Rick's Firearm AcademyThe state of Michigan grants a concealed pistol license (CPL) to applicants who have completed approved firearms training. This is that training: a one day class with classroom instruction, Michigan firearm law taught by an attorney, and live fire at the range. You leave with the certificate you take to your county clerk when you apply.
The class is taught by NRA approved firearms trainers, with Rick Ector, an NRA certified instructor, leading it. The legal portion is taught by a Michigan licensed attorney who practices in the fields of record expungement, lethal force and self defense.
Rick’s Firearm Academy is not posting its own dates at the moment. The upcoming classes page lists the next classes from certified instructors across the US Gun Classes Michigan network, closest to you first. Each listing shows its own price, location and start time.
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The one day agenda
Defensive shooting
- Three primary gun safety rules
- Ethical responsibility
- Proper mindset conditioning
- States of mental awareness
- Intruder and assailant confrontations
- Intent of shooting and stopping threats
- Realities of shooting encounters
Handgun skills
- Range safety briefing
- Rules for using and storing a handgun
- General range safety rules
- Defensive accuracy
- Fundamentals of marksmanship
- Elements of good shooting positions
- Two-handed standing shooting positions
- Sight alignment and flash sight picture
- Cover versus concealment
- The Tueller drill
- Thirty round target qualification
Legal topics
- CCW application process
- CCW disqualifying factors
- Record expungement
- Pistol free zones
- Deadly force and the law (case studies)
- Castle doctrine and the duty to retreat
- Michigan stand your ground laws
- Self defense versus fighting
- Police stop encounters
- Gun sales and transfer of ownership
- Possession and transportation of handguns
- Shooting aftermath and statements to police
Home safety and violent encounters
- Personal and home safety tips
- Emergency plan for break-in response
- Police arrival considerations
- Emotional and legal aftermath issues
- Safe storage of a handgun
Handgun selection
- Handgun feature considerations
- Revolver versus semi-automatic handgun
- Handgun ammunition considerations
- Handgun purchasing considerations
- Handgun and personal protection accessories
Sports shooting opportunities
- Shooting activities
- Additional training options
What to bring
- A pad and a pen
- Your pistol if you own one, cased and unloaded, with no ammunition in the classroom. Handgun rentals may be available; the class listing says.
- A round-collar shirt, to keep hot brass out of your clothes
Questions before you book? Call (248) 662-5744.