This is not just a tactics class. The goal of this class is to give the student the mental tools and response skills for an intruder in the home, or attempting to enter your home.
Attendees should be familiar with Basic Handgun skills and be a comfortable and safe shooter. Advanced shooting skills are not required for this class. While this class will utilize a handgun for instructional purposes, students will leave with the concepts applicable to any firearm, as mindset being more important than the particular tool.
What to bring:
- Handgun. Center fire only, no rimfire guns.
- Three magazines or three speed loaders if using a revolver.
- 300 rounds minimum ammo.
- Proper clothing for the weather.
- Snacks. lunch and plenty of water.
- Please clean your gun in advance of the course or bring your gun cleaning kit with you.
- Notebook and pen.
- Eye and ear protection.
- Sunscreen, hats, long sleeves shirts, long pants, training shoes.
- Belt, holster, magazine pouch or other means of carrying additional ammunition weapon cleaning equipment.
- Gloves and elbow pad- optional.
SCHEDULE
0800 Check in
0830 Welcome and Safety Briefing.
0830 Review of marksmanship fundamentals
0930 Legal foundations for self-defense both in the home and general. Discussion of “Castle Doctrine” and it’s role in home defense. Discussion of structure composition and ballistic impact predictions.
1030 Firearm retrieval and loading as needed. Designation of house occupant roles.
1130 Move to barn for interior building movements. Lunch
1200 Principles of building movements. Movement to contact versus shelter in place versus family consolidations.
1400 First Aid for GSW/Traumatic injuries.
1530 Response to Law Enforcement and other First Responders.
1600 Q and A and close.
DEVELOPED AND TAUGHT BY CTA INSTRUCTORS MIKE LAZARUS & RON CLAYTON
Mike Lazarus holds 27 years of experience as a law enforcement officer, as well as 19 years SWAT including sniper, assaulter, team sergeant, FBI certified firearm instructor, MP5 and Sub Machine gun instructor, Defensive tactics instructor, Police Academy instructor, 13 years of experience in the US Army with multiple overseas deployments. Airborne, SOTIC, PSD, SRT, small arms armorer, various other military schools, Faculty member in California State University, Northridge and Ventura College. Hobbies include outdoor sports, hunting, competitive shooting.
Ron Clayton is currently employed with a local Sheriff’s Department with 25 years of experience as a law enforcement officer, with a varied list of assignments including SWAT, FTO, Patrol, Detectives and Academy Instructor. He is a FBI certified firearm instructor, California POST Rifle instructor, Defensive Tactics instructor and Stop the Bleed instructor.
Ron recently retired from the California Air National Guard after 22 years of service (Active and Reserve) including 4 deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. During his deployments, he was assigned as a Dedicated Marksman and Combat LifeSaver. While at home station, Ron taught M4 rifle, M9 handgun, and M870 shotgun, Urban Environment Tactics, Concealed Carry, Trauma Care and Combatives. As a member of the California Emergency Response and Force Protection Training Cadre, Ron assisted in developing the training curriculum for National Guard members responding to civil disturbances and natural disasters. He also was the lead instructor to Ukraine in the National Guard’s Partnership for Peace program, sharing western style Law Enforcement and Tactics to the Ukraine military.
Hours: 8 AM Check in
Class Time 8:30 AM- 4 PM
Cancellation Policy:
In order to receive full refund we require a notice of at least 5 days before the course date.
Danette McSween –
I recently completed a one day course “In Depth Home Defense”- outstanding in terms of education, training and safety. I went in considering myself reasonably knowledgeable and experienced as I am a USCCA instructor and certified in Home Defense training, only to learn how much more room to grow there was. Mike and Ron (my second class with Ron) have it down to a clear, methodical, step by step approach that can take one from complete novice on this subject to a safe competent home defense plan for you and your family. Plus it was a lot of fun!! Not only will you learn legal foundation for self defense both home and general you will learn firearms retrieval and loading for home occupants, first aid for GSW and traumatic injuries, principles of building movement using a very large barn on the range. Within this barn Mike and Ron have very large high ceiling walls on wheels that can be design to the layout of your home giving you the ability to learn movement through out your own house. You will concentrate on contact versus shelter in place, pieing, and limited penetration (clearing or sweeping) each room and you will learn how to respond to law enforcement when they arrive at your home and how to talk to 911 while the intruder is in your home. On top of all this you will have some basic handgun training (live fire) on the range. Mike and Ron are extremely patient and helpful (thank god)! They make a great team and both of their backgrounds are very impressive. Neither of them are abrasive or belittling they are quit the opposite. The day is long 8am-4pm so come prepared with food and drinks. I can not recommend this course enough, and I plan on training with the both of them very soon.