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Course dates:
- 27 June 2010 Multi-State Concealed Carry Course (MS-CCW).
- Basic Pistol Shooting Course (part 1)
- Basic Pistol Shooting Course (part 2)
- Basic Personal Protection In The Home (PPITH) Course (range session may be conducted on 25 April)
- Basics of Personal Protection Outside The Home (PPOTH) Course (classroom and dry practice)
- Basics of Personal Protection Outside The Home (PPOTH) Course (all on the range)
Course descriptions follow:
STUDENT LEVEL COURSES
NON-NRA COURSES
Multi-State Concealed Carry Course (MS-CCW). This dynamic 8 to 9 hour classroom session covers handgun safety, defensive ammunition, concealed carry holsters, color codes of mental awareness, avoidance, and responsibility. Additional topics include the use of deadly force in self-defense; shoot vs don’t shoot scenarios, laws, carry restrictions, and other vital information. A required live-fire qualification course is part of the program. This course meets or exceeds the requirements for obtaining a concealed carry permit (aka "CCW") in both Colorado and Utah. Colorado residents MUST obtain a Colorado permit to carry in Colorado.
Introduction to Defensive Handgun. This 4-hour introductory session covers safe and effective presentation from the holster, rapid aiming techniques (flash-sight picture and point-shooting techniques), trigger trap and reset for better follow-through, after-action movement and scanning, and other important information for concealed carry permit holders who want more than the just the permit itself.
NRA STUDENT COURSES
NON-FIREARMS COURSES
Home Firearm Safety Course is a non-shooting course and teaches students the basic knowledge, skills, and attitude necessary for the safe handling and storage of firearms and ammunition in the home. This is a four-hour course for safe gun handling that is conducted in the classroom only. A great class for family and those concerned about firearm safety in the home.
Refuse To Be A Victim® Seminars teach the basic knowledge, skills, and attitude for developing a strategy for one's personal safety in the home and outside the home. It is not a firearms instruction course. The seminar includes classroom instruction on a variety of crime prevention strategies, from criminal psychology to automobile crimes to cyber crime. It includes common weaknesses that criminals may take advantage of, and teaches a variety of corrective measures that are practical, inexpensive, and easy to follow. Seminars can vary in length (usually about 4 hours, but can be expanded to eight hours), and may be modified to suit the needs of a particular audience.
HANDGUN RELATED COURSES
Basic Pistol Shooting Course teaches the basic knowledge, skills, and attitude for owning and operating a pistol safely. This course is at least 8-hours long and includes classroom and range time learning to shoot revolvers and semi-automatic pistols. Students learn NRA’s rules for safe gun handling; pistol parts and operation; ammunition; shooting fundamentals; range rules; shooting from the bench rest position and two handed standing positions; cleaning the pistol; and continued opportunities for skill development.
FIRST Steps Pistol Orientation — Firearm Instruction, Responsibility, and Safety Training — is the NRA’s response to the American public’s need for a firearm orientation program for new purchasers. It is designed to provide a hands-on introduction to the safe handling and proper orientation to one specific pistol action type for classes of four or fewer students. This course is at least three to four hours long and includes classroom and range time learning to shoot a specific pistol action type.
Basic Personal Protection In The Home (PPITH) Course teaches the basic knowledge, skills, and attitude essential to the safe and efficient use of a handgun for protection of self and family in your home, and to provide information on the law-abiding individual’s right to self-defense. This is at least an eight-hour course. It includes a minimum of one hour on the laws concerning the use of deadly force in your home. Students should expect to shoot approximately 100 rounds of ammunition. Students must be law abiding, adults (at least 21 years old), and experienced shooters.
Basics of Personal Protection Outside The Home (PPOTH) Course is both comprehensive and intensive in its approach to equip the defensive shooting candidate with the skills needed to survive serious adversity. This two day (14 hour) 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. It includes a minimum of one hour on the laws concerning the use of deadly force on the street. Students use a quality strong side hip holster that covers the trigger, or a holster purse. The PPOTH course is divided into two levels (basic and advanced). Level one is a nine-hour course and offers the essential knowledge and skills necessary to carry, store, and use a firearm safely and effectively for personal protection outside the home. Students should expect to spend several hours on the range and shoot approximately 100 rounds of ammunition. Level two involves five additional hours on the range and approximately 115 rounds of ammunition. Students must be at least 21 years of age and possess defensive pistol skills presented in the NRA PPITH Course.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Registration is via the ProfireUSA web site: www.profireusa.com. Also, additional courses are available through the Profire facility in Thornton, Colorado.
Instructor level courses and other Student level courses are also offered.
Multi-State Concealed Handgun Permit
Class size in Colorado Springs is limited to 20.
If you have previously completed this course or currently do not believe you have a need at this time but know of others who might be interested please forward this E-mail to them. Appreciate your interest and assistance.
The next Pucci Associates, in conjunction with ProfireUSA Firearms Academy, Multi-State Concealed Handgun Permit Pre-Licensing (aka CHP-201) course scheduled for Colorado Springs will be Saturday, 26 June 2010 from 9:00 AM to o/a 6:30 PM. Additional classes will be offered a couple of times a month at Profire’s Thornton, Colorado facility—check the web site for dates and times (see below). Specific details about the class (e.g., location, what to bring, etc.,) will be explained in the instructions you will receive after you register.
The program meets or exceeds requirements for the Colorado & Utah non-resident permits and other states as well. If you already have a Colorado permit seriously consider an upgrade at a reduced cost—only $75.00. Adding Utah adds additional states (Washington state, Minnesota, Ohio, and Virginia) and brings the total number of states that will recognize your permit to 32.
Cost of the Multi-State Concealed Handgun Permit Pre-Licensing course is $149.00. If you register as a group of two the cost is $129.00 per person and if three or more the cost is $99.00 per person. Cost of the required CC Live-Fire Range Qual Session (aka LFQ-201) is $15.00 plus ranges fees if applicable—it consists of 1 hour of range time. You may substitute the Introduction to Defensive Handgun (aka IDH-202) which is $79.00 for CHP-201 graduates and $125.00 for non-graduates—it consists of 4 hours of range training. NOTE: neither live option is conducted on the same day as the CHP-201 class.
Registration is needed in advance to ensure enough course materials are available for all students. Upon registration you will receive detailed information about the course and location.
General information about the course follows. For more information and registration go to the ProfireUSA web site: http://www.profireusa.com.
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Course Description
The content of this course has been approved by the State of Utah for the Utah CCW Permit. It is not an NRA course. This course also meets the training requirements of a handgun safety course for the Colorado and selected other state CCW permits including the Wyoming permit which is available only to residents of that state.
As required by Utah, this course covers handgun safety and Utah laws first in four (4) to six (6) hours then it covers shoot / don’t shoot scenarios, and Colorado laws in an addendum.
Some counties in Colorado are no longer accepting applications without a live-fire range session. The live-fire range session also meets the training requirements for the Florida CCW Permit as well as the CCW permits issued by several other states.
A separate handgun class such as NRA Basic pistol or NRA First Steps Pistol and fee will be required if the student does not demonstrate proficiency in safe handling of their handgun and general firearms familiarity, or in the event of a safety violation during the classroom handling session.
We STRONGLY urge all those seeking a CCW permit to take a additional training in conjunction with their CCW course such as NRA Person Protection in the Home (PPITH), NRA Personal Protection OUTSIDE The Home, or other defensive handgun training courses with appropriate live-fire sessions.
To be safe and effective in presenting and using a handgun from concealment for protection, you MUST have specific defensive handgun training from qualified instructors. DO NOT shortcut your safety by just taking a basic handgun safety course to meet the minimum training requirements for a permit.
While you are waiting one to three months for your permit application to be processed, take a defensive handgun course so that you can begin to develop the skills that you must have if you find it necessary to use your handgun for protection.
Course Descriptions for Pistol, PPITH, & PPOTH
Important Note: Please register through the Profire USA web site: www.profireusa.com If you advise me that you intend to attend this class BUT do not formally registered through the Profire USA web site (www.profireusa.com) you will not be registered to attend. Therefore, please ensure you go to the Profire web site and register. All registrations for this class must go through the Profire registration system to ensure we have the correct number of student packets and to ensure a certificate is printed for you.
The NRA Basic Pistol (BP) course is now an eight hour block of instruction. It teaches the fundamentals of handgun and ammunition knowledge and marksmanship. Students have approximately 2 hours of range time and engage blank or bull’s-eye targets at a maximum of five yards from the bench rest and two handed standing (Isosceles) positions. One handed standing positions are no longer taught in this course (optional additional position) but it is in the PPITH & PPOTH courses. Approximately 50-60 rounds of ammunition are expended by the student—more if the instructor deems it necessary. Handguns used in the course can range anywhere from .22LR to .44 magnum. Next course: 26 March (Friday—Part 1) 6:00 PM – 9:30 PM & 27 March (Saturday—Part 2) 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM includes travel to & from range & range session.
The NRA Personal Protection IN the Home (PPITH) course is an 8-10 hour block of instruction. It provides an introduction to defensive shooting (ethics, mindset, mental awareness, shooting to stop, results, etc.,) and basic defensive handgun skills (two handed positions (Isosceles & Weaver), kneeling position, assess & scan, flash sight picture, point shooting, cover & concealment, moving to cover, use of cover, and the Tueller Drill). There are 15 shooting exercises in the live fire portion. One lecture session must be provided by a lawyer familiar with the use of force laws of the state or a P.O.S.T. certified LE authorized to teach the use of force in the state. Next course: 24 April (Saturday) 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM includes travel to & from range & range session.
The NRA Personal Protection OUTSIDE the Home (PPOTH) course is a two part / level course. Level 1 (Basic) is 9 hours of instruction with about 3-3.5 hours of range time. Level 2 (Advanced) is 5 hours of instruction all on the range. The complete course is a minimum of 14 hours of instruction (approximately 6 hours of classroom and 8 hours of range)—usually conduct the course over two consecutive days. Classroom covers an introduction to concealed carry safety & defensive mindset, legal aspects of concealed carry & self-defense (as with PPITH this must be presented by an attorney), modes of carry and more. The 21 range exercises cover presentation from the holster, movement, multiple targets, scan & assess, moving to cover and engaging from cover (high & low), turning 90 degrees to engage a target & 180 degrees to engage, low light, instinctive (aka “hip”) shooting technique as well as flash and point techniques, and handgun malfunctions to include emergency and tactical reloads. During Level 1 range training a minimum of 96 rounds will be expend by the student and in Level 2 an additional 104 rounds will be expended. Next course: 22 May (Saturday—Part 1) 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM & 23 May (Sunday—Part 2) 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM all day range session.
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