The NRA Basic Personal Protection series is based on
the building block approach. The first course in the series
is the NRA Basic Pistol Shooting Course. The second course
is NRA Basic Personal Protection in the Home, which builds on the skills
already learned in the Basic Pistol Shooting Course.
NRA Basic Personal Protection in the Home participants must be
experienced 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.
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.
Course Lessons
Lesson I Introduction
to Defensive Shooting
Lesson II Basic
Defensive Handgun Skills
Lesson III Firearms
and the Law: Possession, Ownership, and the Use of Deadly Force*
*Conducted
by an Attorney licensed to practice law within the
Commonwealth
of Virginia, or an individual certified to instruct in this area of the law.
Lesson IV Strategies
for Home Safety and Responding to a Violent Confrontation
Lesson V Selecting a
Handgun for Self-Defense
Lesson VI Sport
Shooting Activities and Training Opportunities
Lesson VII Course
Review and Examination
***Participants in the NRA Basic Personal
Protection In The Home course will be required to use their own personal
protection handgun and supply ammunition adequate for the requirements of the
course.***
The NRA Basic Personal Protection series is based on
the building block approach. The first course in the series
is the NRA Basic Pistol Shooting Course. The second course
is NRA Basic Personal Protection in the Home. The third
course is NRA Basics of Personal Protection Outside the Home,
which builds on the skills already learned in the Basic Pistol Shooting Course.
NRA Basics of Personal Protection Outside the
Home
participants must have completed both the NRA
Basic Pistol Shooting and Basic Personal Protection In the Home courses
to be eligible to attend.
Course Goal: To
develop in the students the knowledge, skills, and attitude essential for
avoiding dangerous confrontations and for the safe, effective, and responsible
use of a concealed handgun for self-defense outside the home.
Course Lessons
Lesson I Introduction
to Concealed Carry Safety and the Defensive Mindset
Lesson II Introduction
to Self Defense and Concealed Carry
Lesson III Legal
Aspects of Concealed Carry and Self Defense*
*Conducted
by an Attorney licensed to practice law within the
Lesson IV Carry Modes
and Concealment
Lesson V Presenting
the Handgun from Concealment
Lesson VI Presentation,
Position, and Movement**
Lesson VII Special
Shooting Techniques**
**Lessons
VI and VII comprise an "Advanced" section of the course and are
optional.
They
require additional time on a another day and may be offered based on demand and
the availability of appropriate range facilities.
Lesson VIII Sport
Shooting Activities and Training Opportunities
Lesson IX Course
Review and Examination
***Participants in the NRA Basics of Personal
Protection Outside The Home course will be required to use their own personal
protection handgun and supply ammunition adequate for the requirements of the
course. A strong side hip holster, magazine pouches, and additional
magazines or speed loaders specific to the handgun being used in the course are
also required. An mandatory Equipment Assessment session will be held
several days prior to the course to ensure that all participants possess gear
that is appropriate and adequate for participation in the course.***