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Now offering a 4 hour introduction course to Defensive Marksmanship, please call for details.
Discounts are also available on selected courses for groups of three or more people and the Bundled Packages.
To ensure you receive individual attention, our class size is kept small, no more than two students per instructor. Our approach to instruction places considerable emphasis on group interaction, student participation and safety.
The classroom portion can be taught in your home for small groups and areas served are the Greater Sacramento area as well as from the East Bay to the foothill communities east of Sacramento including; Auburn, Berkeley, Fairfield, Galt, Lodi, Oakland, Richmond, San Francisco, San Mateo and Vacaville.
If you would like updates on courses offered and dates let us know.
Class Bundles - save on tuition
Reservation Information
Class Bundles
Pistol Package
Register for Basic Pistol and Personal Protection in the Home today, full tuition normally $578 per person, and save up to 15% on tuition. This bundle includes 24 hours of hands on handgun training with two instructors at a savings of over $85 per person that includes three visits to the range for live fire instruction. Essentially you are receiving private instruction at 1/3 the normal rate.
By reserving a space in this class you agree that you have read, understand and will abide with the Reservation Policies.
Schedule: TBD, call to book your dates early
Self-Defense Package
Enroll in the NRA Basic Pistol, NRA Basic Shotgun and NRA Personal Protection in the Home and invest in you and your families security and peace of mind. The bundle includes thirty-four hours of instruction and range instruction for savings of $72. Special pricing for the bundle and additional discounts for groups.
By reserving a space in this class you agree that you have read, understand and will abide with the Reservation Policies.
NRA Personal Protection In The Home Course
Description
Unlike the other basic courses, the Personal Protection course covers defensive shooting. Self-defense is a topic somewhat distinct from the regular diet of shooting fundamentals, it can cover mindset, legal issues, decision-making under pressure, and planning for the worst. The Basic Personal Protection in the Home course is designed around the use of the defensive pistol.
Although the course can be completed as quickly as eight hours, the amount of information presented, and the probability of intensive question and answer sessions on the included topics, makes it likely that the course will take longer.
Students will receive the NRA Guide to the Basics of Personal Protection in the Home handbook and intensive lessons on basics of defensive shooting, issues of self-defense, and other strategies for protecting the home and family.
Course Goal
“To develop in the students 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 citizen's right to self-defense.”
NRA Basic Personal Protection in the Home Course Lesson Plans
Lessons
- Introduction to Defensive Shooting
- Basic Defensive Handgun Skills
- Firearms and the Law: Possession, Ownership, and the Use of Deadly Force
- Strategies for Home Safety and Responding to a Violent Confrontation
- Selecting a Handgun for Personal Defense
- Sport Shooting Activities and Training Opportunities
- Course Review and Examination
Prerequisites
Participants in the Personal Protection course should be experienced shooters, showing mastery of the basic skills of safe gun handling. If necessary, this course will put partcipants through a pre-course evaluation exercise, where potential students are asked to demonstrate safe gun handling, shoot a series of five-shot groups, discuss the operations necessary to zero a pistol, and demonstrate how to properly clean a handgun.
Participants are expected to show validation of shooting experience by showing an NRA Basic Pistol Course certificate, an NRA Marksmanship Qualification Program certificate, a Pistol qualification card, a DD 214 card with pistol qualification, or a Concealed Carry Permit.
Finally, the Personal Protection course is intended for mature law-abiding adults, who have the mindset and seriousness necessary to properly perform the activities in the course. Self-defense is not a topic that lends itself to horseplay and distractions.
Course Completion
Students will be given feedback on their shooting exercises, and a certificate upon successful completion of the lessons. Not only are shooting standards fired during the practical exercises, but a written exam will be given at the end of the course. Throughout the course the instructor will use a individual checklist for each student to ensure the coverage of course material, and satisfactory absorption of the material being taught.
Discounts are available to groups, call for dates.
Cost: $389.00 per person
Item ID# PPITH
By reserving a space in this class you agree that you have read, understand and will abide with the Reservation Policies.
Students will be responsible for their range fee, ammunition used in the class course of fire and rental gun if needed.
Schedule: Two day class is scheduled individually.
Concealed Carry Weapon Training (meets CA requirement for permit)
Should you be so unfortunate as to be involved in a violent confrontation one person will be injured down on the ground and the other will be walking away. Your choice in this is simple, which one do you choose to be. Due to the live fire portion of this class it is taught one on one.
In a violent confrontation you ARE NOT in a competition, there is no scorekeeper, there is no winner. One person walks away maybe and the other does not. If you are looking for a CCW card to impress your friends or to feel invincible on the freeway, please stop now and look elsewhere because this is not what we teach.
If you just want to go to the range and fire rounds down range with a bunch of other people, this is not the course for you. Here at LFT we are going to impart to you the skills, the training, to walk away from a violent encounter, one way or another, whereas the other person(s) involved will not be. You will not be in a large group and will receive the one on one focus of the instructors. We never have more than two students per instructor.
If the cost of a course is the driving motivator in your decision, just like buying the least expensive handgun is/was, we are definitely not the course for you. However, if you and your families safety is your reason for carrying concealed, this training will give you the skills to achieve that.
On the other hand if you are looking for the skills and training that may someday be required to save your life or that of an innocent person, we will impart that to you through an intense and thorough study of the use of deadly force. We do not guarantee that you will pass this course and in order to get our certificate of qualification, you will be required to pass. Passing this course will not guarantee that the issuing agency will permit you to carry a concealed weapon.
If you are serious about not being a victim, this course is for you whether you obtain your CCW permit or not.Violence is simple.
How simple is it?
We can answer that with two more questions:
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How can untrained people prevail? And
- How is it that untrained people can prevail over trained people?
It is all in the weapon used; the one between your ears, either you have it or you do not.
Please email or call today for the specifics of your CCW Course and to reserve your space.
Schedule: You must call for dates and locations for this class
Awareness, Avoidance, Defense - On-Site Home Evaluation
Awareness means having the ability to recognize real or potential threats as well as the proficiency to anticipate the unfavorable conditions that are conducive to an attack. It is our responsibility to become well-informed about our own surroundings.
Avoidance is the next step in our protection plans and unfortunately the one we fail to act on most often. Many assault victims report feeling hinkey (strange or unusual) just prior to an attack. Whether through planning or intuition, we should be able to be aware of potential threats and avoid them. For example, driving through a rough part of town increases the likelihood of problems occurring. We may know this but chose to take the risk out of convenience, rather than take a safer route.
Firearms are our last line of defense. Just having one in your home is not enough.
Do you have the proper mindset, attitude, knowledge and skills to use a firearm? Can you shoot effectively in the home? Do you know the law? Deadly use of a firearm has long-term ramifications. Are you prepared for the aftermath?
Our certified instructors will visit your home and perform the following:
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Evaluate your home for potential weaknesses to threats
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Provide a crime report/demographic profile of your city
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Recommend solutions on averting the risks including "safe rooms"
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Assess your home for gun safety and recommend solutions
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Educate you on the proper mindset and attitude on firearms defense
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Educate you on the ethics and legalities of gun ownership and use
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Identify threat scenarios and train for proper reactions
This is one of the most valuable investments you can make for home security. The price for
the AAD Home Evaluation is based on the size of your home starting at $295. Contact Liberty Firearms Training for rates.
Private Pistol Instruction
This type of class allows for a more one-on-one instructor to student ratio. The class is tailored to meet the individual needs of the student/s. The basic fundamentals of pistol shooting will be covered, as well as handgun nomenclature, safe firearms handling, and the proper methods of cleaning a firearm.
This class is delivered on an hourly basis. Contact Liberty Firearms Training today to reserve your space.
Due to the actions of a few, we are going to have to collect a deposit for private lessons according to our Reservation Policy.
Refuse To Be A Victim Seminars
Refuse To Be A Victim seminars promote awareness and prevention of criminal confrontations. Seminar topics include home, automobile, phone, technological, travel and personal security. Seminar participants are presented with a variety of common-sense crime prevention and personal safety strategies and devices they may integrate into their daily lives. The seminar is three to four hours long and open to the public.
Refuse To Be A Victim was developed in 1993 in response to requests from women nationwide for crime prevention seminars. In 1997, the program became co-ed With over 1,000 instructors nationwide, seminars have been presented in 50 states and the District of Columbia. More than 26,000 men and women have benefited from the program's life saving message.
Please contact Donna at Liberty Firearms Training for information on scheduling and registration.
NRA Basic Pistol Course
Description
A pistol, or handgun, is a firearm designed to be fired while being held in one hand. While such firearms are small and compact, they can be the hardest to learn.
The Basic Pistol course can be as short as ten hours. In it students will get the NRA's The Basics of Pistol Shooting handbook and intensive lessons in safety, gun handling, the various types of pistols, the fundamentals of pistol marksmanship, various pistol firing positions, several practical exercises on the firing range, cleaning, storage, and a summary of pistol sports and activities.
Course Goal
“To teach you the basic knowledge, skills, and attitude for owning and using a pistol safely.”
NRA Basic Pistol Shooting Course Lesson Plans
Lessons
- Pistol Knowledge and Safe Gun Handling
- Ammunition Knowledge and Fundamentals of Pistol Shooting
- Firing the First Shots (includes cleaning and storage) & Live Fire exercises
- Two-handed and One-handed Standing Shooting Positions & Live Fire Qualification
- Pistol Sports and Activities
Prerequisites
The are no prerequisites for taking this course, and the material is accessible to appropriately supervised mature children.
Course Completion
Students will receive feedback on the live-fire exercise and a course certificate upon successful completion of the lessons. Students will receive a “Basic Practical” rocker upon successful demonstration of firing a qualifying “group”. There is a short written test on the lesson material at the end of the course.
