Carry with Confidence: Public Places Academy

Scenario-Based Situational Training


Public place firearm training

Our objectives at EVR are to help gun owners be safe, confident, and educated. Our Carry with Confidence series is intended to build upon the marksmanship training previously learned. Practicing threat mitigation in realistic virtual scenarios is a safe and judgment-free way to develop real-world personal protection skills.

Public Place Training Session Overview

This 60-minute, advanced training session focuses on public place training, emphasizing drawing from a holster, purse, or other stored position. Students will spend most of this training session engaging in hands-on virtual shoot/don't shoot scenarios that mimic potentially threatening real-world situations. This class is intended to help gun owners carry with confidence and practice safety, clear judgment, and confidence when handling a gun in a public place.

This class is taught in a safe, judgment-free atmosphere to promote learning and build confidence.

Training Description and Objectives

This private, personalized, hands-on course encourages students to practice while building new and valuable gun safety skills. This course builds on the foundation gained in your previous training and introduction and home and personal defense courses. This course focuses primarily on public place training and drawing your firearm from a resting position. Course objectives are as follows:

  • To build confidence through the practice of public place scenarios
  • To master the basics of marksmanship
  • To learn the skills to mitigate potentially dangerous situations in public places
  • To practice drawing from a holster, purse, or other passive position
  • To understand the importance of developing muscle memory

After completing this advanced training, students will feel more secure in their gun-handling abilities. They should understand the importance of engaging in routine practice. They will develop the skills to identify potentially dangerous situations in public places. Students will be better prepared to de-escalate public place situations or engage in deadly force more confidently.

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