Basic Defensive Handgun

Basic Defensive Handgun is a practical classroom and hands-on class in the use of a handgun in self- defense. Jeff Cooper, the legendary founder of Gunsite Academy, is quoted as having said, “Owning a handgun doesn’t make you armed any more than owning a guitar makes you a musician.” Although marksmanship skill is critical to the ability to use a handgun in self-defense, marksmanship alone is not sufficient.

This class addresses the basic information, skills, and situations relating to the use of a handgun as a self-defense tool and is also taught as a Women-Only-Taught-by-a-Female-Instructor class. The class provides an overview of the legal, psychological, and law-enforcement response issues (These are also covered in greater depth a separate Indy Arms classroom courses; Essentials of Indiana Gun Law, Practical and Legal Realities of Self-Defense, and USCCA Concealed Carry)

This class focuses on the fundamental safety, marksmanship and manipulation skills required to use a handgun effectively. (Carrying, drawing, and the associated equipment are covered in a separate Indy Arms hands-on course, Tactical Handgun I, II, and III.) This course will consist of about 2 ½ hours of classroom and “dry” handling and drills, and about 1 ½ hours of live-fire range time. The class is nominally four hours in length, but may sometimes run a little run longer, depending on attendance and the number of questions.

This class has been developed by experts on Indy Arms staff, including nationally recognized authors and presenters, and career firearms instructors and law-enforcement trainers.

The class will include the use of a rental gun at no additional cost. Students may use their own defensive handgun and ammo.

Students will receive a detailed course handout and additional information on available resources.

Course Goal

“To allow the student to gain an understanding of basic handgun skills, and practice those basic skills with expert coaching and advice.”

Lessons

1. Basic Firearm and Range Safety
2. Overview of the legal, psychological, and law enforcement issues relating to defensive firearm use.
3. The Basics of Firearms Use and Handling.
4. Dry Handling and Practice in the classroom.
5. Live-Fire Range Exercises
6. Review and Questions

Prerequisites: None. However; if you are new to firearms you are strongly encouraged to take our Introduction to Handgun prior to this class

Course Completion: Students will receive an Indy Arms Company certificate of attendance upon completion of the course

Cost: $99.00

Included:

• Rental Handgun if needed (Students are encouraged to bring their own handgun)
• Personal Protection Equipment: Eye and Ear Rental
• Targets

Customer Responsibility/Gear:

• Complete Liability Waiver prior to the start of class – Click Here
• 75 rounds of ammunition
• Arrive at least 15 minutes prior to class for check in

NOTES:

• Rental handguns must use ammunition purchased from Indy Arms
• Students under age 18 must be accompanied by an adult (ask about a youth discount for training classes)
• Students arriving more than 10 minutes after the designated start time may not be allowed into class and will need to reschedule

***Please arrive 15- 20 minutes early to complete the necessary check in process before any training class. This will give us time to verify your range waiver at the counter. This is also the time to buy ammo, holster, hearing and/ or eye protection or anything else you will need for the class. Classes start promptly and we don’t want you to miss anything.***

USCCA Protector Academy 

• If you are wanting to complete the in-person requirements for Level 1 Qualification in the USCCA’s Protector Academy (https://academy-qualifications.usconcealedcarry.com/qualifications/) this is the class to take.  Let the instructor know before class that you are taking the class to satisfy the live-fire course requirement and that you will need to shoot the USCCA Qualifier at the end of the class (make sure to bring 50 extra rounds and you may need to stay 10-15 minutes after the classes listed end time in order to complete the required qualification).

Updated: 03/18/2021, RWC