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Firearm
Education Course Information
MDNR - Hunter
Education NRA - First
Steps: Pistol NRA - Basic
Pistol NRA - Personal
Protection in
the Home
(This
course meets Michigan CPL Law) NRA - Refuse to be
a Victim PDC - Handgun
101: Back to
the Basics
Advanced
CPL Skills Hunter
education
courses teach new hunters responsibility, ethics,
firearm safety,
wildlife conservation and wildlife identification, game
care, survival and
first aid. Courses are offered year-round through out
the state; though the
majority occur in the fall during August, September, and
October. The typical
hunter education course consists of two to five sessions
with a total class
time of 10 to 12 hours. Hunter education classes are
typically held in outdoor
clubs, schools, police stations, and camps. Alternative
forms of hunter
education classes are being developed to meet our
changing society, including
home study courses and on-line internet classes that
utilize a self paced
method followed by a field day of material review and
testing. The hunter
education course is not intended to be all there is to
know about hunting, nor
does it meet the Carrying Concealed Weapons education
requirements NRA—First Steps: Pistol
- 3+
Hours FIRST
stands for “Firearm Instruction, Responsibility, and
Safety Training”, a
program the NRA developed to meet the need for a
firearms orientation program
for new gun purchasers. This FIRST Steps program is a
basic courses abbreviated
to the most fundamental shooting skills, and the
specifics of a particular
model of pistol. This
course, because of its narrow focus, can be completed as
quickly as three
hours. Students will get the NRA's The Basics of
Pistol Shooting
handbook and quick practical lessons on the safe use,
cleaning, and storage of
their pistol. The practical exercise covers a single
pistol shooting position.
As the number of participants or pistol types present
increases, the course
will take proportionally longer. Course Goal
“To
provide beginning shooters with an introduction to the
knowledge, skills, and
attitude necessary to own and use a specific pistol
model safely.” Lessons
1. Introduction
to Pistol Safety, Parts, and Operation 2. Introduction
to Ammunition and the Fundamentals of Pistol Shooting 3. Introduction
to Pistol Shooting from the Benchrest Position Introduction to
Pistol Cleaning, Storage, and Training Opportunities
Prerequisites
The
are no prerequisites for taking this course, and the
material is accessible to
appropriately supervised mature children. Course Completion
Students
will receive feedback on the live-fire exercise and a
course certificate upon
successful completion of the lessons. Students will
receive a “Basic Practical”
rocker upon successful demonstration of firing a
qualifying “group”. A
pistol, or handgun, is a firearm designed to be fired
while being held in one
hand. While such firearms are small and compact, they
can be the hardest to
learn. The
Basic Pistol course can be as short as ten hours. In it
students will get the
NRA's The Basics of Pistol Shooting handbook and
intensive lessons in
safety, gun handling, the various types of pistols, the
fundamentals of pistol
marksmanship, various pistol firing positions, several
practical exercises on
the firing range, cleaning, storage, and a summary of
pistol sports and
activities. Course Goal
“To
teach the basic knowledge, skills, and attitude for
owning and using a pistol
safely.” Lessons
1. Pistol
Knowledge and Safe Gun Handling 2. Ammunition
Knowledge and Fundamentals of Pistol Shooting 3. Firing
the First Shots (includes cleaning and storage) 4. Two-handed
and One-handed Standing Shooting Positions Pistol Sports
and Activities
Prerequisites
The
are no prerequisites for taking this course, and the
material is accessible to
appropriately supervised mature children. Course Completion
Students
will receive feedback on the live-fire exercise and a
course certificate upon
successful completion of the lessons. Students will
receive a “Basic Practical”
rocker upon successful demonstration of firing a
qualifying “group”. There is a
short written test on the lesson material at the end of
the course. NRA—Personal Protection in the
Home
- 12+ hours Meets
Unlike
the other basic courses, the Personal Protection course
covers defensive
shooting. Self-defense is a topic somewhat distinct from
the regular diet of
shooting fundamentals, it can cover mindset, legal
issues, decision-making
under pressure, and planning for the worst. The Basic
Personal Protection in
the Home course is designed around the use of the
defensive pistol. Although
the course can be completed as quickly as eight hours,
the amount of
information presented, and the probability of intensive
question and answer
sessions on the included topics, makes it likely that
the course will take
longer. Students
will receive the NRA Guide to the Basics of Personal
Protection in the Home
handbook and intensive lessons on basics of defensive
shooting, issues of
self-defense, and other strategies for protecting the
home and family. Course Goal
“To
develop in the 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.” Lessons
1. Introduction
to Defensive Shooting 2. Basic
Defensive Handgun Skills 3. Firearms
and the Law: Possession, Ownership, and the Use of
Deadly Force 4. Strategies
for Home Safety and Responding to a Violent
Confrontation 5. Selecting
a Handgun for Personal Defense 6. Sport
Shooting Activities and Training Opportunities Course Review
and Examination
Prerequisites
Participants
in the Personal Protection course should be experienced
shooters, showing
mastery of the basic skills of safe gun handling. If
necessary, this course
will put participants through a pre-course evaluation
exercise, where potential
students are asked to demonstrate safe gun handling,
shoot a series of
five-shot groups, discuss the operations necessary to
zero a pistol, and
demonstrate how to properly clean a handgun. Participants
are expected to show validation of shooting experience
by showing an NRA Basic
Pistol Course certificate, an NRA Marksmanship
Qualification Program
certificate, a Pistol qualification card, a DD 214 card
with pistol
qualification, or a Concealed Carry Permit. Finally,
the Personal Protection course is intended for mature
law-abiding adults, who
have the mindset and seriousness necessary to properly
perform the activities
in the course. Self-defense is not a topic that lends
itself to horseplay and
distractions. Course Completion
Students
will be given feedback on their shooting exercises, and
a certificate upon
successful completion of the lessons. Not only are
shooting standards fired
during the practical exercises, but a written exam will
be given at the end of
the course. Throughout the course the instructor will
use a individual
checklist for each student to ensure the coverage of
course material, and
satisfactory absorption of the material being taught.
NRA—Refuse
to be a Victim -
3+ Hours Refuse
To
Be A Victim® seminars discuss common-sense tactics
you can use to develop
your own personal safety strategies. Topics
covered include Home
Security, Telephone & Internet Security, Automobile
Security, and Personal
Safety. We'll also discuss personal protection
devices, as well as
self-defense options, but this is not a hands-on martial
arts course or
shooting class. Refuse To Be A Victim® is a
safety strategies seminar -
it's the first step toward becoming more aware of your
surroundings and taking
measures to avoid being victimized. Refuse To Be A
Victim ® was developed by
the NRA and you can find more detailed information about
the program at the
Refuse To Be A Victim® website.
This
course
is based on the teachings of Massad Ayoob as learned at
Lethal Force
Institute. It
was
developed from Massad Ayoob’s book “StressFire: Volume 1
of Gunfighting for
Police: Advance Tactics and Techniques” Course
Objective To
provide
advance training to the Concealed Pistol License holder.
By
providing
a basic knowledge of modern Pistol craft and the thirst
for
more knowledge. This
course
is the next step in your responsibility as a CPL holder
to improve your
skills, knowledge and attitude. Lessons Lesson
1
- STRESS Lesson
2
- POSITIONS Lesson
3
- TECHNIQUES Dry
Fire
& Fire Exercises Live
Fire
Exercises Equipment Personal
Protection
Handgun No
Single
Action Revolvers No
.22
caliber target handguns IDPA
Qualified
holster 300
rounds
of Ammunition 3
Magazines
or 2 Speed loaders Magazine
pouch
or speed loader pouch THIS
IS
AN OUTDOOR SHOOT Other
equipment
you may need: Boots Raingear Towels |
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