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The Personal Protection in the Home
course is designed to develop in students 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 citizen's right
to self-defense. PPIH is an eight (8) hour course that may be conducted in one
all day session or two half day sessions. Participants must have
completed an NRA Basic Firearms course to be eligible for the Personal
Protection in the Home class
Possession of a firearm is only one aspect of a total home
security plan. The necessity of establishing a secured perimeter as a
first line of defense of one's residence is paramount, because it will
discourage criminal invasion or will provide the home owner with early warning
in the event of an intrusion.
Security measures may include adequate door and window locks;
perimeter fences; window grates; ornamental, barred, heavy gauge steel "screen"
doors; landscaping that minimizes the ability for a criminal to operate or hide
unobserved; outdoor lighting on motion detectors; a family pet that serves in a
watchdog role; and possibly an alarmed security system. Getting to know
your neighbors and establishing a formal or informal "neighborhood watch" is
advisable.
Interior security involves designation of one remote room in the
home as the "safe" room. This room, usually the master bedroom, serves as
the location to which individual family members may congregate in relative
safety should a criminal forcibly obtain entry to the residence while it is
occupied.
The safe room will be fitted with a sturdy, solid core, lockable
door, with dead bolt latches on the upper and lower third. Equipment
routinely stored in the safe room will include a flashlight, a cellular phone
by which to contact police should phone wires be cut, and a secured firearm
with ample ammunition. All members of the household should be familiar
with the home defense plan.
NRA Personal Protection in the Home
Class will cover:
Part I: Introduction to Defensive Shooting
# Gun Owner Responsibilities
# Mindset and Mental preparation
# Confronting an intruder or assailant
Part II: Developing Defensive Handgun Skills
# DEFENSIVE SHOOTING CONCEPTS
# BASIC DEFENSIVE SHOOTING SKILLS
# SHOOTING POSITIONS
# AIMING AND FIRING TECHNIQUES
# UTILIZING COVER AND CONCEALMENT
# GUN HANDLING
# HOW TO ENHANCE YOUR SKILLS
Part III: Firearms, Self-Defense and the Law
# FIREARMS SELF DEFENSE AND THE LAW
# THE LEGAL AFTERMATH OF A SHOOTING
Part IV: Strategies For Home and Personal Safety
# MAKING YOU AND YOUR HOME SAFER
# RESPONDING TO A BREAK-IN
# CONFRONTING AN INTRUDER OR ATTACKER
# IF YOU MUST SHOOT
# THE AFTERMATH OF A DEFENSIVE SHOOTING
Part VI: Selecting Firearms, ammunition and accessories for personal
protection.
# SELECTION OF AMMUNITION
# FIREARMS
# ACCESSORIES
NOTICE: This course affords you the credentials to apply for the FL
Concealed Weapon/Firearm License. If you are interested please let us know so
we can get you a application packet at no charge to you. You will still have to
go through a background check with the State of FL and the FBI and supply the
funds needed for the fingerprint processing fee and licensing fee.
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 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 a course completion certificate.
Personal Protection in the Home Tuition = $150
(Plus range fees and ammunition)
(Registration Required)
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