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I taught the first NRA Personal Protection Outside the Home (“PPOH�) class in May and as with all new classes, I learned a lot. For example, the NRA lists it as a 14 hour class (7 hrs classroom and 7 hrs on the range), but we put 18 hrs into two Saturdays, not counting lunch breaks. I actually had about another half- hour of material I wanted to include in the course, but didn’t because of the time.

So, I’m faced with the decision of either cutting back on the material I included in the course, cutting back on questions from the class, and not adding the material I want to add, or “officially� extending the class to 18 to 19 hours. (The size of the class will obviously have an effect, especially on range time.) I won’t cut out material that I think is important, so my PPOH classes from now on will be planned for 19 to 20 hours. This will be about 10 hrs in the classroom and 9 to 10 hrs on the range. Having lunch delivered to the range is also helpful.

To accommodate this schedule, the classes will be offered in two formats. One will have two 10 hr. Saturdays. The other format will have us meeting three evenings for 3-4 hrs. each and then 9 to 10 hrs. on the range. The plan now is for Class #1 on a Friday, Class Nos. 2 & 3 the next Thursday and Friday, then we’ll be on the range on Saturday. This way, people will only have to come for one workday evening (Thursday). I’m also going to limit future classes to 10 to 12 people. Due to the increase in the length of the course, the fee is going to be $120.00.

If anyone is interested in attending a PPOH Class in July using this 3 evening + Saturday format, please let me know and I’ll try to get it on the schedule.

To the folks in the first Class, I apologize for keeping you 4 hours longer than you had planned!

Chas.