NRA Personal Protection Outside the Home Instructor Training
Course Description: This course certifies NRA instructors to teach the NRA Personal Protection Outside the Home class.
The NRA Personal Protection Outside the Home course teaches defensive pistol skills necessary and relevant to concealed carry situations.
- Concealed carry techniques
- Presentation of a firearm from concealment
- Defensive shooting skills and strategies
- Safety
- Legal aspects of gun ownership and self-defense
- The aftermath of a defensive shooting
Topics: Concealed carry techniques, presentation of a firearm from concealment, defensive shooting skills and strategies, safety, legal aspects of gun ownership and self-defense, and the aftermath of a defensive shooting. Presentation from a concealed holster (or purse), shooting from cover, shooting one-handed, and point shooting. Moving while shooting, shooting from low cover, shooting from sitting, turning, prone, low-light and hip-shooting (called the "speed rock").
Length: 16 hours.
For prices and upcoming course dates, check the schedule page.
Prerequisites: Instructor trainees must be certified NRA Pistol Instructors, certified NRA Personal Protection In the Home instructors. To be certified as an NRA Personal Protection Outside the Home instructor, instructor trainees must also take and pass the 14-hour NRA Personal Protection Outside the Home course. That course is typically offered in the days preceding the instructor course.
Required Equipment: a centerfire handgun, .32 caliber or greater, 300 rounds of ammunition, eye and ear protection, a belt holster and a concealment garment. Two or more speedloaders or spare magazines (bring more if you have them). Single-shot handguns in rifle calibers and handguns in .44 magnum or larger calibers cannot be used for this course.
Optional Equipment: See the general policies page for suggestions on food, drink, clothing, etc.
Taught by: Karl Rehn
Facility: A-Zone range
Times: see schedule
Scheduled: see schedule
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