Personal Protection In the Home

Introduction to Defensive Shooting

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Introduction to Defensive Shooting

Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this lesson, you should be able to:
• Conduct Lesson I of the NRA Basic Personal Protection In The
Home Course
• Explain the importance of developing the proper mindset for
using a firearm for personal protection and facing a life-
threatening encounter
• Explain the four levels of awareness

• Explain the importance of mental preparation and physical

training for a potentially life-threatening confrontation.

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Demonstration of Lesson I Personal

Protection In the Home Course
Training Counselor(s) will play the role of the instructor
for teaching Lesson 1: Introduction to Defensive Shooting

Instructor candidates will play the role of Basic Students

as well as seasoned Personal Protection In the Home
instructors Evaluating a new instructors performance.

(PLEASE: Follow along in your lesson Plan I-1 – I-15 and your student handbook)

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Turn to page I-1 in the NRA Basic

PPITH Lesson Plan
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 their 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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Introduction

• Chief Instructor

• Assistants/Staff

• Students

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Administrative Items

• Ammunition Policy
• Security of firearms
• Restroom Drinking fountains
• Phones and Emergency exits
• Refreshments/snack policy
• Smoking Policy
• Breaks and Lunch
• Air conditioning and heating adjustments
• Cell phones and pager

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Course Goal

What is the goal of the NRA Basic Personal

Protection In the Home Course?

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Course Goal

To develop in the students the basic knowledge, skills

and attitude essential to the safe and efficient use of a
handgun for protection of self and family, and to
provide information on the law-abiding citizen’s right
to self defense

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Gun Owners Responsibilities

Read the “Gun Owner's Responsibilities” on

pg viii page viii of the NRA Guide to the Basics of
Personal Protection In The Home.

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Ethical Responsibility
• Tool of last resort.
“The best way to win a confrontation is to avoid a
confrontation.”
• Are you capable of using deadly force?
Part II pg 17
• Preparation
• Religion
• Moral Standards
• Judgment
• Mental Preparation

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Mindset

• NEVER GIVE UP!!!!

Chap 5 pg 25
• Training
• Develop a Plan
• Practice Visualization
• Practice the Plan
• Continue Training
• Visualize Target
• Control The encounter
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Mental Awareness

Levels of Awareness
Part II pg 17
1. Unaware
2. Aware
3. Alert
4. Alarm

Maintaining Awareness

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Confronting an Intruder or Assailant

• Defensive confrontations
Chap 15 pg 139
• Controlling the Encounter
• Psychological Reactions (Five
Possible)
Chap 15 pg 140
1. Fight
2. Flight
3. Freeze
4. Posture
5. Submit
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Confronting an Intruder or Assailant

Cont…
• Physiological Reactions
• Loss of fine motor skills
Chap 15 pg 142
• Tunnel vision
• Auditory exclusion
• Time dilation
• Adrenaline rush

• Training For Stress

• Visualization while training

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If You Must Shoot

• Number of Shots
• No immediate effect or apparent injury
Chap 16 pg 147
• Spotting hits
• Incoming fire

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Lesson Summary

Learning Objectives:
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 their 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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Lesson 1 Introduction to Defensive

shooting conclusion

This demonstration should have given you an idea

of how to follow the NRA Basic Personal
Protection In the Home Lesson Plans.

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Lesson Summary

Learning Objectives:
As a result of your participation in this lesson, you should
be able to:
• Conduct Lesson I of the NRA Basic Personal Protection
In The Home Course
• Explain the importance of developing the proper
mindset for using a firearm for personal protection and
facing a life-threatening encounter
• Explain the four levels of awareness

• Explain the importance of mental preparation and

physical training for a potentially life-threatening
confrontation.

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Questions

What ARE Your Questions?

The next Lesson will be teaching Personal

Protection In the Home Lesson II: Basic
Defensive Pistol Skills

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