Course Topics for CCW Permit Training
ACSO FIREARMS TRAINING UNIT
The Adams County Sheriff’s Office in partnership with local firearms ranges and sporting clubs is presenting a 16 hour CCW course to be conducted over two days of 8 hours of instruction each. The course is open for those individuals who have applied for a license to carry (CCW permit), to those who already possess a permit or who are renewing an expired permit and those who are interested in obtaining their PA LTC-CCW Permit. The cost of the course is $65.00.
The course will be approximately 50% classroom and 50% range through a combination of instructor lecture and hands on training.
Attendees will be required to bring a handgun in good working order and suitable for concealed carry along with two boxes of ammunition for that weapon (100 rounds). Attendees should also bring a writing instrument for taking notes.
Classroom Part 1:
· Firearm Safety.
· Firearm Terminology.
· Different Types of Firearms.
· Ammunition calibers, types and selection.
· Choosing the right firearm for you.
· The truth about stopping power and terminal ballistics.
· Concealed carry holsters and options, drawing from concealed carry.
· Proper loading and shooting techniques.
· Acquiring Proper Shooting Techniques (Sight alignment, sight picture, trigger press, grip, stance, presentation, etc.).
· Mastering trigger control.
· Mastering recoil.
· Care, Maintenance and Safe Storage of Firearms and Ammunition.
Classroom Part 2 Topics:
· Need for liability insurance/access to legal council before hand.
· Color Code of Mental and Situational Awareness.
· Action v. Reaction; The OODA Loop.
· Use of Deadly Force and the Law.
· Civil Liability; Restraints on lethal force (duty to retreat and the PA Castle Doctrine).
· Pre-fight and post-fight issues,
· Close-quarters shooting
· Decision triangle/disparity of force legal concepts
· Criminal liability (assault, homicide, etc.).
· Consequences of misusing your LTC-CCW permit.
· Utilizing your firearm under stress conditions.
· Post shooting legal implications, civil and/or criminal.
· Mental and physical conditioning and personal awareness.
· What to do if you are involved in a shooting - post shooting trauma/PTS, your mind set, the legal/moral implications, how to deal with 911 and the police response and the follow up investigation.
Range drills will include:
· Loading/unloading (revolver/semi-automatics)
· Proper grip.
· Proper combat/shooting stance,
· Acquiring the proper sight picture and sight alignment.
· Flash picture and point shooting techniques.
· Proper trigger control.
· Presentation from the ready, holster and re-holstering methods.
· Target engagement from arms length to 25 yards under timed conditions.
· Target Discrimination Drills (Cognitive, Hand Eye Motor Skills)
· Getting Off the X: Shooting and moving; Moving and Shooting; Shooting while moving.
· Malfunction clearance techniques
· Tactical target engagement (Scanning, Cover, Concealment).
· Basic firearms security methods.
· Note: Those who successfully complete all phases of the training will receive a certificate of training.
This is a two (2) day course.
Contact John J. Davis for course registration.
John J. Davis at 717 778-2075
or
email: bdcraiglist1@gmail.com