Lessons include:
- Pistol knowledge and Safe Gun Handling
- Ammunition knowledge and the Fundamentals of Pistol Shooting
- Firing the First Shots
- Selecting and Maintaining Your Pistol
- Continued Opportunities for Skill Development through competition
The NRA basic course teaches the knowledge, skills, and attitude necessary for the safe and proper use of rimfire and centerfire rifles.
- Knowledge and Safe Handling
- Ammunition Knowledge and Fundamentals ofShooting
- Firing the First Shots
- Shooting Skills Practical Exercise
- Games and Activities
The NRA basic shotgun course teaches the knowledge, skills, and attitude necessary for the safe and proper use of a shotgun in shooting a moving target.
- Shotgun Knowledge and Safe Handling
- Ammunition Knowledge and Fundamentals of Shotgun Shooting
- Firing the First Shots
- Shotgun and Shooting Skills Practical Exercise
- Shotgun Games and Activities
- Ethical Responsibility
- Mind Set
- Mental Awareness
- Confronting Intruders or Assailants
- Shoot to Stop the Threat
- If you must Shoot
- Making Yourself and Your Home Safer
- Emergency Plan for Responding to a Possible Break-In
- When the Police Arrive
- Emotional and Legal Aftermath
- Safe Storage of a Personal Protection Handgun
- Selecting a Firearm
- Ammunition
- Accessories
- Defensive Accuracy
- Fundamentals of Marksmanship
- Elements of a Good Shooting Position
- Shooting Activities
- Additional Training Opportunities
- Firearms & the Law
- Obtaining a Handgun
- Transferring a Handgun
- Possession and Transportation of a Handgun
- Use of Deadly Force
- Potential Aftermath of Using Justified Deadly Force
Students may be required to pass a pre-course assessment to attend this course.
Course Prerequisite:
Certificate of Completion of the NRA Basic Pistole
NRA Personal Protection Outside the Home:
The NRA Basics of Personal Protection Outside the Home is the course that develops in students the Knowledge, Skills, and Attitude essential for avoiding dangerous confrontations and for the safe, effective, and responsible use of a concealed handgun for self-defense outside the home.
Lessons Include:
- Introduction to Concealed Carry Safety and Defensive Mindset
- Introduction to Self-Defense and Concealed Carry
- Legal Aspects of Concealed Carry and Self-Defense
- Carry Modes and Concealment
- Presenting the Handgun from Concealment
- Presentation (Drawing from Holster), Position and Movement
- Special Shooting Techniques
- Sport Shooting Activities and Training Opportunities
- Course Review and Q & A
Course Prerequisites:
Certificate of Completion of the NRA Personal Protection Inside the Home
OR
Passing a pre-course assessment prior to the course
Echo Six strongly recommends this course to anyone that either possesses or wishes to possess a handgun carry permit. Many of our Utah Concealed Carry Permit holders also attend this course. Emphasis is placed on the student’s ability to confidently and safely draw their firearm from a holstered position.
