What is different between NRA's new Concealed Carry class and the long standing Personal Protection Outside the Home class?
I'm working to teach them what they need to learn. For me that's class-specific.
Interestingly, NRA doesn't list prerequisites, even Basic Pistol, the the CCW course. The early sections are the BP curriculum. I took the student course as a prequalifier for the Instructor course. The modularity is useful; I've severely slashed the content of some modules in order to devote more time to other modules. I've allotted much more time to the legal landscape (utilizing an attorney with a practice in criminal law and a background in law enforcement). That's an eye opener. I also devote some time to addressing the process of coming to terms with the psychic/psychological/emotional aspects of stopping a beating heart, and the hard work of being prepared to do so. I have found that I need to devote a lot of drill time to drawing from a holster.
I just completed a renewal class for W&C permit holsters, virtually none of whom had even rudimentary skill in drawing from a holster. And on the range the functional concept of point and shoot was non-existent.
I use the CCW curriculum not because it's superior to the PPOH curriculum; I use it because it's flexible. I'm not so interested in my students learning what I have to teach; I'm working to teach them what they need to learn. For me that's class-specific.
Sixteen Hours . Way too much for a Fundamental Right , Way too little to develop a comprehensive skill set in a pure newbie .
Sixteen Hours . Way too much for a Fundamental Right , Way too little to develop a comprehensive skill set in a pure newbie .