Overview

Are you serious about protecting yourself and your family in dangerous times? Do you recognize that 8hrs in a CCW class does not fully prepare you to safely and effectively carry and utilize a handgun in self-defense? The L.E.P.D. Training Facility Practical Defensive Handgun Series is an exceptional way to improve your skills and make yourself better prepared in a time of need. Over the course of this three part series you will learn the practical skills needed to survive a real-life shooting scenario. Take one class or sign up for them all; these will change the way you think about carrying a firearm! Each 3hr course focuses on a specific track below:

Track 1

• Trigger management
• Tactical reloads
• Drawing from the holster or concealment
• Off-hand proficiency (one handed shooting)

**This course requires a minimum score of 80% proficiency to be eligible for Track 2**

Track 2 (Must have successfully completed Track 1 & achieved a passing score prior to registering for this class)

• Recognizing barricades, cover and concealment
• Shooting while moving
• Unconventional shooting positions

Track 3 (Must have successfully completed Track 1 & 2 prior to registering for this class)

• Point-shooting (Contact Distance Engagements)
• Low light shooting
• Stoppages & immediate actions

Requirements

• Reliable semi-automatic handgun & 150-200 rounds of ammunition (Ammunition available for purchase at L.E.P.D.)
• A solid, reliable holster, belt & mag-pouch is needed. No soft-sided/non-molded holsters will be allowed due to the inherent danger of re-holstering with these products Click Here for More Information!
• Students must complete L.E.P.D. Training Facility’s Firearms 101 or Ohio CCW or be per-approved to take Track 1. Pre-approval may require an evaluation or verification of outside class completion to insure proper skill set prior to taking class.    Due to the nature of this class, students must successfully complete Track 1 prior to registering for Track 2
• Eye and ear protection (Provided at no charge if needed)
• Photo ID (driver license, state-issued ID, or passport)
• Must be at least 21 years of age
• Not under indictment or been convicted of a felony in the U.S. or elsewhere
• Not convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence
• Not under court order (i.e. order of protection, harassment, etc.)
• Not a fugitive from justice
• Not a user of or addicted to any controlled substance
• Not been dishonorably discharged from the Armed Forces
• Have never renounced U.S. citizenship
• Do not suffer from mental illness and have not been adjudicated mentally incompetent or committed to a mental institution