SAFETY FIRST

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SAFETY FIRST

• NO LIVE AMMUNITION IN CLASSROOM!

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ERMLs Sportsmans Foundation Firearms Safety and
CCW Course
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Course Outline

• Our class is divided into two parts, classroom
  instruction and range qualification.
• The course is meant to be interactive, please ask
  questions when you have them, we expect the
  students to participate as much as the
  instructors.
• Ask questions, but no war stories.
• This is a concealed firearms course
• Florida issues a concealed weapons and firearms
  license
• The instructors can discuss concealed weapons
  after this course or on the breaks

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COURSE REQUIREMENTS

• To pass this course, you must use what you have
  been taught in the classroom by demonstrating
  firearms safety and proficiency on the range
• Range Proficiency
• Proficiency is defined as the ability to place
  80 percent of all rounds fired in an 8x10 inch
  rectangle or 10 inch circle at the distanceof 7
  yards.

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Why Carry A Concealed Firearm?

• Police have no legal duty to protect any
  individual citizen from crime
• Criminals choose the time and place of their
  assaults
• Criminals choose their victims
• Refuse to be a victim
• Your safety is in your hands

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Should I Carry?

• The first step in deciding to carry a concealed
  firearm is a personal assessment. You need to ask
  yourself an important question, and give yourself
  an honest answer...
• If I had to, could I use lethal force to defend
  myself, my family, or even others around me?

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• If the answer is no you should not carry a
  concealed firearm.

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If the answer is yesthen you need to know your
responsibilities

• You are carrying a deadly firearm
• Know the law
• Safe handling
• Training
• Practice

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Law and Firearms
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Introduction

• As a gun owner you have a responsibility to know
  and to obey the law regarding the proper carry,
  use, and storage of a firearm
• The best way to avoid legal problems associated
  with the use of a firearm is to not use the
  firearm.

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Lawful Use Without a License
You may possess a firearm

• In your home
• At Your business
• In your vehicle
• At a shooting event/range
• While hunting
• While camping or fishing provided that State and
  Federal laws are complied with
• While transporting to and from a gun store

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Open Carry of Firearms

• You may not openly carry a firearm in public
  unless lawfully engaged in hunting, fishing,
  camping, or target shooting at a range.

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Carrying a weapon in a vehicle without a CCW

• An unlicensed gun owner, over the age of 18, may
  legally carry a weapon in a motor vehicle, if the
  firearm is securely encased or not readily
  accessible for immediate use.
• Securely encased glove box, gun case, closed
  container, snapped holster
• Not readily accessible not carried on the person
  or in such close proximity that it can be
  retrieved as if on your person.

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Exceptions to Vehicle Carrywithout a CCW

• Firearms may not be allowed in certain State and
  Federal Parks.
• Firearms cannot be brought onto school property
  or within 1000 feet of school property.
• Firearms or weapons cannot be brought onto
  Military Bases.
• Cannot carry loaded firearms over State lines.

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Storage of Firearms

• You are responsible for misuse. If lost or
  stolen report to proper authorities.
• DO NOT ever leave your firearm unsecured where
  you have reason to believe that it may be
  accessible to a minor.
• If a minor gets hold of an unsecured firearm and
  harms himself or others, you can be prosecuted
  for a third degree felony. Additionally, you may
  be sued in civil court.
• Secured means in (1) a locked box or container,
  (2) a location which a reasonable person would
  believe to be secure, (3) or secured with a
  trigger lock.

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Minors and Firearms

• Minors under the age of 16 may use firearms, BB
  guns, electric weapons or gas operated weapons
  only under adult supervision.
• Minors 16 or older may possess firearms, BB guns,
  electric weapons or gas operated weapons while
  engaged in hunting or target shooting without
  adult supervision.
• Minors may not otherwise use or possess loaded
  firearms.
• Parents who knowingly permit violations of these
  provisions may be criminally prosecuted.
• Dont sell or transfer a firearm to a minor

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Carrying A Concealed Weapon

• It is a felony for anyone other than a law
  enforcement officer to carry a concealed firearm
  without a concealed weapon and firearms license
• You can apply for a license from the Department
  of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
• A concealed weapons and firearms license does not
  permit its holder to carry a weapon into
  governmental buildings, police stations or
  sheriffs offices, courthouses, prisons, jails,
  polling places, schools, universities, athletic
  events, bars, airports, places of public
  nuisance or any place where carrying weapons is
  prohibited by federal law.
• CCW license holders / Federal and State parks.

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Restrictions by Private Property Owners and
Businesses

• A concealed carry permit does not override the
  rights of private property owners to restrict
  possession of firearms on their property.
• A CCW holder employee may store his firearm
  locked in his private vehicle while on the
  premises of his employer.

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Benefits of a Concealed Carry Permit

• Concealed carry in 34 States
• School zones (but not on school property)
• Apartments and condominiums- common areas
• Employee storing firearm in vehicle at work
• Loaded transport across state lines
• Transport of handguns in Alabama
• No waiting period for handgun purchase

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Use of Deadly Force
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Introduction

• Try not to let pride, anger, embarrassment or
  similar emotions dictate your actions.
• A single shot from firearm can ruin more than one
  life and is capable of shattering more than one
  family.
• Do not introduce a gun into a fist fight and
  NEVER mix alcohol and firearms

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Improper display of Firearms

• The old adage of not pulling your firearm
  unless you intend to use it applies even today.
  Never draw or brandish your firearm unless you
  believe that you have the legal and moral
  justification to immediately use it.

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Florida Law Regarding Firearms and Self-Defense

• F.S.776.012
• A person is justified in using or threatening
  to use force, except deadly force, against
  another when and to the extent that the person
  reasonably believes that such conduct is
  necessary to defend himself or herself or another
  against the others imminent use of unlawful
  force. A person who uses or threatens to use
  force in accordance with this subsection does not
  have a duty to retreat before using or
  threatening to use force.
• A person is justified in using or
  threatening to use deadly force if he/she
  reasonably believes that using or threatening to
  use such force is necessary to prevent imminent
  death or great bodily harm to himself or herself
  or another or to prevent the imminent commission
  of a forcible felony

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Standing Your Ground

• 776.031 (2)
• A person is justified in using or
  threatening to use deadly force only if he or she
  reasonably believes that such conduct is
  necessary to prevent the imminent commission of a
  forcible felony. A person who uses or threatens
  to use deadly force in accordance with this
  subsection does not have a duty to retreat and
  has the right to stand his or her ground if the
  person using or threatening to use deadly force
  is not engaged in criminal activity and is in a
  place where he or she has a right to be.

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Best Practice

• Regardless of the current status of the law, you
  should always try to retreat or withdraw from a
  potentially deadly confrontation if possible to
  do so safely.

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1994-2000 NYPD Hit Ratios By Distance
Gunfights, Other Shootings vs. Perpetrator, and
Against Dogs

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Distance (Yards) 0-2 3-7 8-15 16-25 25 Unknown
Hit Ratio 38 17 9 8 4 2
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Self Defense in the Home

• The law will presume the existence of a
  reasonable fear of imminent death or great bodily
  harm, where an intruder is attempting to forcibly
  enter another persons dwelling or occupied
  vehicle, or where the intruder is attempting to
  forcibly remove an individual from a home or
  vehicle
• This presumption of reasonable fear of imminent
  death DOES NOT apply where the intruder
• was a lawful resident of the dwelling or owner of
  the vehicle
• was the child, grandchild or in the lawful
  custody of the lawful resident
• was a member of law enforcement attempting to
  perform his or her lawful duties.

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Self Defense in the Home Part 2

• 776.013(3)
• A person who is attacked in his or her
  dwelling, residence, or vehicle has no duty to
  retreat and has the right to stand his or her
  ground and use or threaten to use force,
  including deadly force, if he or she uses of
  threatens to use force in accordance with s.
  776.012(1) or (2) or s. 776.031(1) or (2)

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BE SMART

• If you have a problem with the police or a
  question as to whether an officers actions are
  lawful, take it up in court. Do not resist the
  police on the street.
• A person is not justified in the use of force to
  resist an arrest by a LEO, or to resist a LEO who
  is engaged in the execution of a legal duty, if
  the LEO was acting in good faith and he or she is
  known, or reasonably appears, to be a LEO.
  776.051(1) Fla. Stat.

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Aggressors in confrontations can only claim
self-defense if

• The aggression is responded to with deadly force
• The aggressor obviously and clearly tries to
  withdraw from the confrontation and the opponent
  continues to use force. ( Do not count on this
  exception if you are the initiator)

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What to do if you are forced to use your firearm
in self-defense

• Call 911 and summon law enforcement and an
  ambulance and then SHUT UP
• Do not speak to a criminal investigator before
  consulting a lawyer specializing in criminal
  defense
• Dont tamper with the scene.
• By law you cannot be arrested or prosecuted for
  the lawful use of force, unless the investigating
  agency has probable cause to believe that the use
  of force was unlawful.

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What to do if you are forced to use your firearm
in self-defense

• There are many qualified criminal lawyers in this
  area. Personally, if I needed representation for
  a firearm related incident, I would call either
  Andrew Marks (439-1818) Ron Johnson or Roy
  Kinsey at (434-5267).
• Understand that the legal fees for defending you
  in a firearm related event can easily exceed
  25,000.00. Is that 500 car radio system worth
  it?
• If you are sued, contact your home insurance
  carrier, if they deny benefits to you, contact a
  civil lawyer who specializes in first party
  insurance claims

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Supplement

• The laws regarding concealed weapon carry and the
  use of deadly force vary from state to state.
• The internet site http//handgunlaw.us/ has
  information that you may find useful if you
  intend to travel to other states while armed.

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Selecting a Handgun
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Carrying a Concealed Firearm is a lifestyle

• Method of Concealment
• Clothing
• Holsters
• Size of firearm
• Weight of firearm
• Choosing ammunition

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Concealed Carry, Which gun is the best?

• The best gun for someone who doesn't want one, or
  who won't practice with it, is -- NONE.
• If you are not willing to practice, please do not
  carry a concealed firearm.
• There is no one best caliber or gun. Oddly
  enough, we are all individuals. Asking what
  caliber of gun is best for a woman is exactly the
  same thing as asking what caliber or gun is best
  for a man. And the answer is, "It depends.

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Which gun to buy? Contd

• After you have made the decision to carry
• How are you going to carry it?
• Think it thru again!
• Ask Advice
• Borrow gun or try at Gun Shop
• Borrow Holster

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Selecting a Handgun

• Beretta
• Browning
• Caspian
• Colt
• Daly
• Dan Wesson
• Ed Brown
• EAA (European American Armory)
• Glock
• Heckler Koch (HK)
• High Standard

• Kel-Tec
• Kimber
• Les Baer
• Para-Ordinance
• Rossi
• Ruger
• Sig Sauer
• Smith Wesson
• Springfield Armory
• Taurus
• Kahr

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Revolver

• Pros
• Easy to load
• Easy to shoot
• Reliable/wont jam
• Cons
• Harder to conceal
• Holds less rounds
• Slower to reload

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Components of a Revolver
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• Revolvers
• There are two basic types of revolvers
• Single action
• Squeezing the trigger of a single action revolver
  does only one thing it
• releases the hammer to strike the firing pin
• Single action revolvers have to be cocked
• Double action
• Squeezing the trigger of a double action revolver
  does two things
• It causes the cylinder to rotate, bringing a
  fresh cartridge in line with
• the barrel while also cocking and releasing the
  hammer
• Double action triggers are heavier to squeeze and
  have a longer travel
• than a single action trigger

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Semi-Automatics

• Pros
• Capacity
• rapid reload
• Slimmer profile
• Cons
• WILL Jam
• Some find it complicated or difficult to load
• Magazine Springs can weaken overtime
• Hard to determine if it is loaded
• Can only fire one round through pocket

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Semi-Auto Pistol
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• Semi Autos
• There are a number of different types of semi
  autos
• All semi autos fire one round with each trigger
  squeeze
• Single action only
• Much like the revolver has to be cocked but
  cycling the slide cocks the
• firearm
• Examples Colt 1911 and 1911 clones
• Double action
• Unless the hammer is manually cocked, the first
  round is double action
• Subsequent rounds are single action
• Example Ruger P345
• Double action only (DAO)
• Will only fire in double action mode
• Example Kel Tec 380

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Suggestions on Concealed Carry Guns

• Comfort, size, weight, caliber
• Method of carry, holsterpursepocket
• Lifestyle, what you wear, where you work
• Car gun or Desk gun

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Choosing Caliber

• Ammunition Basics
• Bigger is better but is it practical?
• Hand Strength
• Weight vs Recoil
• Size vs Caliber
• Consider comfort

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Ammunition Knowledge and Fundamentals of Pistol
Shooting

• The different components of a pistol cartridge.
• The firing sequence of a cartridge.
• How to properly store ammunition.
• The major types of cartridge malfunctions.
• The fundamentals of pistol shooting.

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Four Components of a Pistol Cartridge

• Case metal cylinder (usually brass) closed at
  one end and contains the other three components
• Primer impact-sensitive chemical compound used
  for ignition
• Powder Charge Fast burning chemical compound
  used as propellant
• Bullet - projectile

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Firing Sequence of a Cartridge

• Firing pin strikes and ignites the primer
• Flame generated by the primer ignites powder
  charge
• Powder burns very rapidly and produces high
  volume of gas
• Gas propels the bullet out of the barrel at high
  rate of speed

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Cartridge designation and identification

• Ensure you load the proper cartridge into the
  pistol
• Match the cartridge designation stamped on the
  pistol with the cartridge designation printed on
  the ammunition box and or bottom of a center-fire
  cartridge.
• Plus P loaded to higher pressures

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Storing Ammunition

• Cool Dry area
• Keep in factory box
• Wipe fingerprints off cartridges
• Stored to prevent unauthorized access
• Do not expose to water,solvents, petroleum
  products, bore cleaner, ammonia or other chemicals

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Methods of Concealment
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Can I Carry Concealed?
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Side Draw Holster
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Cross Draw Holster
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Middle of the Back Holster
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Shoulder Holster
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Wallet Holster
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Fanny Pack Holster
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Handbag Holsters
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Day Runner Holster
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T-Shirt Holster
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Ankle Holster
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Range Safety
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Safety Rules

• ALWAYS treat all firearms as if they are loaded
• ALWAYS keep the gun pointed in a safe direction.
  Never point a gun at something that you are not
  willing to destroy.
• ALWAYS keep your finger off the trigger until
  ready to shoot.
• ALWAYS keep the gun unloaded until ready to use

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Standard Range Commands

• COLD RANGENo handling of firearms. No
  ammunition in the firearms, except on the firing
  line and when the range is called HOT. NO
  EXCEPTIONS
• RANGE IS HOT The Safety Officer on the far
  right will call HOT RANGE. The Safety Officer
  on the far left will confirm HOT RANGE.
• MUZZLE During our training, your firearm must
  always be pointed down range. If you start to
  move in a direction other than down range, Safety
  Officer will call MUZZLE alerting you to point
  down range.
• FINGER If a Safety Officer calls FINGER then
  you have inadvertently placed your finger on the
  trigger prior to acquiring your site on the
  target. At this time, remove your finger from
  the trigger until your target is acquired.

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Standard Range Commands

• STOP This command will be given by the Safety
  Officer if something has or is going wrong with
  the shooter. Freeze and do not move let the
  Safety Officer assist you.
• You as the shooter can also call STOP if you are
  concerned about safety or even just
  uncomfortable
• Safety is always our primary concern

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Cartridge Malfunctions

• Misfire failure of cartridge to fire after
  primer has been struck
• Hangfire a type of misfire where there is a
  delay in ignition of cartridge after primer has
  been struck
• Squib load less than normal pressure or
  velocity after ignition of a cartridge

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Major Causes For Accidents

• Ignorance
• Not familiar with gun safety rules
• Not familiar with proper operation of pistol
• Carelessness/complacency
• Know the rules but do not apply

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Cleaning Your Firearm

• Make certain that the firearm is not loaded!
• Read and follow the manufacturers written
  instructions for proper cleaning of your specific
  handgun.
• Clean thoroughly with manufacturers recommended
  solvent.
• Oil sparingly A little goes a long way.

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Gun Storage At HomeTwo types of storage

• Long-term offers a high degree of protection from
  theft and sometimes fire and moisture but at the
  expense of quick access.
• Temporary or quick access methods of storage
  allow quick access when necessary.

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Storage of Firearms

• Gun cases are commonly used for transportation
  and storage of firearms. Some have lockable
  features.
• Pistol Lockbox
• Gun safe
• Lockable drawer
• Lockable gun rack

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Firing the First Shots
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Dominant Eye

• Extend both hands forward of your body and place
  the hands together making a small triangle
  between your thumbs and the first knuckle.
• With both eyes open, look through the triangle
  and center something such as a doorknob or the
  bullseye of a target in the triangle.
• Close your left eye. If the object remains in
  view, you are right eye dominant. If your hands
  appear to move off the object and move to the
  left, then you are left eye dominant.
• To validate the first test, look through the
  triangle and center the object again with both
  eyes open.
• Close your right eye. If the object remains in
  view, you are left eye dominant. If your hands
  appear to move off the object and move to the
  right, then you are right eye dominant.
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Grip

• Fit the v formed by the thumb and the index
  finger of the shooting hand (strong hand) as high
  as possible on the back strap portion of the
  frame.
• Grip the pistol using the base of the thumb and
  the lower three fingers of the shooting hand.
  The pressure of the grip must be directed
  straight to the rear.
• The thumb should lie relaxed along the side of
  the frame at the level above that of the index
  finger.
• With your support hand (weak hand) overlap the
  three fingers of your strong hand. Sixty percent
  of your grip should be from your weak hand.

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Grip
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Breath Control

• Minimize body movement by holding breath
• Before each shot, take a breath, let out half
  squeeze trigger
• Dont hold to long

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Sight Alignment



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Sight Picture
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Trigger control

• The trigger must be squeezed straight to the rear
  in a smooth continuous manner without disturbing
  the sight alignment. Once the trigger squeeze
  has begun, it should be applied smoothly and
  continuously dont speed up or slow down the
  pressure, or apply in a stop and stop manner.
  Trigger squeeze and site alignment must be done
  simultaneously while maintaining a minimum of
  movement. Jerking or pulling on the trigger
  usually produces shots low and to the left.
• Taking up the trigger slack This action is
  taking up the trigger slack prior to firing.
  This eliminates any unnecessary movement and
  makes for a quicker shot.
• The idea of follow-thru is to prevent any
  unnecessary movement before the bullet leaves the
  barrel

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Stance

• Athletic Stance Knees slightly bent, feet spread
  apart approximately shoulder width apart. Good
  example same stance as playing basket or
  baseball in the ready position.
• Weaver position
• Isosceles

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Fundamentals of Pistol Shooting
Weaver Stance
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Fundamentals of Pistol Shooting
Isosceles Stance
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Class Practice

• Grip
• Stance
• Sight alignment
• Breath control

Did you keep your finger off of the trigger?
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Come Shoot With Us
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Muzzleloaders
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Gun Goddesses
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Black Powder Cartridge Rifles
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International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA)
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Cowboy Action Shooting/SASS
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Military Shoot
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• You can also practice at home
• This method is called dry firing and is a great
  and inexpensive way to practice grip, stance,
  breath control, sight alignment, trigger control,
  and follow through
• Check the Owners Manual to ensure it is okay to
  dry fire your firearm
• Step 1 MAKE SURE FIREARM IS UNLOADED
• Step 2 MAKE SURE FIREARM IS UNLOADED
• Step 3 Remember the four basic safety rules
• Treat every firearm as if it is loaded
• Do not point the firearm at anything you are not
  willing to destroy
• Step 4 Practice your grip, stance, breath
  control, sight alignment, trigger control and
  follow through

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Conclusion
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• Lunch on your own
• Firearms proficiency at the ERGC Range
• Do not bring any guns or ammunition to the firing
  line
• Shooters will fire approximately 50 to 75 rounds
  of ammunition during qualification
• Receive certificates