It was taught by two retired Sherrif/SWAT guy/Sniper/Ret.Mil/etc etc guys. My husband and I attended. The morning half of the class we went over gun safety, state laws and CCW Do's and Donts, scenarios, what to dos, gun and holster types. During the "you just had a confrontation and shot the guy" scenario, I was the person attacked and the instructor was the LEO. I had just shot and killed the assailant in a gun fight and the LEO was grilling me, askng questions and so on. It was VERY intimidating and if you've ever watched COPS, it easier to see why people turn into morons when dealing with cops 
It's easy to get flustered and nervous while the cop is just playing 20 questions. Everyone is staring at you, no one can help you answer, and if they do, it could be a trap 
Anyway, I knew that I didn't want to answer questions and I wanted to wait for my lawyer before I gave a police statement, but I wasn't sure how to tell the LEO. After my husband looked at me and mouthed "just tell him", I answered a few of his general questions.... :banghead: I was dead in the water now. Once the cop gets you to talking, about anything "where'd you buy those shoes?", you're done. So, after frogging my husband for the bad advice (thanks Mr squadron legal officer), I asked what was the best way to say "I want to talk to my attorney before I talk to you?" without backing yourself in the corner. The instructor said the best thing to do is say "I'm really shaken up right now I just need some time to calm down, talk thing over with my attorney and then he and I will sit down with you and we can talk together". He said once the cop hears the "L" word (lawyer), they're done with you. They don't ask anymore questions and they'll leave you alone...if you watch close enough, you can see them run screaming from you
Onward....we broke for lunch and the always fun exchange of war stories.
After lunch part we went through some dry fire scenarios that were timed. Our instructor was generous and gave us 4secs. He said normally he gives the LEOs he trains 2secs. So you had to draw your weapon, sight, fire twice and move. We also drew and fired while fending off an attacker. Then did some seated draws, as if you were in a car or office. After doing that stuff inside, we moved outside to the range.
Out in live fire, we drew and had to fire alternating on two targets, in 6sec. Then we did the drill again doing 4 sec. The next fire drill was 2 shots COM and finishing head shot. That was timed, but we had to do it as quickly as possible yet still controlled. The final drill was fending the attacker and shooting a gut shot. That was the most dangerous one as you had to be really careful not to shoot your hand.
Everytime you had to shoot, the weapon had to be pulled from your holster. So everything was practical. Sometimes he'd do surprise drill starts when the other instructor was talking to us (inside doing dry fire drills) to catch us offguard.
Anyway, the instructor made sure that he addressed everyone's specific carry method and gun carried so that we could do each drill effectively. I was really impressed and glad that he worked with my situation and gave me great techniques and moves to practice. He didn't just shirk me off because 1)I'm a lady and 2)my disability poses a challenge to think out of the box.
I recommend everyone take a concealed carry class. All in all, it was fun and I learned a lot. While you *think* you are comfortable with rules and scenarios, it really doesn't make them "real" until you get out with people you don't know and you're put under stress to try to perform. It's a great way to challenge your abilities and to measure where you are at so that you can see what your strengths and weakenesses are. Some people had problems with their gun: no round in the chamber, safety on. Some people had problems with the holster placement: hard to get gun out from under jacket, holster kept coming off the waistband with the gun. So, lots of feedback.
It's easy to get flustered and nervous while the cop is just playing 20 questions. Everyone is staring at you, no one can help you answer, and if they do, it could be a trap Anyway, I knew that I didn't want to answer questions and I wanted to wait for my lawyer before I gave a police statement, but I wasn't sure how to tell the LEO. After my husband looked at me and mouthed "just tell him", I answered a few of his general questions.... :banghead: I was dead in the water now. Once the cop gets you to talking, about anything "where'd you buy those shoes?", you're done. So, after frogging my husband for the bad advice (thanks Mr squadron legal officer), I asked what was the best way to say "I want to talk to my attorney before I talk to you?" without backing yourself in the corner. The instructor said the best thing to do is say "I'm really shaken up right now I just need some time to calm down, talk thing over with my attorney and then he and I will sit down with you and we can talk together". He said once the cop hears the "L" word (lawyer), they're done with you. They don't ask anymore questions and they'll leave you alone...if you watch close enough, you can see them run screaming from you Onward....we broke for lunch and the always fun exchange of war stories.
After lunch part we went through some dry fire scenarios that were timed. Our instructor was generous and gave us 4secs. He said normally he gives the LEOs he trains 2secs. So you had to draw your weapon, sight, fire twice and move. We also drew and fired while fending off an attacker. Then did some seated draws, as if you were in a car or office. After doing that stuff inside, we moved outside to the range.
Out in live fire, we drew and had to fire alternating on two targets, in 6sec. Then we did the drill again doing 4 sec. The next fire drill was 2 shots COM and finishing head shot. That was timed, but we had to do it as quickly as possible yet still controlled. The final drill was fending the attacker and shooting a gut shot. That was the most dangerous one as you had to be really careful not to shoot your hand.
Everytime you had to shoot, the weapon had to be pulled from your holster. So everything was practical. Sometimes he'd do surprise drill starts when the other instructor was talking to us (inside doing dry fire drills) to catch us offguard.
Anyway, the instructor made sure that he addressed everyone's specific carry method and gun carried so that we could do each drill effectively. I was really impressed and glad that he worked with my situation and gave me great techniques and moves to practice. He didn't just shirk me off because 1)I'm a lady and 2)my disability poses a challenge to think out of the box.
I recommend everyone take a concealed carry class. All in all, it was fun and I learned a lot. While you *think* you are comfortable with rules and scenarios, it really doesn't make them "real" until you get out with people you don't know and you're put under stress to try to perform. It's a great way to challenge your abilities and to measure where you are at so that you can see what your strengths and weakenesses are. Some people had problems with their gun: no round in the chamber, safety on. Some people had problems with the holster placement: hard to get gun out from under jacket, holster kept coming off the waistband with the gun. So, lots of feedback.
