NRA Personal Protection In The Home Course
Basic
Duration: 8 hour course that includes classroom and range time
$300.00
Fee
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Description
This course teaches the basic knowledge, skills, and attitude essential to the safe and efficient use of a handgun for protection of self and family, and provides information on the law-abiding individual’s right to self-defense.
Topics Covered
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. Students will receive the NRA Guide to the Basics of Personal Protection In The Home handbook, NRA Gun Safety Rules brochure, the Winchester/NRA Marksmanship Qualification booklet, and course completion certificate. Note: Lesson III of this course—Firearms and the Law, and Legal Aspects of Self-Defense—is conducted by an attorney licensed to practice law within the state in which this course is given and who is familiar with this area of the law; a Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) who possesses an intermediate or higher Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certificate granted within the state; or an individual currently certified to instruct in this area of the law by the state in which this course is presented.
Expectations and Outcomes
All students will take a Student Examination and will be expected to pass a live fire training and a nationally standardized shooting qualification in order to successfully pass this course. Students who successfully pass this course will receive a course completion certificate bearing the signature of the NRA Secretary and your NRA Certified Instructor.
Types
Basic, Intermediate, In Home Defense Training, NRA Courses, Women's Only Courses
Documentation Requirements
All students are required to complete a pre-qualification questionnaire as part of the registration process. All students are required to return the completed pre-qualification questionnaire in order to be considered for this course. Payment in full is required in advance in order to reserve your seat for this course.
Requirements
Prerequisite: This course is for law-abiding adult citizens, as defined by applicable federal, state or local law, and experienced shooters (shooters able to show mastery of the basic skills of safe gun handling, shooting a group, zeroing the firearm, and cleaning the firearm). Prospective participants can demonstrate that they have the requisite knowledge, skills, and attitudes by producing an NRA Basic Pistol Course Certificate, NRA FIRST Steps Course Certificate, NRA pistol competitive shooting qualification card, military DD 214 with pistol qualification, or passing the Pre-Course Assessment.