An increasing number of people are seeking to improve their defensive shooting skills and expand their knowledge about the use of firearms for personal protection. Over 34 states now issue concealed weapon carry permits to law abiding citizens with a clean criminal record who can show a minimal acceptable level of firearms safety training. This is known as "shall-issue licensing". John Farnam's Defense Training International classes offer permit holders and those who are considering applying for a permit an opportunity to learn how to properly and safely carry a concealed handgun and to understand the laws regarding the use of lethal force for personal protection.

This Defensive Handgun Course is designed to prepare the responsible adult gun owner to effectively handle, maintain, and use his or her firearm so that he or she will be capable of successfully handling nearly any personal protection situation.

The course will consist of classroom lecture/demonstration and live-fire exercises on the range.

Classroom instruction includes:

• situation awareness
• threat evaluation
• the force continuum
• courtroom savvy
• the latest information on the physio/psychological aspects of lethal encounters
• safety review
• handgun retention

Live-fire exercises on the range will include:

• threat evaluation
• risk identification and reduction
• lethal threat containment and management
• precision shooting
• discretionary shooting
• low-light shooting (with and without a flashlight)
• cover and movement
• performing under stress
• close quarter fighting with a handgun
• handgun retention

Tactical training is conducted in a realistic manner, stressing correct use of cover, movement, challenges, and other important individual tactics. In addition, students will practice close and extremely close encounters and weapon control.

This two day course is offered on a weekend with a low light shooting session at the end of the first day.

The fee for this course is $575.

This is a specialized defensive handgun course that will instill a level of defensive ability that will enable you to successfully handle nearly any personal protection situation. This is a fast-paced defensive shooting course. It is designed to prepare the responsible adult gun owner to survive a lethal encounter.

YOU WILL NEED: A serviceable duty handgun chambered for .380 Auto or larger and 800 rounds of service ammunition. You will also need your concealment holster, ammunition carriers, etc. Also mandatory is hearing, eye protection, and a baseball cap. Shatterproof prescription eyeglasses, shooting glasses, or safety glasses will suffice for eye protection. Hearing protection may take the form of ear plugs or covers. On the range, all pistols are carried concealed. 

SUBJECTS: Firearms safety, safe gun handling and preventable firearms accidents, handgun operation with particular attention to the autoloaders, mental alertness, situation awareness, danger avoidance, mental preparation, discretionary shooting, performing under stress, target scanning and quick identification, practical defensive marksmanship, and handgun retention. Classroom subjects will include the latest information on the physio/psychological aspects of lethal encounters, post-shooting trauma, ammunition performance in actual shooting, weapon selection criteria.

INSTRUCTORS:

John S. Farnam is considered the top handgun instructor in the nation. He has personally trained thousands of federal, state and local law enforcement agency personnel in the tactical use of the handgun. Mr Farnam has written several handgun manuals, produced numerous training videos, and has written a reasonable deadly force policy that is being adopted by many private security firms. He is a police officer with many years of experience as well as a Major (ret) in the US Army. His books, The Farnam Method of Defensive Handgunning - Second Edition and The Farnam Method of Defensive Shotgun and Rifle Shooting are the go-to texts in the field.

Bruce N. Eimer, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist, NRA Certified Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor, PA Certified Lethal Weapons Training Instructor, author, and an Affiliate Instructor with John Farnam's Defense Training International. Dr. Eimer founded and heads Personal Defense Solutions, writes for Concealed Carry Magazine, and runs the online discussion forum, www.DefensiveHandguns.com.

COURSE LOCATION: Delaware Valley Sports Center, Philadelphia, PA

TIME: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days

TO PRE-REGISTER:
Please send a check for the full tuition ($575) made out to "Defense Training International" and mail it to:

John Farnam
Defense Training International
749 South Lemay Ave. Ste. A3-337
Fort Collins, CO 80524