NRA Personal Protection in the Home

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This is the NRA’s self-defense course, which covers using a handgun for the protection of self and family, and provides information on the law-abiding individual’s right to self-defense.

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This course teaches the basic knowledge, skills, and attitude essential for the safe and efficient use of a firearm. It will demonstrate that a defensive mindset is needed to survive in a life-threatening encounter.

This is an 8-hour course, it includes classroom and range time. Course topics cover:

  • Firearm selection

  • Ammunition selection

  • Multiple targets

  • Identifying and avoiding possible threats

  • Shooting from cover

  • Clearing stoppage

  • Point shooting

  • In a classroom setting we will cover lethal force

  • The law and the aftermath if you find yourself in a defensive shooting

  • Enhancing home security and setting up a safe room

 NOTE: Lesson III of this course, "Firearms and the Law, and Legal Aspects of Self-Defense," is conducted by an attorney licensed to practice law within the state in which this course is given and who is familiar with this area of the law; a Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) who possesses an intermediate or higher Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certificate granted within the state; or an individual currently certified to instruct in this area of the law by the state in which this course is presented.

What is needed:

  • Students need their own center-fire handgun, with at least two magazines (or speed loaders for revolvers)

  • 300 rounds of ammunition,

  • Hearing and eye protection

  • Holsters and magazine carriers are encouraged, but not necessary.

Students will receive:

  • NRA Guide to the Basics of Personal Protection in the Home handbook

  • NRA Gun Safety Rules brochure

  • Winchester/NRA Marksmanship Qualification booklet

  • Course completion certificate.