Same here. The NRA courses are for those with no experience. The PP classes take you from beginner to light intermediate. Advanced training expands on those basics and incorporates tactical drills that require prior experience. We require advanced students to have a minimum of PPOTH. I've had inexperienced shooters fail to safely handle a firearm in advanced classes, thus the requirement. My motto in learning personal protection is "first learn to crawl, then walk, then run."The NRA is a good base, but I prefer to write my own lesson plans.
Personal Protection (as in 'Personal Protection in the Home' and 'Personal protection outside the home' NRA courses).PP classes = Pink Pistols Classes?
I like the slide show the NRA gave me with my training course. It keeps me on track and has good visuals.
Regardless of all the training in the classroom, my biggest thing is safety. I keep drumming it in until it hurts. It only takes a split second for an accident to happen that could have otherwise been prevented. The three things the NRA pushes real hard is:
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I copied this and inserted it into the presentation half a dozen times. That should help make it stick.
I don't promote the last sentence real hard, since it's hard to CC with an unloaded gun.
I don't know which class the slide is from but they forgot an important safety point especially for CC and that is to identify your target.
Yeah, we get 'em. But I'm proud to see so many woman taking personal protection more seriously. One gal pulled her pinky on a perp and he laughed himself into an asthma attack. She won!!! :sarcastic:Ah, but I would imagine that a lot of the members of the Pinkpistols have taken these classes.
Good to hear and this is why I don't teach the NRA lesson plans. They're developed for the square range.
Correct. The NRA insurance will cover personal injury on a home range but will only cover damage to property after homeowner insurance is exhausted as the primary coverage. I find the wording in the insurance contract is quite confusing so it's always a good idea to have an attorney read any contract for coverage. That damn fine print gets us every time.