NC Concealed Carry Handgun Power Point Instructional Presentation

NC Concealed Carry Handgun Power. Point Instructional Presentation © Compendium by Robert R. Ferris and David R. Short Personal Defense Training Associates 12/2/2020 Personal Defense Training Associates (PDTA) 1

As Part of Store Security Your Instructors Are Armed! • Handguns, Cases, & Gun bags are SUBJECT TO INSPECTION! You may bring ONE HANDGUN and ONE HAND GUN ONLY into the classroom, unloaded, cleared and safe. NO STUDENT AMMUNITION IN THE CLASSROOM! • Semi-Autos will remain on the table with magazines removed, Slides locked to the rear and will not handled until you are instructed to do so. • Revolvers will Remain on the table with cylinders opened and chambers empty and will not handled until you are instructed to do so. Electronic recording by any means, of this class is prohibited. Safety violations, disruptive or disrespectful behavior will result in immediate dismissal from the class in which case there will be NO REFUNDS! 12/2/2020 Personal Defense Training Associates (PDTA) 2

No Tobacco Use in the Classroom! Electronic or Otherwise 12/2/2020 Personal Defense Training Associates (PDTA) 3

Develop a Sense of Awareness! Safety Starts Here NO AMMUNITION IN THE CLASSROOM Keep Your Finger Off The Trigger Don’t Point a Loaded Gun at Your Instructor Don’t Look Down The Barrel of a Loaded Gun 12/2/2020 Personal Defense Training Associates (PDTA) 4

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Handgun Safety ALWAYS THINK SAFETY! • The Four (4) Cardinal Rules of Safe Gun Handling: 1. You will TREAT ALL GUNS AS LOADED until you have personally inspected the weapon and determined it is not loaded! 2. You will POINT THE MUZZLE in a safe direction at all times! 3. You will keep your finger OUTSIDE THE TRIGGER GUARD AND OFF THE TRIGGER until you are ON TARGET and HAVE MADE THE DECISION TO FIRE and ARE GOING TO FIRE! 4. You will be sure of your target, what’s around and beyond it. 12/2/2020 Personal Defense Training Associates (PDTA) 6

Sight Picture • Sight Picture – The relationship of the aligned sights to the target 12/2/2020 Personal Defense Training Associates (PDTA) 7

Range Qualification Safety • Hearing Protection • Eye Protection (Glasses) • Your Semi Auto: & 2 Magazines & 30 Rounds of Ammunition • Your Revolver: & 30 Rounds of Ammunition • One B 27 Target Put your FIRST & LAST NAME in the upper Right hand Corner of the Target Sheet! 12/2/2020 Personal Defense Training Associates (PDTA) 8

Range Qualification LIVE FIRE Only Under Direction of the RO will you! Load, Fire, Unload & Clear your Firearm 30 Rounds 7 yards 10 Rounds 5 Yards 10 Rounds 3 yards 10 Rounds 21 of 30 Rounds must hit the black to qualify! 12/2/2020 Personal Defense Training Associates (PDTA) 9

IT’s RANGE TIME! 12/2/2020 Personal Defense Training Associates (PDTA) 10

Welcome To North Carolina’s Concealed Carry Handgun Class INSTRUCTORS Robert Ferris & Dave Short 12/2/2020 Personal Defense Training Associates (PDTA) 11

Handgun Storage Where to keep and not keep firearms in the home. Consider the following: 1. Are there minors in your home? 2. Are minors likely to visit your home? 3. (G. S. 14 -315. 1) may help in determining the level of access you have to the firearm. 4. Loaded firearms, for personal protection out of sight 5. Unloaded Firearms in a safe, lockbox or cabinet, if not for immediate personal protection. 6. Not on nightstands, but 3 -steps from the bed to ensure conscious effort to obtain the firearm. 12/2/2020 Personal Defense Training Associates (PDTA) 12

Handguns – 3 Types! • Revolvers: – DA’s: Cylinders are loaded with 5 -10 rounds and will fire with every trigger pull – SA’s: Cylinders are loaded with 5 -8 rounds and will fire only when the hammer is manually cocked and the trigger is pulled. • Semiautomatics: – SA: Hammer must be cocked before firing (usually carried cocked and locked) – DA: Pistol cocked and fired by trigger pull (usually long and hard) – DA/SA: 1 st shot DA, succeding shots SA • Derringers: – SA: Hammer must be manually cocked before firing. – Hard trigger pull a safety factor 12/2/2020 Personal Defense Training Associates (PDTA) 13

SEMI AUTO NOMENCLATURE Here’s How It Works 12/2/2020 Personal Defense Training Associates (PDTA) 14

Carrying a Handgun on Your Person • Holster and Holster Selection. – Safety, Security, and Comfort – Trigger Guard and Trigger PROTECTED – Inside or Outside the Waistband – In Fanny or Belly Packs and Purses (Longer Draw Time) – For Self Defense your handgun should be readily accessible in Condition One, but SAFE! 12/2/2020 Personal Defense Training Associates (PDTA) 15

Handgun Maintenance • IF YOU CARRY IT YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT! • CLEAN IT and KEEP IT WELL MAINTAINED! 12/2/2020 Personal Defense Training Associates (PDTA) 16

North Carolina Concealed Handgun Carry Law Instructor Robert Ferris & Dave Short 12/2/2020 Personal Defense Training Associates (PDTA) 17

“The Gun Is Civilization" Maj. L. Caudill USMC (Ret) Remember! • Every human interaction falls into one of those two categories, Reason or Force! • The Gun removes the difference in physical strength, size, or numbers of attacker(s) and a defender. • Without Guns Involved, Attacks & Assaults are won by the physically superior inflicting overwhelming injury or death…. 12/2/2020 Personal Defense Training Associates (PDTA) 18

Questions To Consider: 1. Why Do I Carry a Concealed Handgun? Personally, I am not looking for a fight. I only want to be left alone. I carry because it enables me to be unafraid! 2. I Carry my firearm in Condition I? a. Loaded! Locked, Cocked, Holstered – Ready to ROCK! b. Otherwise Leave it at Home! 3. Am I prepared to Kill a Human being? a. Religious, Family, Community, (Home CSI), b. Am I prepared to train to responsibly and professionally use my concealed firearm? 12/2/2020 Personal Defense Training Associates (PDTA) 19

NC CCH LAW INTRODUCTION • In July 1995 – NC General Assembly enacted a Concealed Carry. Handgun law that allows qualifying citizens of North Carolina the opportunity to obtain a permit to carry concealed handguns. • As a provision of this legislation, NC Citizens must; – Complete a required training program in the use of deadly force, – Carrying a concealed handgun, And; – Demonstrate Proficiency in the use of the handgun to the satisfaction of your instructors. 12/2/2020 Personal Defense Training Associates (PDTA) 20

Justified Self Defense In North Carolina, you are justified in using Deadly Force If And Only If: 1. You believe deadly force is necessary to prevent an imminent threat of death, grievous bodily harm, or sexual assault and; 2. The facts and circumstances prompting that belief would cause a person of ordinary firmness to believe the force [you used] was necessary to prevent an imminent threat of death, grievous bodily harm, or sexual assault. HOWEVER COMA, 12/2/2020 Personal Defense Training Associates (PDTA) 21

Justified Self Defense In North Carolina, you are justified in using deadly force If and only If: 3. You Are Not The INSTIGATOR or aggressor who voluntarily provoked, entered, or continued the conflict leading to deadly force. 4. Force Was Not Excessive. It was not greater that reasonably needed to overcome threat posed by a hostile aggressor. 12/2/2020 Personal Defense Training Associates (PDTA) 22

Concealed Carry-Handguns (NCGS 14 -415. 10) Continued • Places You are NOT authorized to carry a concealed handgun. • Areas where the Possession of a Concealed Carry Permit DOES NOT AUTHORIZE you to carry a concealed handgun. 12/2/2020 Personal Defense Training Associates (PDTA) 23

Prohibited Concealed Carry Areas G. S. 14 -415. 24 -25 Educational Property: NO FIREARMS! “Except” A Person With A Concealed Carry Permit 1. MAY have a handgun in a closed compartment or container within the person’s locked vehicle. 2. MAY enter or exit the vehicle, provided the handgun remains in a closed compartment at all times and 3. The vehicle is locked immediately following the entrance or exit. 12/2/2020 Personal Defense Training Associates (PDTA) 24

How To Obtain Your Concealed Carry Permit (G. S. 14 -415. 12): Apply to the Sheriff’s Office in your County of Residence. In person or download NC CCH Application Forms at the Sheriff’s Website. 1. You must be a Citizen of the U. S. and a resident of NC for 30 Days or longer. With Proof of citizenship and residency 2. 3. You must be 21 years of age 4. You must Successfully Complete a Concealed Carry Training Course approved by the NDOJ Education and Training Standards Commission 5. You must submit the original certificate issued from this course to the Sheriff’s Office as part of the application process. You must have no mental infirmity that prevents safe handling of a handgun. 12/2/2020 Personal Defense Training Associates (PDTA) 25

Your Concealed Carry Permit 6. You MUST be eligible to own, posses or receive a firearm under the provision of both State and Federal law. 7. You CANNOT be under indictment or against whom a finding of probable cause exists for a felony. 8. You CANNOT have been adjudicated guilty of a felony. 9. You CANNOT be a fugitive from Justice. 10. You CANNOT be an unlawful user, or addicted to marijuana, alcohol, or any depressant, stimulant, or narcotic drug, or any other controlled substance as defined in (21 USC § 802) 12/2/2020 Personal Defense Training Associates (PDTA) 26

N. C. G. S. 14 -4154. 11 Permit to Carry Concealed Handgun: Scope of permit • The Sherriff shall issue a concealed handgun permit to a person who qualifies for a permit under G. S. 14 -415. 12. • The permit shall be valid throughout the State for a period of five years from the date of issuance. 12/2/2020 Personal Defense Training Associates (PDTA) 27

14 -415 Renewal of Permit to Carry Concealed Handgun: Scope of permit • At least 45 days prior to the expiration date of a permit , the sheriff of the county where the permit was issued shall send a written notice to the permittee explaining that the permit is about to expire and including information about the requirements for renewal of the permit. • The letter shall be sent by first class mail to the last known address of the permittee. Failure to receive a renewal notice shall not relieve a permittee of the requirements imposed in this section for renewal of the permit. • If the permittee does not apply to renew the permit prior to its expiration date, but does apply to renew within 60 days after the permit expires, the sheriff may waive the requirement of taking another firearms safety and training course. • This subsection does not extend the expiration date of the permit. 12/2/2020 Personal Defense Training Associates (PDTA) 28

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