NRA Basics of Personal Protection Outside The Home Course

The NRA Basics of Personal Protection Outside The Home (PPOTH) Course is designed to help develop the student’s knowledge, skills, and attitude essential for avoiding dangerous confrontations and for the safe, effective use of a concealed handgun for self-defense outside the home.

PPOTH is the next level up from the NRA Basic Personal Protection Inside The Home (PPITH) Course.  PPOTH is designed to build upon the training acquired in the PPITH Course and, as such, students interested in taking PPOTH must have passed PPITH and provide proof of the certificate and have successfully completed a pre- course evaluation with the instructor.

The focus of NRA Basics of Personal Protection Outside The Home Course is the effective use of a concealed handgun for self-defense on the street.  Lessons included in PPOTH include presenting the handgun from concealment, utilizing cover, shooting while moving, point shooting, low-light shooting, engaging multiple targets, and one- hand shooting.  The skills presented in this course form the necessary skills used to counter a life-threatening attack outside the home.

The course is divided into the Basic PPOTH (9-hours) and Advanced PPOTH (5-hours) totaling 14-hours of instruction.  The Basic Level includes classroom sessions and live-fire range instruction covering presentation from a concealed holster (or purse), shooting from cover, shooting one-handed, and point shooting. The entire Advanced Level is spent on the range and includes moving while shooting, shooting from low cover, shooting from sitting, turning, prone, low-light and hip-shooting.

Firearms and the Law as well as the Legal Aspects of Self-Defense will be taught in the PPOTH Course by an attorney licensed to practice law within the State of Maryland and who is familiar with this area of the law or a Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) who possesses an intermediate or higher Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certificate granted by the State of Maryland.

If you are interested in taking this class, please contact Eric at (410)493-0625.