** San Diego Students who applied for their initial permit prior to January 1st 2024 with the Sheriff’s Dept will only be required to take the 8hr Course**

Approved by the San Diego Sheriff’s Department. This course exceeds the standards for the initial permit (16-hour) requirement by basing our curriculum in statistical data and empirical evidence based training to make you the best self defender you can be for your loved ones. This course allows students to explore drawing from a holster, critical thinking under stress, stop the bleed, non-lethal techniques, imaged based decision making and focus on the legal aspects of armed self-defense.

Students will be sent an email on the Monday prior to the course with details for the week. Course schedule is as follows:

Training Day 1

Time: 9 am - 5 pm. Location: Classroom, Instruction topics

Fundamentals of defensive shooting

Safe gun handling

Stop the bleed (use of medical life saving equipment)

California gun laws for firearm owners

Environmental awareness

CCW gear and issues with it.

Training Day 2

Time 7:45 am - 12 pm. Location: Range, Instruction topics

Drawing from a holster

Proper reholstering techniques

Defensive shooting

Non-Lethal techniques (we will be using inert pepper spray on the range)

Critical thinking under stress / shoot, no shoot scenarios

Time 1 pm - 5 pm. Location: Classroom, Instruction topics

Legal aspects of self defense and use of force

Legal aftermath of self defense

Image based decision making

Mental health and the role of good judgement

* We are limiting courses to 20 students per class, first come first serve signing up on the website. If there is a (SOLD OUT) next to the course date at check out the course is full.

2024 DATES:

16 hour course dates:

November 2-3rd / 9-10th / 16-17th / 23-24th

December 30-1st / 7-8th / 14-15th

2025 DATES:

January 4-5th / 11-12th / 18-19th

February 1-2nd / 8-9th / 15-16th

March 1-2nd / 8-9th / 15-16th / 22-23rd

April 5-6th / 12-13th / 18-19th

May 3-4th / 9-10th / 17-18th / 24-25th

June 7-8th / 14-15th / 21-22nd

July 12-13th / 19-20th

August 2-3rd / 9-10th / 16-17th / 23-24th

September 6-7th / 13-14th / 20-21st

October 4-5th / 11-12th / 18-19th

November 1-2nd / 8-9th / 15-16th

December 6-7th / 13-14th

Classroom: Our classroom is located at 41176 Guava St, Suite B, Murrieta, Ca, 92562

Range:Rainbow Shooting Club (instructor range) 3139 Rainbow Valley Blvd, Fallbrook, Ca, 92028

Gear List:

• Suitable STRONG SIDEholster that protects the trigger

  • Strong side = Appendix to 3 o’clock

  • Inside the waste band or outside the waste band

  • NO: off body holsters, sticky holsters, Index finger locking Serpa type holsters or ankle holsters

  • We have holsters for students to borrow if needed.

• 100 rounds for primary firearm (firearm you plan on carrying the most) and 50 rounds for each additional firearm

• Semi-Automatic Pistol or Revolver registered to you for the class

• Enough magazines to hold 18 rds of ammunition (semi-autos)

• Ear and Eye protection (electronic muffs preferred)

• Comfortable clothing similar to what students will wear while carrying.

• Shoes/Boots – comfortable with sufficient support to permit a full range of motion. No sandals or flip-flops

*Deposits and courses are non-refundable. Students may apply the costs to a future date or another course.

Students who are no shows, students who do not properly fill out their student waiver or firearms information forms the week of class (email sent the Monday prior to class with access to forms) or last minute reschedules will loose half of their course deposit ($50).

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