Firearm Safety Class 25MAY24

Monarch Defense’s Firearm Safety Class is the most important class we offer, and the most important class you will ever take during your self defense training. That’s why it is now free.

Let’s face it. If self defense was easy, you could just watch a few videos, and “figure it out” by yourself. If firearms were easy, schools such as ours would have no reason to exist. But that’s just not reality. Good people go to jail every day, because they don’t know what they are doing. Good people become victims of crime every day, because they don’t know what they are doing. Good people get hurt every day because they don’t know what they are doing. The study of firearms and self defense is a complex amalgamation of history, science, psychology, and physical skill. Weapons are not toys, and if used improperly can result in serious safety or legal hazards to you and your loved ones.

The problem that I often face as a teacher is students who want the “advanced” stuff and want to skip the basics. Folks expect to just buy a gun, and magically know how and when to shoot bad guys. Some people watch some videos and think they are ready to go straight into fast, cool training, but this isn’t how it works. “Advanced” is just another word for “mastery of the basics”. There is no such thing as advanced training; There are only those who have taken the time to develop their foundation, and those who haven’t. When beginners show up to advanced training without a solid foundation of attitude, skill, and knowledge, all they will find is frustration. Out on the street there are winners, and there are losers; There are those who mastered the basics, and those who found out the hard way that they didn’t. This program exists to prepare you for a successful future in protecting yourself, so that you can make wise decisions regarding buying, learning, carrying, and using firearms.

Over the last 11 years teaching professionally, I have strived to design a thorough hands on learning experience which answers all of the questions that you need to know to get started. Information that you can’t just find online, such as the role of weapons in society, why peaceful people would have a need for “weapons of war”, specifically when you can and cannot shoot someone, the actual crimes that you can prevent with a gun, real self defense case studies, hands on comparison between the different types of guns, so you can understand their real capabilities and limitations (not just Hollywood), proper gun handling procedures, and live fire demonstrations.

You will handle and shoot a wide variety of modern firearms, including pistols, revolvers, rifles, and shotguns.

Location:

Our facility is in the mountains 1 hour east from San Jose, or 1 hour south from Livermore. If you are an unskilled or inexperienced driver, give yourself 2 hours to make the drive from most cities of the bay area. We will email detailed driving instructions to you when you sign up.

Schedule: 

We begin together and end together. If you sign up, plan to stay until we debrief and clean up.

This is a two part class: Firearm Safety Class starts at 9am and ends at 3pm. We do not stop for lunch, although you may bring food and eat during class. Beginner’s Live Fire Range day starts at 3pm and goes until 7pm, or later, depending on how fast the class learns. In the winter, we split the class into two separate days. In the warmer months, we offer them back to back. If you sign up to shoot, clear your schedule and plan to be at the facility for the entire day.

Prerequisites:

None

Required Equipment: 

Notebook and writing utensil
Water
Snacks
Lunch
Dress for the weather
Prescription glasses, safety glasses, or sunglasses
Earplugs or ear muffs
Firearms are provided, but you may also bring your own.

Cancellations:

We do not offer refunds for discretionary cancellations. If you wish to reschedule a class, you must email info@monarchdefense.org no later than 1 hour prior to class start, and you will then be credited with the value of your course, which you can gift to someone else or use for any future class within 1 year.

Questions? Call Brian at 408-892-5460 or email info@monarchdefense.org.