When it comes to personal and home security, there is a vast array of educational materials out there that sometimes it all appears overwhelming. You can focus on home security -- against burglars, home invasions, theft --- on fire prevention, on toxic prevention, on automobile security, on office security, on martial arts, on this on that.
Some people spend a lifetime mastering a martial arts with the goal of getting an edge in possible confrontation. That's one small aspect in the world of personal protection. And that's one case in point. We know that nobody can master everything even if one had the time. But what is an effective combination of education that makes sense for most people. Something that makes efficient use of time?
Well, there's no one size fits all answer here, as there are too many individual variables --- your time, your present knowledge, your environment, your lifestyle, your motivation and commitment.
I propose something that may make sense for most people, if such NRA offerings are available in your area: (1) Refuse To Be A Victim Seminar and (2) Personal Protection in the Home course. The Refuse To Be A Victim 3-hour seminar is discussed in another section in this website. It is a seminar that provides a survey of all issues that a person and family need to consider for home and personal protection.
The Personal Protection in the Home course is a firearms-oriented course and lasts a full day. Half of the day is classroom time and covers practical issues about how to avoid a confrontation in the event of a home invasion and what to do in the event confrontation is inevitable. The second half of the day is at the range.
That's a total of one and a half days of commitment. I realize some people have made a commitment to never use a firearm and another solution would need to be worked out in that case.
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