Course Descriptions
Begin your journey by discovering your “Why” when it comes to personal defense and firearms training. This is the reason and commitment that will keep you motivated to continue learning, and improving!
In this course, you will lay the foundation for handgun basics through topics like:
- The Four Universal Safety Rules
- Understanding Firearms
- Clearing Semi-automatic Handguns
- Proper Stance, Grip, and Trigger Control
- Proper and Safe Operation of a Handgun
The Basic Pistol Shooting course is for women who want to learn the proper way to safely and responsibly use handguns. If you are new to shooting and interested in an in-depth introductory course, then this is the course for you. You will gain both knowledge and confidence during this Women’s Basic Pistol Shooting course.
During this course you will learn firearm basics (revolver/pistol), what to look for when purchasing a firearm, shooting fundamentals, gear and gadgets information, and basic/advanced skills.
This course does include live fire on the gun range.
Once you’ve built up confidence and have an understanding of the basic skills and fundamentals of operating a handgun, you’ll move on to the intermediate stages of pistol training. This course is designed to build upon the fundamentals you’ve developed in Women’s Basic Pistol Shooting course.
Here, you will explore:
- Different Types of Firearms and Ammunition
- Tips and Tactics for Picking Handgun Holsters
- Drills that will challenge your skills while pushing you to the next level.
The overall goal of this course is to build your comfort and confidence while actively training.
This intermediate firearms training course is the next step following the Women’s Basic Pistol Shooting course. The Intermediate Pistol Shooting course is for women only is an informational and hands-on class in the carrying and use of a handgun in self-defense. Students should already be conversant in the safe handling and firing of a hand gun such as completing Women’s Basic Pistol Shooting course.
This 3-hour firearms training course covers:
- Firearms Handling Safety
- Range and Personal Safety
- Summary of the legal and psychological issues involved in using a firearm for self-defense
- Practice basic handling, operation, reloading, malfunction clearances, and shooting skills with training guns, “dry” in the classroom.
The course concludes with a range live-fire session allowing students to train with their own defensive handgun through a series of defensive drills.
This course is a good fit for ladies who want to further their skills with a handgun for home or personal protection or are considering carrying a handgun for self-defense.
Defensive Pistol is the “finish line” for this specific curriculum series, but not for your firearm journey as a whole! Continue to build your skills and understanding as you add more advanced layers of knowledge to your repertoire. You can look forward to learning new techniques, such as:
- Shooting on the Move
- Avoid, Escape, and Defend
- Use of Force
- Cover versus Concealment
- Voice Commands
- Marksmanship versus Defensive Shooting
- Drawing from the Holster
- Loading and Reloading
- Practice with a Purpose
- Acquiring the right mindset for self-defense with a firearm
This Women’s Defensive Pistol Class is for women only. During this class you will continue to build your skills and understanding as you add more advanced layers of knowledge to your repertoire.
Students should already be conversant in the safe handling and firing of a hand gun (such as completing Level 1 – Women’s Basic Pistol Shooting and Level 2 – Women’s Intermediate Pistol Shooting).
One of the biggest takeaways of this course is an understanding of the differences between marksmanship and defensive shooting, and how the proper physical and emotional states will determine if you’re prepared to perform the latter.
This course is a good fit for ladies who want to further their skills with a handgun for home or personal protection or are considering carrying a handgun for self-defense.
This advanced pistol class is a defensive handgun course for those who want to further their skills with a handgun or are considering carrying a handgun for self-defense. This is not a basic firearm course. Students must already have an understanding of safe gun handling and be proficient with their firearm. The class covers firearm safety, range safety and personal safety. We practice basic handling, operation, reloading, malfunction clearances and shooting skills with training guns "dry" in the classroom. The course concludes with live-fire demonstration of skills learned through various shooting drills on the range.
In this full-day class students will be guided to understand conflict avoidance and situational awareness, home security and home defense, handgun basics, shooting fundamentals, the physiology of violent encounters and most importantly, the legal aspects of using deadly force, including what to do in the aftermath. It includes a brief overview of gear and gadgets, as well as ongoing training and a shooting portion at the end.
The Basic Handgun Shooting course is intended for all individuals regardless of shooting experience. In this course, you will learn topics like:
- Self-Defense and Firearms Basics
- Defensive Shooting Fundamentals
- Gears and Gadgets
- Basic and Advanced Skills
This course concludes with live fire range session allowing students to take the fundamentals of what was learn din the classroom and put into practice and train using their own handgun.
THIS IS ONLY FOR THOSE THAT HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED THE ONLINE PORTION OF THE LICENSE TO CARRY (LTC) COURSE.
This online course fulfills the Texas DPS requirement for the “classroom” portion of your handgun licensing training requirement. You can take this ONLINE class at your convenience in your home.
The Proficiency Demonstration is required for every student that completes the online Texas License to Carry class with USCCA. The proficiency demonstration consists of 1-2 hours of “classroom and range instruction” and a 50 round shooting qualification. BRING YOUR LTC-104 certificate that will be provided by your Online Provider to the Proficiency Test.
This Texas Online License to Carry course meets the requirements to obtain and apply for you Texas License to Carry permit. Once completed, you may contact me to schedule the 1-2 hour shooting proficiency portion.
YOU MUST BE ABLE TO LOAD, UNLOAD AND SAFELY FUNCTION YOUR FIREARM. THERE IS NO INSTRUCTION ON HOW TO SHOOT.
Bring extra ammunition to practice or retake the test, if necessary.
This class provides a basic understanding of the Texas Firearm Carry Act of 2021 through following topics:
- Definitions
- Types of Carry
- Carry Restrictions
- Who Can Carry
- Where You Can Carry
- Signs
- The Benefits of License to Carry (LTC)
The Benefits of Training
Learn to identify job-related activities that put agents at risk of an attack. Situational awareness: Teaches students the finer points of tuning into their environment, helping them avoid a potentially violent encounter. Commonly used cell phone safety features and apps that can be used to keep agents safe.
Legal use of force: What criteria must be met before an agent can use reasonable or lethal, or non-lethal and the consequences that may follow. Defensive options: armed, unarmed and less lethal.
In this class, you’ll review an analysis of data gathered from 48 mass shootings that have occurred since Columbine, to determine what can be learned from these tragedies, including whether a reduction in magazine capacity or the banning of any class of firearm would have changed the outcome. You'll also learn whether “gun-free” zones figure into the planning of these mass murderers; whether victim response at any mass shooting has made a difference; and whether “universal background checks” or other proposals by gun control advocates stand a chance of stemming the current trajectory of these shootings. This course summarizes this data with a comprehensive plan designed to eliminate the scourge of these shooters once and for all.
What would you do if you were on a hunting trip or at a local gun range and you were faced with facing a gunshot injury? Prepare yourself to be able to deal with a gunshot wound before the paramedics arrive.
Students will learn how to properly assess a patient in an emergency. Topics include: venous and arterial bleeding; compromised airway; head, chest and spinal injuries; broken bones; burns; heart attacks; seizures; strokes; instruction on how to build custom first-aid and trauma kits and more.
Private lessons are a great way to gain skills and confidence with your shooting skills. Carry With Confidence offers handgun classes to introduce you to shooting. However, if you are wanting to improve your skills beyond the class, taking private lessons will help you to improve your skills and confidence. Carry With Confidence LLC offers private lessons to individuals and small groups. Private lessons allow the student to focus on specific needs or skills.
Private lessons are also a great way to prepare for the shooting qualification section for those who are obtaining a Texas License to Carry Permit (LTC).
Some of the areas that are addressed in the lessons include:
- Safe gun handling
- Shooting fundamentals
- Proper grip, trigger control, stance, and aiming
- Loading and unloading
- Jams and malfunctions
- Conceal carry options and holster selection.
Call the instructor at (210) 960-0029 to schedule your lessons today!
Our one-hour private shooting lessons are geared to meet every shooter’s specific need. We offer private one-on-one shooting lessons for $125 (One hour off the range and one hour on the range). A handgun, ammunition, eye and ear protection must be provided by the student.
This class meets the requirement for obtaining a Texas License to Carry (LTC) and covers the following topics:
- Laws that relate to the use of weapons and deadly force
- Non-violent dispute resolution
- Handgun use and safety, including use of restraint holsters and methods to ensure the secure carrying of openly carried handguns
- Proper storage practices for handguns with an emphasis on storage practices that eliminate the possibility of accidental injury to a child.
