Division Arms: NRA Personal Protection Inside the Home course 27 Aug

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My two daughters and I attended this class for a couple reasons; refresher on the laws for me and exposure to them for my daughters (22 and 17). We went in thinking it was going to be mostly death by PowerPoint (as a lot of NRA courses are) and some basic firearm handling and marksmanship drills. We were pleasantly surprised that neither were true. @JBoyette and @divisionarmsllc did a great job making a potentially data-heavy class relevant and enjoyable.

Class started off with a brief intro by everyone (instructors and students), then went into the lessons. The instructors kept the pace steady but with plenty of student engagement. Some real world examples were given, which gave some weight to the course that was greatly appreciated. After about 90 min, we went out to the range for some drills. We worked on several drills, increasing the speed of our shooting without sacrificing accuracy. The instructors did a great job encouraging the shooters to go faster than their comfort zones and showing them techniques to make that possible. All the students left that portion happy and planning on adding these drills to their range sessions.

After lunch, we got into the actual Castle Doctrine law. Again, Scott and Co did a great job not getting bogged down by the dryness of the legalese. They kept the students engaged and on topic (not getting drug down into the What If weeds).

After that, we finished up with some more range time. They had the students shoot on the move, taught us how to transition through openings in the house (doorways or room entrances) with efficiency and pace (not necessarily speed but consistent pace). We also worked on rhythm of fire drills and then incorporated movement while maintaining the pace of fire.

After a quick breakdown and clean up of the range, we went inside for a quick AAR. All the students agreed it was a great class, with very good instruction inside the classroom and on the range, and that all aspects were relevant and beneficial. All-in-all, another great class by the team at Division Arms.
 
The shooting drills were deliberately selected for the value they bring to you, the student.
  • Discretionary Command: is designed to develop the pathways in one's brain of shooting and thinking. At the start of the drill, all students were slow to respond to the commands given, this is because the pathway’s where being made. By the end of the day, everyone’s ability to think and shoot was elevated.
  • Threat Identification: As the name implies the ability to identify the threat is critical, we did spend some time on this drill, but not enough to create a real impact to one's skill. One keynote here is friendlies can have firearms too. So, the way one processes a threat is critical path.
  • Clearing Corners: This course is not SWAT 101. But one need to know how to cross a threshold and how to approach them in a lethal environment correctly.
  • Rhythm of Fire: Is a simple drill that does a lot. First it establishes the shooter can shoot a whole magazine of ammunition not-stop. Second it burns the pathway in one's brain to shoot when needed, not when you want too. Lastly, it teaches recoil management.
The interplay of NC General statute § 14-51.2 and NC General statute § 14-51.3 is critical. How one interprets these laws directly points to the success of or lack of success to avoid prison time in a lethal force encounter. You must know the law, and then, understanding the constrains that is the law, allows one to navigate through the law smartly.

I enjoyed each student; they all brought a unique aspect to the course and that perspective was fun to work with as a trainer.

John
 
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