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Next Concealed Handgun Class is Sept 13, 2008

COMPLETE YOUR CLASS IN ONE DAY!

OUR POLICY IS TO COMPLETE THE CLASS ROSTER BY  ACCEPTING  THE FIRST   PERSONS WHO SEND IN THEIR REGISTRATION FEES.   REGISTRATION FEES RECEIVED AFTER THE CLASS IS FILLED WILL ASSURE YOUR SEATING IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE CLASS.  

Our Concealed Handgun Class is presented with Microsoft Powerpoint 2007, including animated graphics and Internet  support.

For our classes, we offer the best technical presentation and classroom  accomodations  available in the area.  The Holiday Inn Express located at 2308 Montgomery Drive, Wilson, NC is a modern hotel with outstanding accomodations and staff.   The conference room we use for our classes is spacious and the seats are soft too!  In our classes, you do not have to sit on a hard bench seat with no desk.  We also furnish free coffee, water, and snacks!

Holiday Inn Express, 2308 Montgomery Drive, Wilson, NC 27893

The facilities we use are accessible to students with limited mobility including wheelchairs.

   New Concealed Handgun class

  Call and register at 252-937-8198

Complete your class in ONE DAY! 

Chris Raper, Instructor, demonstrates proper presentation from concealment along with proper grip and stance.

Dianne Raper, Assistant Instructor, prepares class for a safety test prior to legal exam.

Concealed Handgun Class Student fires center of mass shots. 

NORTH CAROLINA CONCEALED HANDGUN CARRY CLASS

Next class is Sept. 13 

I encourage you to send your payments in as soon as possible.  That would guarantee you a seat in your desired class.  Thank you.

 Classes begin promptly at 8:00 AM and are usually completed by 5:30 PM

Costs:  $95.00 (Includes training manual and handouts)  There are not any hidden costs.                         

                     To Register Call Chris or Dianne:  252-937-8198

Mail check or money order to:  Chris Raper

                                                  5056 Overlook Drive

                                                  Elm City, NC 27822

                         NORTH CAROLINA CONCEALED HANDGUN CARRY ( Approx. 9 hrs)   

• Legal Issues                                                            
• Handgun Safety                       
• Handguns                                       
• Handgun Fundamentals                           
• Marksmanship Fundamentals                
• Carrying Concealed Safety Issues
• Presentation Techniques  (drawing your handgun)                      
• Cleaning and Maintenance                       
• Ammunition                                                  
• Proficiency Test (must hit target 28 out of 40 shots fired)  That is the NC State requirement.
• Shooting is done from the 3, 5 and 7 yard lines.

All of our classes are now presented with Microsoft Powerpoint 2007, supported with animated graphics and Internet support.

DO'S AND DONT'S FOR ALL CONCEALED CARRY CLASSES.

• Please be familar with your handgun.  You should know how to load and unload it SAFELY!  If not, consider practicing prior to class.
• Sorry, but we do not allow single action only revolvers.  We do not consider this type of firearm to be adequate for defensive purposes in the hands of the average person.

               YOU  WILL  NEED THE FOLLOWING ITEMS : 

• Good Quality Handgun  and  50 Rounds of Ammunition, Eye Safety Glasses, Hearing Protection
• Holster (no crossdraw or shoulder holsters allowed due to safety concerns.) Please bring a belt for your holster.
• Hat or Cap with brim (to deflect hot spent shells and prevent them from getting between your safety glasses and eyes). 
• Loose fitting clothing with pockets works best or a coat with pockets for ammunition and magazines. 

This is not the time to bring a firearm to class that you do not know how to operate.  Spend some time getting used to the gun and how it functions.   

PLEASE DO NOT BRING FIREARMS OR AMMUNITION  INTO THE CLASSROOM UNLESS INSTRUCTED TO DO SO BY THE INSTRUCTOR.  THE INSTRUCTOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO INSPECT ALL FIREARMS FOR SAFETY AND PROPER OPERATION PRIOR TO THEIR USE.

The NC Concealed Handgun Carry Permit Course is not a difficult course to complete. The state designed this course for the average person, not just for those with lots of experience. The range qualification shooting is fired from a distance of 3, 5 and 7 yards. With our instructions and guidance, shooters with very limited or no experience do very well.  We will return  one hundred percent of your money if you fail the range qualification or  we will work with you until you pass.   

According to Reece Trimmer, Harvard Law School Graduate and Staff Attorney/Instructor at the North Carolina Criminal Justice Academy in Salemburg, NC, trained law enforcement officers only hit their target 15% of the time in real life shooting situations.

To increase your confidence and ability to shoot accurately during an extremely stressful real life  shooting situation,  I highly recommend that a shooter with little or no experience with a handgun take additional training in addition to your Concealed Handgun Carry Permit course.

THE FOLLOWING  IS JUST SOME OF THE INFORMATION YOU WILL RECEIVE IN THE  AFTER DEADLY FORCE CLASS.

NO CLASS SCHEDULED AT THIS TIME

• YOU ARE HOLDING AN INTURDER AT GUNPOINT AND DO NOT KNOW IF HE/SHE IS ARMED.  DO YOU KNOW THE ANSWERS TO THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS?

0. Do you aim for the center of mass or at other parts of his/her anatomy?
0. For your safety, how do you position the suspect while holding him/her at gunpoint?
0. Where should you have the suspect place his/her hands?
0. Do you tie him/her up or handcuff them?
0. What do you instruct him/her to do or not to do?
0. What other option do you have other than to continue to hold him/her at gunpoint?
0. Do you search him/her for weapons?
0. What do you tell the 911 operator?
0. What do you instruct other family members to do?
0. What do you tell law enforcement officers when they arrive?
0. What do you ask witnesses at the scene to do?
0. How do you minimize the potential of getting shot by the responding officers?

• YOU HAVE USED DEADLY FORCE AND THE INTRUDER APPEARS TO BE DEAD OR SERIOUSLY WOUNDED.  WHAT DO YOU NOW DO?  

0. Do you search him/her for weapons?
0. Do you administer first aid first?
0. Do you call 911 first?
0. What do you tell the 911 operator?
0. Should you stay on the line with the operator?
0. How much information should you give the operator?
0. What information should you NOT give them?
0. What do you do with potential evidence at the scene?
0. Who else should you call on your phone?
0. What if your house phone is inoperative and you have to use your cell phone?
0. Who should you NOT call and WHY?
0. Will you need and attorney?
0. If you need an attorney, what kind of attorney will you need?
0. With whom may you discuss the events of the shooting, other than your attorney?
0. What do you ask witnesses at the scene to do?
0. Will the responding officer be able to identify you?
0. What do you do or SAY if you are arrested for defending your life?
0. What kind of self-defense bullets should you use in your firearm?
0. Why should you NOT use full metal jacketed bullets as self-defense ammo?
0. Which modifications to your firearm would likely be used against you in any impending trial?
0. After a deadly force shooting, what will you likely experience emotionally?
0. What is the Mark of Cain Syndrome?
0. What is an Affirmative Defense?

IN TODAY'S JUDICIAL SYSTEM, KNOWING HOW AND WHEN TO USE DEADLY FORCE IS NOT ENOUGH.  KNOWING HOW TO DEAL WITH THE AFTERMATH AND WHAT TO EXPECT WILL HELP YOU GREATLY.  

    DO I NEED TRAINING TO PROTECT MYSELF AND HOME?     

NEW GALS CLASS SEPT 6

Cost:  $50.00

Location:  Wilson, NC (Private outside range)

Time:  8:00 to 12:00 Noon

What to bring: 

• Handgun and 100 bullets for your handgun (Call if you do not have a firearm)
• hearing protection and eye protection
• Loose fiting clothing will allow you to be more comfortable on the range. 
• You will need to wear a hat on the range.  This can be a visor, ballcap or other type headgear that will help prevent hot shells from the shooter beside you landing in your face and eyes.  If you have ever seen someone react when hot brass landed between their glasses and eyes, you will understand the necessity for this safety measure.

What to expect:  The following will be covered in this class:

• Handgun safety
• Parts of a handgun (both semi-automatic and revolver)
• Cleaning suggestions
• How to determine the type of handgun you should buy (I don't sell guns nor am I affiliated with any gun dealers.)
• Grip, stance, presentation (drawing your gun from a holster)
• Shooting drills with Air Soft pistols, green gas blow back pistol, and .22 Cal. pistol.

What to expect with the Shooting:

• Shooting will begin with an Air Soft pistol that shoots 6mm plastic BBs.  Here you will learn the basics without being distracted by the recoil of the handgun and at a minimum of risk to yourself or others.  When the student is comfortable with the Air Soft, you will will graduate to a GAS blow back pistol that is as realistic as you can  get without actually shooting a real gun.  The operation of the GAS gun we use is very, very similar to a Sig Sauer P226, the same gun used by the Navy Seals. You will then be able to safetly shoot a REAL gun that fires .22 cal rimfire bullets.  Yes, a .22 cal can be deadly! 
• The final shooting will be the same course that is shot in the North Carolina Concealed Handgun Class.  (You shoot 40 bullets at a large target...see photos on this website...and must hit the target 28 times.) After you pass this shooting proficiency, you may take OUR concealed handgun class at a later date and you will not be required to shoot the proficiency course again.  To take advantage of this offer, after completetion of the GALS class you must take the next available Concealed Handgun Class offered by Concealed Handgun Carry Inc. You will also get a $20.00 discount on our Concealed Handgun Class!)                                                                                     

                                 WHAT WOULD YOU DO?                                                                          

In North Carolina, Justified Self Defense is derived from North Carolina Common  Law and a few statutory laws.  North Carolina has the so called "Castle Doctrine".  Read below for more details on this important home defense statute.                                                   

1.  You are awakened in the middle of the night by the sound of breaking glass in  your bedroom window.  You grab your pistol and observe a man wearing a ski mask and holding a pry bar.  He is standing just outside your window. Can you legally use deadly force against the person before he enters through the window or must you wait until he gets in?

2.  You are awakened in the middle of the night by a noise in your bedroom. You grab your pistol and turn on the light. You see a man at the foot of your bed. He is wearing a ski mask and  holding your jewelry box in his hands.  He sees you and turns to run out the bedroom door.   Can you legally use deadly force against the person who has broken into your home and running away with your jewelry?

3.  You  have just watched the evening news about a serial murderer and rapest.  You go out to get the newspaper from your driveway, and see the murderer and rapest attempting to steal your car.  Can you legally use deadly force against the killer who is attempting to take your car?

ANSWER TO QUESTION 1:  

NC  GENERAL STATUTE  14‑51.1.  Use of deadly physical force against an intruder. (This is commonly called the "Castle Doctrine.")

(a) A lawful occupant within a home or other place of residence is justified in using any degree of force that the occupant reasonably believes is necessary, including deadly force, against an intruder to prevent a forcible entry into the home or residence or to terminate the intruder's unlawful entry (i) if the occupant reasonably apprehends that the intruder may kill or inflict serious bodily harm to the occupant or others in the home or residence, or (ii) if the occupant reasonably believes that the intruder intends to commit a felony in the home or residence.

(b)       A lawful occupant within a home or other place of residence does not have a duty to retreat from an intruder in the circumstances described in this section.