STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 1. Identify the major parts of a handgun and demonstrate how they function.

 2. Identify the rules for safe gun handling.

 3. Demonstrate how to handle guns in a safe manner.

 4. Identify handgun ammunition components and their function.

 5. Identify the proper handgun ammunition and its intended use.

 6. Identify and demonstrate the fundamentals of shooting a handgun.

 7. Demonstrate the knowledge, skill, and attitude necessary to shoot a handgun on the range.

 8. Shoot a target from the bench rest position using the fundamentals of firing the shot.

 9. Identify materials needed to clean a handgun.

 10. Demonstrate how to clean a handgun safely.

 11. Demonstrate the knowledge, skill, and attitude necessary to shoot a handgun from the two-handed standing, point-shoulder, and one-handed standing positions.

 12. Identify the criteria for selecting a handgun.

 13. Identify ways to develop and maintain shooting skills.

 14. Discuss laws pertaining to the purchase, ownership, transportation, use, and possession of handguns.

 15. Discuss laws pertaining to the use of a firearm for self-defense.

 16. Discuss ways of avoiding criminal attacks and the

 17. Discuss the importance of controlling a violent confrontation.

 

 

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I.      Handgun knowledge and safe handling.

 II.     Ammunition knowledge.

 III.    Fundamentals of handgun shooting.

 IV.     Firing the first shots.

 V.      Handgun shooting positions.

 VI.     Firearms and the law.

 VII.    Avoiding criminal attack.

 VIII.   Controlling a violent confrontation