NRA Defensive Pistol

PREREQIUISTE: **Demonstrated pistol handling and firearms safety skills.

The NRA Defensive Pistol course is offers advanced shooting capabilities to supplement State CCW training, Personal Protection in the Home and Personal Protection Outside the Home courses. It was created to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitude necessary to carry and use a concealed pistol ethically, responsibly, and with confidence.

After attending this course, students will be able to explain and demonstrate the following:

• Applying NRA Rules for safe gun handling when carrying concealed firearms

• Firing accurately from non-standard shooting positions

• Incorporate principles of concealment and cover

• Safe and effective holster draw techniques

• Accurate rapid fire skills while in motion

• Emergency and Tactical reloading

• Clearing of common handgun stoppages

• Engaging multiple targets from concealment and cover

• …and more

This course is designed to supplement Personal Protection in the Home and Personal Protection Outside the Home curriculums.

**A basic level of pistol handling skills are required. Therefore, the prerequisite for this course is either NRA Basics of Pistol Shooting, NRA FIRST Steps Pistol course, the Illinois CCL Training, or successful completion of other certified pistol training.

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