I had been toying around with the idea of getting my concealed weapons permit but hadn't done any research when a friend told me there was an open spot for a Firearms Safety Course through Survival Response, right around the corner from my house. I jumped at the opportunity to take the class and I'm so pleased that I did.
I wasn't sure what to expect of the class, I just knew after the course, I would be eligible to get my CCW permit. The instructor, Gene, is a retired police officer with 26 years in law enforcement. He teaches at the police academy and has an extensive resume of certifications to teach advanced shooting techniques, active shooter classes and a lot more. He was witty, personable and made the 3.5 hour class go by quickly. It was followed by an additional hour at the gun range. I learned a lot of information and he took time to answer everyone's questions completely. We learned how to properly hold a gun, aim a gun, load a gun and shoot a gun, the parts of a gun, problems a gun can have during shooting, Florida gun laws as well as real life situations and how to react to them and so much more.
During class, we used a simulated gun to practice proper techniques and to get a similar feel for the gun as the last part of the course was where we are got individual instruction with a real gun and ammo at the gun range.
Since we had a class of 8, they rented out a private room at the range. It was just us, so we were able to get the attention we needed without the distraction of the public shooting. Gene had each of us come up one by one and walked us through all of the steps we had learned in class to safely shoot the gun and then taught us techniques to help our aim along with gun range safety rules.
I would highly recommend this course to anyone looking to get their CCW or just wanting to know basic gun safety/laws. I will be using Survival Response again for additional shooting lessons as I feel to responsibly carry, I need to continue working on my shooting technique. read more