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Prerequisite: This course is for law-abidingadult citizens, as defined by applicable federal, state or local law, andexperienced shooters (shooters able to show mastery of the basic skills of safegun handling, shooting a group, zeroing the firearm, and cleaning the firearm).Prospective participants can demonstrate that they have the requisiteknowledge, skills, and attitudes by producing an NRA Basic Pistol CourseCertificate, NRA FIRST Steps Course Certificate, NRA pistol competitiveshooting qualification card, military DD 214 with pistol qualification, orpassing the Pre-Course Assessment.
Description: This is an eight-hour course.Students should expect to shoot approximately 250 rounds of ammunition.Students will learn basic defensive shooting skills; strategies for home safetyand responding to a violent confrontation; firearms and the law; how to choosea handgun for self-defense; and continued opportunities for skill development.Students will receive the NRA Guide to the Basics of Personal Protection In TheHome handbook, NRA Gun Safety Rules brochure, the Winchester/NRA MarksmanshipQualification booklet, and course completion certificate.