Concealed Carry

United states concealed carry association (uscca) - concealed carry fundamentals

8 hour lecture, 6 hour hands on practical

$300/person

USCCA Concealed Course is a course to focus on personal protection while carrying a firearm.  The course is a guide to understanding how to develop a personal and home protection plan; self-defense firearm basics; defensive shooting fundamentals; the legal use of force; violent encounters and their aftermath; gear and gadgets; and basic and advance skills.  This is completed typically in one day. 

The hands on practical session will teach you to  draw from the holster (concealed), reloads, malfunction clearing and more.  This class will evaluate your concealed carry gear and provide recommends if needed. Specific training modules of a state of the art simulator will be utilized that to improve your skills to include point shooting.  Simulation also involves Video Scenario Trainer which uses real video and will covers scenarios involving automobiles, walking into businesses, using ATMs and more!  It is interactive and records shots for analysis afterward.  Simulations will reinforce the information learned in the USCCA Concealed Carry Fundamentals Course. 

Nra concealed carry course

8 hours

This is a modular Course that combines the following:  

The following Lessons are available: 

  1. Safety – Required (1 hour) 

    • Identify the main causes of firearm accidents.  

    • How the three fundamental NRA rules for safe gun handling apply when carrying or using a concealed pistol.  

    • How the NRA rules for using or storing a gun apply when carrying or using a concealed firearm.  

    • The importance of carrying and using a pistol responsibly and ethically.  

    • Special safety considerations that must be observed when carrying or using a concealed pistol.  

    • The various techniques for storing a pistol safely.  

  2. Pistol Nomenclature and Selecting a Pistol for Self Defense – Optional (1 hour) 

    • Identify two main types of pistols.  

    • Identify the main components of a pistol.  

    • Identify the criteria for selecting a pistol suited to their individual self-defense needs.  

  3. Ammunition Knowledge and Defensive Ammunition Selection – Optional (1 hour) 

    • Identify the main components of a pistol cartridge.  

    • Identify how to properly store ammunition.  

    • Identify the major types of pistol ammunition.  

    • Identify the difference between practice ammunition and defensive ammunition.  

    • Identify additional accessories for concealed carry.  

  4. Basic Defensive Pistol Skills – Optional (2 hours) 

    • Identify the Fundamentals of Marksmanship.  

    • Identify Elements of a Good Shooting Position and explain how they can change in a defensive encounter.  

    • Explain and demonstrate the fundamentals of defensive marksmanship.  

    • Explain defensive accuracy.  

    • Explain the differences between cover and concealment, and identify examples of each.  

  5. Drawing from Concealment – Optional (2 hours) 

    • Explain and demonstrate the technique for safely presenting and holstering a concealed pistol.  

  6. Loading and Stoppage Remediation – Optional (1 hour) 

    • Perform emergency reloads  

    • Identify types of stoppages  

    • Perform Immediate action drills  

  7. Mindset, Responding to an Attack and the Aftermath – Optional (2 hours) 

    • The levels of mental awareness.  

    • The importance of mental preparation and developing the proper mindset for carrying and using a pistol for personal protection and facing a life-threatening encounter.  

    • Techniques for avoiding life-threatening confrontations.  

    • The psychological and physiological changes that may occur during an attack.  

    • The differences between having a firearm for personal protection in the home and carrying a pistol for personal protection outside the home.  

    • Techniques for controlling and responding to a violent encounter.  

    • The emotional, legal and social aftermath of a defensive shooting.  

  8. Carry Modes and Pistol Concealment – Optional (2 hours) 

    • Identify the various pistol concealed carry modes and the benefits and limitations of each.  

    • Explain the basic principles of pistol concealment as they relate to the carrying of a pistol for self-defense.  

  9. Firearm Cleaning and Maintenance – Optional (1 hour) 

    • Identify the basic equipment needed to clean/maintain a firearm.  

    • Identify how to properly clean both semi-automatic pistols and revolvers.  

    • Identify what services are best referred to a qualified gunsmith.  

  10.  Sport Shooting and Training Activities – Optional (1 hour) 

    • Identify organizations, associations, clubs, and businesses that may help hone, enhance, and expand personal protection skills.  

    • Explain methods and precautions for dry-fire practice, including drawing from the holster.  

  11.  NRA CCW Live Fire – Optional (2 hours) 

    • Range Brief  

    • Student Live Fire Drills  

    • Student Qualification course of fire  

nra personal protection outside the home

16 hours

You must take the Personal Protection Course Inside the Home first.  This course specifically addresses the use of deadly force outside the home and addresses drawing a gun from concealment and in different positions like sitting, kneeling behind cover, etc.  Topics areas include: Use of Deadly force, Safe Storage, Mental Awareness, Methods of carry, and more. 

nra defensive handgun

8 hours

This course is modular class allowing you to take what sections are of interest.  This course does not discuss the legalities of lethal force.  It does cover, defensive mindset, principals of concealment, presentation of a pistol and holstering, confrontation avoidance, physiological changes during and attack, emotional, legal and social aftermath of a violent encounter, emergency reloads,  reloading under stress, cover vs concealment, and flash sight picture.