Course Goal:
The NRA Basic Personal Protection In The Home 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 to provide information on the law-abiding individual’s right to self-defense.
Course Length: 8 hours +/-
Topics Covered:
- Ethical Responsibility
- Mind Set
- Mental Awareness
- Confronting Intruders or Assailants
- Shoot to Stop the Threat
- If You Must Shoot
- Making Yourself and Your Home Safer
- Emergency Plan for Responding to a Possible Break-In
- When the Police Arrive
- Emotional and Legal Aftermath
- Safe Storage of a Personal Protection Handgun
- Selecting a Firearm
- Ammunition
- Accessories
- Defensive Accuracy
- Fundamentals of Marksmanship
- Elements of a Good Shooting Position
- Shooting Activities
- Additional Training Opportunities
Firearms & the Law
- Obtaining a Handgun
- Transferring a Handgun
- Possession and Transportation of a Handgun
- Use of Deadly Force
- Potential Aftermath of Using Justified Deadly Force
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.
The NRA Basic Personal Protection In The Home Course participants must be law abiding, adults (at least 21 years old), 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) to maximize what can be learned from this course. Proof of shooting experience can be one of the following: 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.
Students should expect to shoot approx. 100 rounds of ammunition.