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STG Defensive Firearms Simulator Workshop
This course requires ZERO LIVE Ammunition! The mission of this workshop is to put firearms and firearms training into something truly lacking in the industry, PERSPECTIVE! This workshop not only builds skills for new and experienced shooters at all levels but just as important, helps build test and build the confidence to correctly apply these skills into real world scenarios with a high rate of repetition with both physical drills and cognitive threat recognition. Stages induce surprise, chaos and threats in which attendees will have to work through. Some of the best firearms technology available in the civilian market is used to create an immersive training environment. Advanced tech such as SIRT laser training guns, drop in laser modules for handguns, AR carbines and even pump action 12 gauge shotguns put real feeling tools into students hands to learn. This workshop is led by highly experienced instructors from the Law Enforcement, Military and Military contracting world that guide students through virtual ranges, turning, transitional and multi-hit targets until students are ready to face threats at the "Speed of LIfe". These interactive training includes many scenario videos in which put students in real world situations in which they must verbally challenge and decide on "shoot, no shoot" outcomes which will further their firearm fundamental abilities. This full 9 hour course by does NOT include a LIVE FIRE portion of training. |
NRA Concealed Carry Course
**** This course will qualify you to apply for a Florida CCW
The NRA CCW course is specifically designed to meet the minimum requirements of all the different states, which issue Concealed Carry permits. (Currently the course is designed for FL CCW, but will expand to other states in the future with updated modules for former students.)
This course covers 10 different classroom lessons in which teach the basic knowledge, skills and attitude needed to be prepared to carry a firearm concealed. This course bridges the gap between the NRA Basic Pistol course and more advanced courses offered.
**** This course will qualify you to apply for a Florida CCW
The NRA CCW course is specifically designed to meet the minimum requirements of all the different states, which issue Concealed Carry permits. (Currently the course is designed for FL CCW, but will expand to other states in the future with updated modules for former students.)
This course covers 10 different classroom lessons in which teach the basic knowledge, skills and attitude needed to be prepared to carry a firearm concealed. This course bridges the gap between the NRA Basic Pistol course and more advanced courses offered.
NRA Basic Pistol Course
**** This course will qualify you to apply for a Florida CCW
NRA Basic Pistol. The NRA Basic Pistol Shooting Course teaches the basic knowledge, skills and attitude for owning and operating a pistol safely. This course is 8-hours long and includes classroom and range time learning to shoot revolvers and semi-automatic pistols.
Course includes:
- Essential gun safety rules
- Different types of pistols and which one is best for you
- The basics of ammunition
- The fundamentals of pistol shooting
- Different shooting positions
- The most common shooting errors
- Proper gun cleaning and maintenance
- How to maintain your skills
To qualify as an NRA Instructor: Candidates must have completed the basic course in the discipline they wish to be certified to teach, e.g. NRA Basics of Pistol Shooting (Instructor Led Only), NRA Basic Rifle Shooting, etc. Candidates must possess and demonstrate a solid background in firearm safety and shooting skills acquired through previous firearm training and/or previous shooting experience. Instructor candidates must be intimately familiar with each action type in the discipline for which they wish to be certified. Candidates will be required to demonstrate solid and safe firearm handling skills required to be successful during an instructor training course by completing pre-course questionnaires and qualification exercises administered by the NRA Certified Training Counselor. Candidates must satisfactorily complete an NRA Instructor Training Course in the discipline they wish to teach (e.g., NRA Basic Pistol Course), and receive the endorsement of the NRA Training Counselor conducting that training. NRA Instructor courses are discipline specific. During the course candidates will learn NRA policies and procedures; basic public speaking skills; training methodology; use of a training team and training aids; organizing a course, building a budget; and finally preparing to teach. In addition, candidates will be provided the appropriate lesson plans and basic course student packets. Role-playing is a major part of an instructor course; therefore, the minimum class size should be at least four candidates, with 10-12 candidates being ideal. Candidates take turns working in teams, actually conducting portions of the course to other candidates who portray basic students. Instructor training courses are conducted by NRA Training Counselors. Training Counselors are active and experienced instructors who have been certified by NRA to train experienced shooters to teach others to shoot. Training Counselors will evaluate candidates' performance based on their ability to handle the firearms with confidence, use of appropriate training aids, following the lesson plans and meeting all learning objectives, while utilizing the teaching philosophies expected of NRA Certified Instructors. Candidates can also expect to learn the NRA discipline specific instructional methods and evaluating and improving the performance of beginning shooters.
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NRA Basic Rifle Course This course is designed to teach the knowledge, skills and attitude necessary for owning and using a Rifle safely. The course is perfect for the new Rifle owner and serves as an introductory course for more advanced hunting or competition rifle match training. The basics of marksmanship are the lifelong building blocks for many other hunting or shooting sports. The goal of the Basic Rifle course familiarize you with the correct operation and maintenance all types of Rifles, along with teaching you how to handle and shoot them safely. |
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NRA Basic Shotgun Course Teaches the basic knowledge, skills, and attitude for the safe and proper use of a shotgun in shooting a moving target. This course is at least 8-hours long and includes classroom and range time learning how to shoot shotguns at moving targets. Students learn NRA’s rules for safe gun handling; shotgun parts and operation; shotgun shell components; shotgun shell malfunctions; shooting fundamentals; range rules; shooting at straight away and angled targets; cleaning; and continued opportunities for skill development. Students will receive the Basics of Shotgun Shooting handbook, NRA Gun Safety Rules brochure, Winchester/NRA Marksmanship Qualification booklet, take a Basics of Shotgun Shooting Student Examination, and receive a course completion certificate. |
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NRA Personal Protection In The Home Course
This course teaches the basic knowledge, skills, and attitude essential to the safe and efficient use of a handgun for protection of self and family, and to provide information on the law-abiding individual’s right to self-defense. More Details: Prerequisite: NRA Basic Pistol Course Certificate, NRA FIRST Steps Course Certificate, NRA pistol competitive shooting qualification card, or military DD 214 with pistol qualification. Description: This is an eight-hour course. Students should expect to shoot approximately 100 rounds of ammunition. Students will learn basic defensive shooting skills, strategies for home safety and responding to a violent confrontation, firearms and the law, how to choose a handgun for self-defense, and continued opportunities for skill development. Students will receive the NRA Guide to the Basics of Personal Protection In The Home handbook, NRA Gun Safety Rules brochure, the Winchester/NRA Marksmanship Qualification booklet, and course completion certificate. Note: Lesson III of this course: Firearms and the Law, and Legal Aspects of Self-Defense, is conducted by an attorney licensed to practice law within the state in which this course is given and who is familiar with this area of the law, or a Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) who possesses an intermediate or higher Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certificate granted within the state, or an individual currently certified to instruct in this area of the law by the state in which this course is presented. NRA Certified Instructors may conduct this lesson only if they meet the requirements stated above and then only in their capacity as an attorney, or other state certified individual not in their capacity as an NRA Certified Instructor. |
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NRA Range Safety Officer *** This class will provide the training to register and become a CERTIFIED NRA RSO. The NRA Range Safety Officer program was developed in response to the demand for a nationally recognized range safety officer certification. NRA Range Safety Officers are people who possess the knowledge, skills, and attitude essential to organizing, conducting, and supervising safe shooting activities and range operations. Course Includes:
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NRA Refuse To Be A Victim This course will improve your personal safety strategies. Experts agree that the single most important step toward ensuring your personal safety is making the decision to refuse to be a victim. That means that you must have an overall personal safety strategy in place before you need it. A complete seminar may last as long as four or five hours and include the entire lesson plan, but a modified seminar may be as short as one or two hours and cover topics that best suit the needs of a particular audience. This is not a firearms instruction course, and does not include instruction in physical combat self-defense. Seminars teach common weaknesses that criminals may take advantage of, and a variety of corrective measures that are practical, inexpensive and easy to follow. The seminar includes classroom instruction on criminal psychology, automobile crimes; cyber safety, home security, and a variety of crime prevention strategies including carjack avoidance techniques, use of personal safety devices, and more. Students receive the Refuse To Be A Victim® student handbook, NRA Refuse To Be A Victim® brochure, NRA Become A Refuse To Be A Victim® Instructor Brochure, Refuse To Be A Victim® Firearms Supplement, and a course completion certificate. |
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NRA Home Firearm Safety Course **** This class is great for new shooters /first time firearm owners Certified NRA Home Firearm Safety Training Course Short Description: Non-shooting course that teaches students the basic knowledge and skills to explain the attitude necessary for the safe handling and storage of firearms/ammunition in the home. More Details: This is a four-hour course for safe gun handling that is conducted in the classroom only. |
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The United States Concealed Carry Association (USSCA) Basic Pistol, Concealed Carry and Home Defense Course.
*** This class is recognized in Florida as a valid certification to apply for a FL CCW Permit This course covers the following topics:
Each attendee will also receive a Student Handbook and a Course Completion Certificate from USCCA. |
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USCCA Realtor Safety Course
This course examines why realtors are at risk, how to enhance situational awareness, stress mitigation, proper mindset and defensive strategies. This course will further explore Defensive options including non-lethal alternatives as well as Emergency First Aid considerations and future training opportunities. |
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USCCA Defensive Shooting Fundamentals Level 1
Defensive Shooting Fundamentals Level 1 (DSF-L1) - will guide you through the steps you’ll need to take to go from just sending rounds downrange to actually training in specific, tested methods of armed self-defense. From stance to grip to physical shooting technique, Defensive Shooting Fundamentals Level 1 will help you hone the edge on your inner warrior expert. You’ll get your body working with your gun instead of against it, you’ll learn which intuitive skills work best with what your body will naturally do while under stress in a combat situation, and you’ll learn to apply this information simply and effectively – regardless of your skill level. |
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USCCA WOMEN'S HANDGUN AND SELF DEFENSE FUNDAMENTALS COURSE
Created and led by Beth Alcazar, USCCA Associate Editor and Senior Training Counselor, Women’s Handgun and Self-Defense Fundamentals is all about sharing the basics—along with the fun, the seriousness, and the importance of being a responsibly armed female. The fundamentals of shooting will be introduced, reviewed, and built upon, while also exploring universal safety rules, situational awareness, common types of handguns, ammunition types, marksmanship skills, advanced firearms handling, defensive pistol fundamentals, and the use of deadly force. |
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USCCA Emergency First Aid Course
In this training course, you will not only learn how to properly assess a patient, you'll also learn in great detail the proper way to deal with signification issues such as serious bleeding, chest injuries, a compromised airway, spinal injuries, broken bones and more. This is a great course to develop emergency range skillsets and enhance skills to become the family first responder to treat and maintain a situation until professional help arrives. This is an interactive classroom setting in which students will participate in demonstrations as well as lecture and PowerPoint presentation. |
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USCCA Countering Mass Shooter Threat Course
Countering the Mass Shooter Threat is a USCCA curriculum which focuses on a study of compiled data from every mass shooting since Columbine. By studying and understanding this data and thus the mass shooter, a plan can be developed to counter the mass shooter. This course will cover:
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USCCA Church Safety: Protecting You Congregation Program
This four hour course helps churches create security plans, identify facility weak points and mitigate overall risk to their congregations. Conveys the lifesaving mindset church attendees and staff must possess to stay alive when facing an active shooter. |
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USCCA Basic Pistol, Concealed Carry and Home Defense Instructor Course
USCCA certified Training Counselor, Trampas Swanson guides candidate instructors through the classroom and range time requirements of policy, procedure and process of instructor development within the USCCA system. This course allows candidates who move on to become instructors a certification to teach the USCCA Basic Pistol, Concealed Carry and Home Defense courses jointly or separately. Training is done in three parts. - Online training module prior to attending the classroom session - A two day classroom portion, including written test and oral presentation - Range qualification and proof of proficiency |
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STG Developed Firearms Cleaning and Care Course
This course was specifically developed by the Swanson Training Group staff to answer an overwhelming request by our students for a formal in depth course solely focused on gun cleaning. During this class, attendees will learn how to safely field strip their firearms, clean and properly lube them. Tips on how to check for wear, broke parts and top performing aftermarket parts are all included. |
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STG Developed Defensive Shotgun Course
The shotgun is perhaps the most devastating shoulder fired civilian firearm available. Its wide range of readily available munitions, gauges and configurations makes it one of the most formattable firearms for home defense and self defense situations. Our STG instructors take their former military and SWAT experience from the real world and explain / demonstrate in this 8 hour course how to fight with shotguns ranging from pump, break action and semi-auto platforms. You will learn to pattern your shotgun, ammo selection, discuss tactics, discover valuable skills and drills to develop a better level of proficiency. |
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STG - Low Light Pistol Course
Learn how to "Fight the Night" during this intensive 4 hour course designed to teach students how to properly scan the area for threats and engage targets during low light / no light exercises. SIRT, 6 mm and Live Fire platforms will be used during this course in ensure safety and enrich training scenarios. Instructors will demonstrate techniques used by Law Enforcement and Military units around the world that are safe and effective for civilian application as they guide students through various courses of fire. |