issued ID once you register.

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Requirements

Don’t Own A Handgun?

That’s okay. We’ve got you covered.
 
Firearm and ammunition: Provided by AEDA
Eye and ear protection: Provided by AEDA
 
Bringing your own handgun?
You’re welcome to train with an approved personal handgun.
 
You must provide the appropriate factory-new ammunition for your firearm.
 
For Safety Purposes: Remanufactured and reloaded ammunition are not permitted.
 
See our Handgun Owner Guidelines if you want to train with your personal handgun.