This document provides an overview of a course on personal protection in the home. The course aims to teach students the basic knowledge, skills, and mindset for safely using a handgun to protect themselves and their family. It covers topics like developing the proper defensive mindset, mental and physical preparation, handgun fundamentals and accuracy, legal issues regarding self-defense and firearms, strategies for home safety, selecting an appropriate handgun, and training opportunities. The course appears meant to educate law-abiding citizens on their right to self-defense.

1. Personal Protection
in the Home
Presented by: Organization Name or
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2. Course Goal:
• To develop in the student the basic
knowledge, skills and attitude
(mindset) essential to the safe and
efficient use of a handgun for the
protection of self and family, and to
provide information on the law-abiding
citizens right to self-defense.
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3. Introduction to Defensive Shooting:
• Learning Objectives:
– Upon completion of this lesson you should be
able to:
• Explain the importance of using a firearm
responsibly and ethically for personal protection.
• Explain the importance of developing the proper
mindset for using a firearm for personal protection
and facing a life-threatening encounter.
• Explain and evaluate your state of mental
awareness using the four levels of awareness.
• Explain the importance of mental preparation and
physical training for a potentially life-threatening
confrontation.
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4. Ethical Obligations
• Tool of last resort
• Legal obligations
• Moral obligations
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5. Mindset
• Develop a plan
• Practice the plan
• Continue training
• Execute the plan
• ! ! Never Give Up ! !
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6. Mental Awareness
• Unaware
• Aware
• Alert
• Alarm
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7. Basic Defensive Handgun Skills
• Upon completion of this lesson, you should be
able to:
– Explain and demonstrate the fundamentals of
defensive marksmanship.
– Explain defensive accuracy.
– Shoot targets in the center of mass using aimed
shots from a two-handed standing position.
– Explain the differences between cover and
concealment, and identify examples of each.
– Shoot targets in the center of mass:
• Using a flash sight picture.
• Using cover and concealment.
• From a kneeling position.
• At close range using point shooting. 7

8. Firearms and the Law
Possession, Ownership, and the
Use of Deadly Force
• Learning Objectives:
– Upon completion of this lesson, you should be
able to:
• Explain key provisions of the law pertaining to the
purchase, transfer, and possession of handguns.
• State key provisions and restrictions within the law
pertaining to the use of deadly force.
• Explain potential criminal and civil legal actions that
may be take subsequent to a defensive encounter.
• Explain where to find detailed legal information for
your specific jurisdiction.
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9. Strategies for Home Safety and
Responding to a Violent
Confrontation
• Learning Objectives:
– Upon completion of this lesson, you should
be able to:
• Explain strategies and methods to enhance your
personal safety at home and in public.
• Describe strategies for responding to a
potentially life-threatening encounter.
• Explain the importance of mentally preparing for
the aftermath of a violent confrontation.
• Explain methods for safely storing a personal
protection handgun. 9

10. Selecting a Handgun for Self-
Defense
• Learning Objectives:
– Upon completion of this lesson, you should
be able to:
• Identify the criteria for selecting a handgun and
ammunition suited to your individual self-defense
needs.
• Identify the major cartridge designs available for
practice and personal protection and explain the
use, advantages and disadvantages of each
type.
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11. Sport Shooting Activities and
Training Opportunities
• Learning Objectives:
– Upon completion of this lesson, you should
be able to:
• Identify organizations, associations, clubs and
businesses that may help you hone, enhance,
and expand your personal protection skills.
• Explain methods and precautions for dry-fire
practice.
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12. NRA Marksmanship Qualification
Program
• Picture of qualification program guide,
actually the two pages.
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13. Recreational Shooting
• Pictures of recreational shooting
opportunities.
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14. Course Review and
Examination
• Learning Objectives:
– Upon completion of this lesson, you should
be able to:
• Successfully complete the NRA Personal
Protection Course written examination.
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15. National Rifle Association
Programs
• Safety programs
– Handgun, Rifle, Shotgun, Reloading, Home
Firearm Safety
• Youth programs
• Eddie Eagle®
• Refuse To Be A Victim™
• Women On Target
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16. Your Organization Name
Here
Thank you for attending. We
enjoyed teaching you.
Have fun, and be safe,
shooting.
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