Join Our 8-Hour NRA Basic Pistol Course! In this comprehensive training, you’ll learn essential firearm safety, proper pistol handling, shooting fundamentals, safe storage practices, and introductory marksmanship skills. Students will also receive hands-on instruction on grip, stance, sight alignment, trigger control, and live-fire exercises to build confidence and accuracy. This class is perfect for new shooters or anyone who wants to sharpen their foundational skills with professional, NRA-certified instruction.

NRA Basic Personal Protection in the Home Course participants must be 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 (within 3 years after separation), or passing the Pre-Course Assessment.

This course is a 16-hour course. The course teaches students the knowledge, skills, and attitude essential for avoiding dangerous confrontations and for the safe, effective, and responsible use of a concealed pistol for self-defense outside the home. Prerequisites: NRA Personal Protection Inside The Home Course or by passing the pre-course evaluation.

California CCW Renewal NRA Defensive Pistol: (SB-2) OCSD Course. Update your knowledge, skills, & attitude to carry & use a concealed pistol ethically, responsibly with confidence. Course Length: 8-16 Hours. • Situational awareness. • Conflict Avoidance – AVOID, ESCAPE, DE-ESCALATE & DEFEND • The color codes of awareness • OODA Loop • Recognizing Criminal Positioning. • Cover, concealment, & exit strategy • What exactly is a CCW License? • Defining reasonable force & deadly force • When the right to use deadly force ends • Defending life vs. property • Castle Doctrine CPC 198.5 • Stand Your Ground CALCRIM 505 & 506 • Understanding FIGHT or FLIGHT • Use of Force Continuum • The immediate aftermath • Phone calls to make • When the police arrive • 8-part statement to the police Registration:

California CCW Renewal NRA Defensive Pistol: (SB-2) OCSD Course. Update your knowledge, skills, & attitude to carry & use a concealed pistol ethically, responsibly with confidence. Course Length: 8-16 Hours. • Situational awareness. • Conflict Avoidance – AVOID, ESCAPE, DE-ESCALATE & DEFEND • The color codes of awareness • OODA Loop • Recognizing Criminal Positioning. • Cover, concealment, & exit strategy • What exactly is a CCW License? • Defining reasonable force & deadly force • When the right to use deadly force ends • Defending life vs. property • Castle Doctrine CPC 198.5 • Stand Your Ground CALCRIM 505 & 506 • Understanding FIGHT or FLIGHT • Use of Force Continuum • The immediate aftermath • Phone calls to make • When the police arrive • 8-part statement to the police Registration:

This is not a CCW renewal course. This service is specifically designed to assist you in adding a handgun to your existing CCW.