Ghostrider DefenseThe class is built on the US Concealed Carry Association Concealed Carry and Home Defense Fundamentals course. It is one day, with classroom instruction and live fire at the range, and you leave with the certificate you take to your county clerk when you apply for your concealed pistol license.
Ghostrider Defense is not posting its own dates at the moment. The upcoming classes page lists the next classes from certified instructors across the US Gun Classes Michigan network, closest to you first. Each listing shows its own price, location and start time.
What the class covers
Introduction
- Agenda
- Statistics and trends
- Expectations
- Schedule and breaks
Self-defense firearm basics
- Universal safety rules
- Clearing a semi-automatic
- Clearing a revolver
- Defining a gun’s action
- Understanding revolvers
- Understanding semi-automatics
- Modern, striker-fired handguns
- Understanding magazines
- Selecting a handgun
- Ammunition components
- Ammunition care and storage
Defensive shooting fundamentals
- Defensive shooting versus marksmanship
- Proper grip
- Shooting platform
- Aligning the muzzle to the target
- Unsighted fire, point shooting
- Flash sight picture
- Sighted fire
- Trigger control
The legal use of force
- Applying for your Michigan CPL
- Defining the legal use of force
- Defining reasonable force
- Defining deadly force
- When reasonable force ends and deadly force begins
- Deadly force rules, including scenarios
- What prosecutors will want to know
- Defending the home
- Defending property
- Michigan CPL reciprocity
- Encounters with law enforcement
- Civil liability
Violent encounters and their aftermath
- Understanding fight or flight
- Effects of adrenaline and endorphins
- Recognizing a threat
- Issuing commands and evaluating options
- When we’re left with no other choice
- When the right to use deadly force ends
- The immediate aftermath
- Phone calls to make
- When the police arrive
- Statement to the police
- During and after your arrest
Gear and gadgets
- Hip holsters
- Paddle holsters
- Pocket holsters
- Inside-the-waistband holsters
- Tactical flashlights
- Gun safes and storage
Basic and advanced skills
- Creating a training program
- Dry firing
- Fundamental drill discussion
- Discussion of what’s next
- Closing thoughts
Testing
- Take the visual test
- Grade the test as a group
- Discuss why answers are correct or incorrect
- Make sure every student understands
Practical shooting
- Fundamentals of marksmanship
- 1 on 1 coaching
- Aimed shooting
- Point shooting
- Practicing safety fundamentals
Course completion
- Certificates handed out
- Questions
What to bring
- A valid state ID
- A pen and something to write on
- Closed-toe shoes
- Your own pistol and ammunition if you have them, with the pistol cased and unloaded. The class listing says whether rentals are available.
- Snacks or drinks if you want them
No experience?
No problem. Beginners are the norm, and many students are shooting for the first time. You are coached at your own pace, and questions are welcome at any point in the day.
Questions before you book? Call (248) 662-5744.