Precision Response Training CCW Lifestyle Course, December 8th

[JTH]

Precision Response Training will be holding a CCW Lifestyle class on December 8th.

So---do you carry?  Are you interested in concealed carry?  Do you actually know what carry method/mode works best for you?

Do you carry a .32, a .22, or a .380 because "anything bigger just shows too much?"  (You can carry a full-size.  Or at least a compact, instead of a sub-compact.  Seriously.  All the time, barring places where it is illegal to carry.)

Do you know the use of force laws, and have you ever actually made decisions about use of force under pressure?  Have you participated in scenario training regarding your concealed carry?

What is your actual draw speed?  How much distance from an assailant do you need to make effective use of your CCW?

Carrying a concealed firearm is a lifestyle choice---you don't simply get the permit, grab a gun and holster, and wear it around.  (Many people try this---and it just doesn't work well.)  If you are going to carry an effective weapon for self-defense on a  daily basis, you WILL need to adjust your lifestyle.

Do you know how?

The CCW Lifestyle class contains the information and practice you need.

See the class description at http://precisionresponse.4t.com/CCW101.html for details, then go to http://precisionresponse.4t.com/Schedule.html to register for the class.

Note:  This is NOT the state-mandated CCW course required to obtain a permit.  This class actually helps you figure out how to carry a concealed weapon, how to use it effectively, and gives you practice on when to do it.  (The state CCW class just teaches you what the law says.  This isn't a criticism of the class, or those who teach it---the state CCW class is not supposed to be a technique class.)

If you are interested in carrying----this will help you prepare.  If you already carry, this will teach you things you NEED to know about concealed carry.

December 8th, 8:30am to approximately 4:30pm.  (We'll break for lunch in the middle.)  $85.

Sign up here:  http://precisionresponse.4t.com/Schedule.html

[JTH]

Let's be blunt for a moment here. 

Talk to ANY State CCW Course instructor, and they'll tell you that many/most of the students in their classes seem woefully unprepared to use their firearms in a lethal-force-level self-defense situation.  Matter of fact, if they are being blunt, they'll tell you that they are worried about getting shot in their classes by the people who really don't know what they are doing.

But of course, they aren't talking about people like YOU. 

Right?  Surely not.

Surely.

Not.

You know why I like shooting competitions?  Because for perhaps the first time in their shooting-life, people actually find out if they know what they are doing.  And you know what?  Most people find out that they really DON'T know what they are doing.

Maybe they already have good practice at safe gun handling skills.  (Many don't, but they can learn.)  Maybe they already have a decent draw, good accuracy, and a decent reload. (Most don't tend to have more than one out of the three when they start.)  Maybe they can actually keep all of the above going at speed.  (That's rather doubtful, though.)

But even with all of the above being true, just the simple, small-time stress of people watching plus being on a timer melts their brains.

Ask around the forum, to people who have tried a simple competition like Steel Challenge.  Ask them what happened the first time the timer beeped.   Ask them about their accuracy on stages as simple as Steel Challenge, when nothing but the timer is making them go.

And then tell me that stress training isn't important.  That knowing what you DON'T know isn't important.

So what don't you know?

How many holster types have you tried?  (Not versions, _types_?)  What's your actual draw time from concealment under stress?  While moving?  Under what conditions can you actually respond with lethal force? 

When's the last time you had scenario training?  Ever?  How'd that go?  Was it "tactical" training?  Military?  Law enforcement?  Was it an actual self-defense scenario instead?

Get training.  Get better.

http://precisionresponse.4t.com/CCW101.html