NRA Certified P.P.O.T.H. Instructor

The course teaches students the knowledge, skills and attitude essential for avoiding dangerous confrontations and for the safe, effective and responsible use of a concealed pistol for self-defense outside the home. Students have the opportunity to attend this course using a quality strong side hip holster that covers the trigger, or a holster purse. From a review of safe firearms handling and proper mindset to presentation from concealment and multiple shooting positions, this course contains the essential skills and techniques needed to prevail in a life-threatening situation. The NRA Personal Protection Outside the Home is divided into two levels (basic and advanced). Level one is a nine-hour course and offers the essential knowledge and skills that must be mastered in order to carry, store, and use a firearm safely and effectively for personal protection outside the home. Upon completion of level one, students may choose to attend level two, which is an additional five hours of range training and teaches advanced shooting skills. After the classroom portion, students should expect to spend several hours on the range and shoot approximately 100 rounds of ammunition during level one. Level two involves five additional hours on the range and approximately 115 rounds of ammunition. The ammunition requirements are minimum and may be exceeded. Students will receive the NRA Guide to the Basics of Personal Protection Outside The Home handbook, NRA Gun Safety Rules brochure and the appropriate course completion certificates(s), NRA Basic Personal Protection Outside The Home (identifies strong-side hip holster or purse use) certificate, and NRA Advanced Personal Protection Outside The Home certificate.(Lesson Plan 2006, revised 4-09) The NRA Basics of Personal Protection Outside The Home is for adult individuals who are not disqualified from possessing a firearm as defined by applicable federal, state, or local law and are of good repute and possess defensive pistol skills presented in the NRA Basics of Personal Protection In The Home Course. Participants must also understand the basic legal concepts relating to the use of firearms in self-defense, and must know and observe not only general gun safety rules, but also those safety principles that are specific to defensive situations. Prospective participants can demonstrate that they have the requisite knowledge, skills, and attitudes by producing an NRA Basic Personal Protection In The Home Course Certificate, or by passing the pre-course evaluation. Note: The Lesson III of the Personal Protection In and Outside The Home courses Firearms and the Law, and Legal Aspects of Self-Defense is conducted by an attorney licensed to practice law within the state in which this course is given and who is familiar with this area of the law, a Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) who possesses an intermediate or higher Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certificate granted within the state, or an individual currently certified to instruct in this area of the law by the state in which this course is presented. NRA Certified Instructors may conduct this lesson only if they meet the requirements stated above and then only in their capacity as an attorney, or other state certified individual not in their capacity as an NRA Certified Instructor.

Course Pricing
$200 Walk in and Silver Members
$180 Red, White, & Blue and Gold Members save 10% off of the walk in price
$160 Platinum Members save 20% off of the walk in price

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“Very informative and a good introduction to shooting safely.”

Hi Anthony, Thanks for your email. Yes – I enjoyed the class yesterday; it was very informative and a good introduction to shooting safely. I now feel confident enough to go to the range and practice independently. However, I know that this is only an introduction and want to come back for further classes. I just wish you were closer than the 2 hour drive! But it was well worth it and will be seeing you again in 4-6 weeks. Many thanks.

 

Prerequisite:

Prerequisites:
Candidates MUST have passed NRA Basic Instructor Training Part 1
Candidates MUST have passed Pistol Instructor Course
Candidates MUST have passed PPITH Instructor Course
Candidates MUST have passed PPOTH Student Certification Course

 

Length of Course:

2 Days / 16 hours (Lunch Included both days)

 

What to Bring:


• Per NRA rules there are no exceptions or deviations
• Defensive Type Handgun a Revolver or Semi-Auto (38spl/9mm or larger)
• Two Magazines or Speed Loaders
• 10 Dummy Rounds
• Hip or Inside Waistband Holster and Belt
• 500 rounds of ammunition
• Eye and Ear protection
• Pencil and Notepad

 

What We Will Cover


• Lesson VI. Introduction to NRA Basics of Personal Protection Outside The Home Course Lesson Plans
• Lesson VII. Teaching Basics of Personal Protection Outside The Home
• Lesson V: Presenting the Pistol from Concealment
• Lesson VIII: Teaching Basics of Personal Protection Outside The Home
• Lesson VI: Presentation, Position and Movement
• Lesson IX: Teaching Basics of Personal Protection Outside The Home
• Lesson VII: Special Shooting Techniques
• Lesson X: Basics of Personal Protection Outside The Home Instructor
• Examination

 

Instructor Bios:

All of our high-level courses are taught by experienced professionals with the credentials to prove it. They are all trained and certified by the N.J. Police Training Commission, N.J. Department of Criminal Justice, and possess Federal Law Enforcement Instructor Certifications. They are experts in N.J. Use of Force Policies, and are always updating the course material with the latest use of force guidelines and case law. At Gun For Hire, this is not a “hobby”, but a full-time, legitimate vocation. Any “instructor” can teach you something, but only a select few can teach you the “why” or the “root of law” to justify your actions. If you were to use your newly acquired skills and were required to justify your actions, Gun For Hire instructors are ready, willing, and able to testify in your defense, as long as you had followed the training and procedures we provided. It does you, and your loved ones, no good if you survive the fight but have spend the next thirty years in prison because of the wrong advice you were given by a part-time amateur “instructor”.

 

 

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Disclaimer: In an effort to keep all of our students safe course objectives and drills are subject to change.