Competent, reality based, and practical training is a must for every responsible firearm owner. Firearm ownership has inherent responsibilities. They include the knowledge needed for proper weapon care, the wisdom to choose the firearm that fits your personal abilities, and the training to operate your personal defense weapon safely and with precision. This 8-hour private class is your fast track to develop competence in using a shotgun for personal protection in the home. Certificates will be issued at the end of this private class. This course of individualized instruction fulfills and exceeds the training requirements for obtaining the Florida and Virginia Non-resident 31-State CCW Permits.

Over the course of the day, you will learn proper handling and manipulation of the shotgun and competent shotgun marksmanship.You will learn what the shotgun will, and WILL NOT do. The importance of patterning your shotgun properly is discussed at length.

The course will also cover:

• fundamental firearm ownership and use issues
• firearm safety on and off the range
• the self-defense mindset
• the judicious use of deadly force
• surviving a deadly force incident and the legal aftermath
• pertinent state and federal laws
• selecting the proper shotgun for you
• shotgun operation and weapon care
• shotgun "marksmanship"
• shotgun ammunition selection
• weapon loading and unloading
• reloading if you’re involved in a shooting situation
• shooting from several ready positions
• various tactical body positions
• weapon retention

For those students with prior pistol training, transition to a pistol is also covered.

The focus of this course of instruction will be to help you acquire the essential knowledge, skills, attitude, and mindset so that you are prepared to act appropriately in self-defense in the home. The goal is always to avoid confrontations if at all possible, and to use a situation appropriate level of force. The use of deadly force is a last resort, to be employed in the gravest of extremes, to stop an imminent, immediate and unavoidable threat of death or grave bodily harm to you, or to someone else under the mantle of your protection.

Instructor: Bruce N. Eimer, Ph.D., the President of Personal Defense Solutions, LLC, is a licensed psychologist, NRA Certified Law Enforcement and Civilian Firearms Instructor (Handgun and Shotgun), PA Certified Lethal Weapons Training Instructor, Utah Certified Concealed Firearms Instructor, and an Affiliate Instructor with John Farnam’s Defense Training International. Dr. Eimer is certified to teach the Farnam Method of Defensive Handgunning and is also a graduate of Massad Ayoob’s Lethal Force Institute. Dr. Eimer is the co-author of the Essential Guide to Handguns and writes regularly for Concealed Carry Magazine

Equipment: Dress comfortably. Students may bring either a pump or semi-automatic shotgun (12 or 20 gauge). Shotguns will be made available for students who do not have their own (please notify us in advance).

Ammunition requirement: 100 Buckshot and 25 Slugs. Fifty (50) rounds of pistol ammunition is required if the client wishes to participate in the Shotgun/Pistol transition portion of the course. Ammunition can be purchased at the range shop.

For more information, and to discuss arranging a private class, please call: 215-938-7283 (938-SAVE) or email us.

Location: In the Philadelphia vicinity. Specific location to be arranged.