BASICS OF PISTOL SHOOTING
What to expect
Americans enjoy a Right that citizens of many other countries do not—The Right to own firearms. But, with this Right come responsibilities. It is the gun owner’s responsibility to store, operate and maintain his or her firearms safely. It is the gun owner’s responsibility to ensure that unauthorized or untrained individuals cannot gain access to his or her firearms. It is the gun owner’s responsibility to learn and obey all applicable laws that pertain to the purchase, possession and use of a firearm in his or her locale. Guns are neither safe nor unsafe by themselves. When gun owners learn and practice responsible gun ownership, guns are safe.
This course is for anyone who wants to learn and understand the safety rules and basic function of handguns. Today, handguns are enjoying increased popularity due to the vast majority of states allowing law-abiding competent adults to carry them for personal protection. So as handguns become more present and their use increases, so does the need for training.
This course provides the handgun novice with the necessary safety, operational and practical handgun training needed in today's world, in an environment that encourages students to continue on to a permit to carry class, or to just enjoy target shooting.
When finished, you will have learned:
· The principal parts, types, and actions of a pistol, and how they function.
· How to safely load and fire a handgun.
· Learn the different components of ammunition, the firing sequence of a cartridge, how to properly identify and store ammunition, the major types of cartridge malfunctions, and how to react to them.
· Learn the rules for safe gun handling and how to handle a pistol in a safe manner.
· You will understand the basic rules of handgun safety.
· Learn how to select and purchase a handgun, as well as how to safely maintain, clean and store a handgun.
· Learn the fundamentals of pistol shooting, and how to shoot from the benchrest, Weaver and Isosceles positions.
The finale of this class will be to load and shoot a pistol during a live fire exercise.