NRA Basic Pistol class is approximately 8 hours long and includes both a classroom component and live fire exercises on the range.

In Basic Pistol, students learn NRA’s rules for safe gun handling.  Students will learn the operation of both revolvers and semi-automatic pistols. They will learn the different parts of both types of pistols and their operation.  They will be taught the different types of ammunition and the manner in which ammunition functions.   Students will also learn how to safely clean their pistol and responsibly store their firearms in their home or vehicle.

As for live fire training, students will learn shooting fundamentals and range safety rules.  Students will be instructed how to shoot from the bench rest position before proceeding to the two-handed standing shooting position and the one-handed standing position. 

Students will also learn of their continued opportunities for firearm skill development.  They will receive the NRA Guide to the Basics of Pistol Shooting handbook, NRA Gun Safety Rules brochure, Winchester/NRA Marksmanship Qualification booklet, take a Basics of Pistol Shooting Student Examination, and receive a course completion certificate. (Lesson Plan 2nd edition, 2009)
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Personal Protection in the Home 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.

This is an eight-hour course. Students should expect to shoot approximately 100 rounds of ammunition. Students will learn basic defensive shooting skills, strategies for home safety and responding to a violent confrontation, firearms and the law, how to choose a handgun for self-defense, and continued opportunities for skill development. 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.(Lesson Plan, revised 05/09)

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.

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Comprehensive Indiana Gun Law is a complete educational program on Indiana gun law, which also includes a discussion of applicable federal law.  This full-day program includes a wide-ranging discussion of Indiana's statutes and court rulings that affect Indiana gun owners' ability to defend themselves and others with deadly force, as well as Indiana law determining potential criminal and civil liabilities for inappropriate use of a firearm.

Here is a testimonial regarding TFT's Comprehensive Indiana Gun Law course from an experienced firearm and "Force on Force" instructor:

        "Today I attended Tactical Firearms Training LLC's Comprehensive Indiana Gun Law course.
        
        The class today was a look at US and Indiana state law that address four specific areas:

        1. Possessing a firearm
        2. Carrying a handgun
        3. Use of a firearm for self defense
        4. Civil liability

        We started at the Eagle Creek classroom at 8:30 sharp and went to 3ish with a few breaks for bathroom visits and lunch. The class was well organized with most of the content contained in a PowerPoint presentation. This was not just a cursory overview, but rather as the title suggests, a comprehensive review. Guy was meticulous in his citations of the case law and Indiana Code allowing the student to research and pull the cited sections if desired. I don't want to make this sound like a dry legal lecture. While the law was covered Guy also went "off script" and expanded a great deal on areas that needed to have context or history filled in.

    We had some great class discussions and Guy was good about entertaining student questions or requests for clarification. To Guy's credit, he did a very good job of leaving most of the legalese behind and explaining concepts in plain English.

    Worth the price of admission alone, I learned what a 'curtilage' is.

    Now I get on my soap box. I read frequent posts here other places about how training is too expensive or too long or too far away or too this or too that........ Here you have a local class on a very, very important topic taught by an expert in the field.

    At what point will you prioritize the knowledge in your head over acquiring more guns? Is it better to spend $150 on another trinket or invest that money in yourself to hopefully keep yourself out of jail and limit your civil liability if you do ever have to use deadly force to protect yourself?

    In conclusion, I thought the class was a good value and a lot of fun."

                                Shay VanVlymen
                                Owner and Lead Instructor, 
                                Mindset Laboratory (specializing in Force on Force training)
                                see www.mindsetlab.com

Beginning in December and continuing into 2010, TFT will offer several additional NRA firearm training courses, including Home Firearm Safety, Personal Protection Outside the Home, and Tactical Shotgun.   Each of these courses will also be offered with TFT's Comprehensive Indiana Gun Law educational program.

All of TFT's classes are offered with a "Ladies Only" option!   See our "Upcoming Classes" page for more details.

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