The NRA’s course on carrying, storing and using a firearm for personal protection outside the home. It builds directly on Personal Protection In The Home and is delivered in two levels.

Level 1

• Length: Nine hours, several of them on the range
• Rounds fired: Approximately 100
• Covers: Carrying, storing and using a firearm safely and effectively outside the home, with live fire training and qualification

Level 2

• Length: A further five hours on the range
• Rounds fired: Approximately 115
• Covers: Advanced shooting skills

Prerequisites

You must be legally eligible to possess a firearm and of good repute, and you need the defensive pistol skills taught in Personal Protection In The Home, an understanding of the legal concepts of self-defense, and knowledge of both the general and defensive-specific gun safety rules.

Acceptable proof is an NRA Basic Personal Protection In The Home certificate, or passing the pre-course evaluation.

Our policy goes further: we require our NRA Basic Pistol Shooting Course and our NRA CCW Course before Personal Protection In The Home, and Personal Protection In The Home before this course.

What you receive

• The NRA Guide to the Basics of Personal Protection Outside The Home handbook
• The NRA Gun Safety Rules brochure
• A course completion certificate for the level you complete

Price: $200

Common questions

Do I have to do Level 2?
Level 1 stands on its own. Level 2 is for those who want to push their shooting further.

Can I skip Personal Protection In The Home?
Only by passing the pre-course evaluation. The skills it teaches are assumed from the first hour.

Is this a Texas LTC course?
No. It is NRA training. The Texas License to Carry is a separate state-regulated course.