Transforming Individuals Into Their Own First Responders
We offer courses, mini-classes, and 1:1 instruction to meet your individual needs. Enroll today to protect yourself and others.
Refuse To Be A Victim
We never think a crime will happen to us, until it does. The NRA Refuse To Be A Victim ® program is not a firearm or self-defense class. It is a seminar to help you develop or improve personal safety strategies and provide valuable information you can apply in every area of your life.
Benefits
Students will receive valuable information about the importance of having personal safety strategies in place and knowing the techniques and tactics to use to avoid becoming a potential victim. Lessons learned in this course will help students be alerted to dangerous situations and avoid criminal confrontation.
Details
- 4 Hour Seminar
- In-Person Required
- Public Seminars and Private Engagements
- Demonstration with Personal Safety Technologies
- Includes Student Handbook
Emergency First Aid Fundamentals
Beyond performing CPR and the Heimlich maneuver, would you know how to save a life before paramedics arrive? From learning how to assess a patient’s condition to delving into the proper treatment of chest and spinal injuries, broken bones, shock, serious bleeding, and more, this course will teach participants how to respond when minutes might mean the difference between life and death.
Benefits
The course will educate participants on basic first aid and other lifesaving techniques to be used in the event of a medical emergency. Successful completion of this course will provide participants with the confidence necessary to treat injuries in the event of a medical emergency and, even more importantly, to act as their families’ first responders.
Details
- 5 Hour Seminar
- Online and In-Person
- Public Seminars and Private Engagements
- 60-90 minute “mini course” options
- Medical Emergencies
- Patient Assessment
- Traumatic Injuries
- Building Your Own First-Aid Kit
Real Estate Agent Safety
The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) conducts an annual safety survey with its 1.4 million members. The 2020 member safety report showed that 23% of members experienced a situation that made them fear for their personal safety or the safety of personal data. This course provides valuable information on situational awareness, threat assessment and management, and a wide range of self-defense tactics and tools.
Benefits
Participants will gain the knowledge and awareness they need to protect themselves from the safety risks faced in the real estate environment.
Details
- 2 Hour Mini Class
- Online and In-Person
Marksmanship Simplified
Between January 2019 and April 2021, there were a record 7.5 million firearm purchases by first-time gun owners, predominately for self-defense purposes. An increase in property theft and violent crime is fueling new gun purchases, with approximately 50% of new owners seeking basic firearms training. This course is specifically designed to give new gun owners the basics of safe and effective firearms handling, storage, and effective use without the pressure and fast pace of most self-defense shooting courses.
Benefits
These classes will create a strong foundation for new gun owners and novice shooters to build their familiarity, confidence, and overall shooting abilities.
Details
- (2) 2-Hour Classes
- Two Lesson Plans
- Basic firearms knowledge, handling, use, and storage
- Fundamentals of marksmanship and skill development
- Consists of classroom and live-fire range time
- Public class and in-home instruction
Children’s Firearms & Safety
The rapid growth in new gun ownership creates a need for parents to promote responsible gun ownership and safety within their home. This program offers comprehensive and customizable options for parents, children, or entire families. It includes parent-focused guidance in lecture format and a series of one-hour mini-classes covering gun safety rules, accident prevention, safe storage and staging, safety handling, and the fundamentals of shooting.
Benefits
Parents can customize a unique family education program that leverages unique story-telling, guided discussions, and teaching tools to foster the next generation of responsible and safe gun ownership.
Details
- 3-Hour Lecture
- Online, In-Person, At Home, and On the Range
- 60-minute “mini-class” options
- Firearms Safety Rules
- Accident Prevent and Safety Basics
- Firearms Safety Rules & Familiarization
- Range Rules and Etiquette
- Shooting Fundamentals
- And More!
- Textbook (available for purchase)
Women’s Handgun & Self-Defense
Women are one of the fastest-growing segments of gun owners driven by the need for self-defense and growth in competitive shooting. This course was designed by women, for women, and covers all skill levels — whether students are seeking to begin, improve upon, or add to their firearms know-how. Students will learn about handgun safety and firearm fundamentals. Course topics include: situational awareness, common types of handguns, ammunition types, firearms handling skills, marksmanship skills, and defensive pistol fundamentals.
Benefits
Participants will develop a feeling of empowerment through education and training. The courses will help new gun owners alleviate anxiety or fear they may have about being around or working with firearms.
Details
- 4-Hour Level 1 Course with 1-hour Live Fire Range Time
- 4-hour Level 2 Course with 1-hour Live Fire Range Time
- Textbook (available for purchase)
Concealed Carry & Home Defense
This course provides participants with important information related to: home security, concealed carry, firearms safety and marksmanship, conflict avoidance and situational awareness, the physiology of violent encounters, non-lethal defense options, and legal aspects of using deadly force.
Benefits
Participants will learn the basics of firearm ownership and safety, as well as marksmanship and how it applies to armed self-defense. It will meet the requirements (classroom and live fire) to obtain a CCW permit* and will further prepare them to defend themselves and their loved ones, no matter where they are.
*Meets requirements for a CCW permit in Kings County, California
Details
- 8-Hour course with Live Fire
- Online, In-Person, and On the Range
- 60-90 minute “mini class” options
- Developing a Personal and Home Protection Plan
- Self-Defense Firearms Basics
- Shooting Fundamentals
- Gear and Gadgets
- The Legal Use of Force
- Violent Encounters and the Aftermath
- Basic and Advanced Skills
- Textbook (available for purchase)
Countering the Mass Shooter Threat
This course will analyze the data compiled from mass shootings and teach participants how to recognize that a person may be planning a mass shooting, how to respond during a mass shooting incident, and how to minimize and manage casualties that can occur during mass shooting event.
Benefits
Participants will come away with greater knowledge about mass shootings and confidence in their abilities to respond in the event of an active shooter. Besides learning what to do when faced with a mass shooter, they will learn how to implement an emergency operations plan and what the special security considerations are for schools, churches and businesses.
Details
- 5-Hour course
- In-Person Required
- 90-120 minute “mini class” options
- What We’ve Learned About Mass Shootings
- Countering The Threat
- Church Security Training
- Private engagements and speaking events (upon request)
- Textbook (available for purchase)