Citizens Safety Academy

Real defensive encounters happen fast, they're messy, and they demand more than marksmanship. This course uses documented civilian use-of-force incidents to challenge your decision-making under realistic stress.

What You'll Experience: Using photorealistic targets and turning target systems, you'll work through scenarios that have actually happened to armed citizens. No tricks, no artificial failures—just reality-based situations designed to reveal how you process threats, manage stress, and make critical decisions when it matters most.

Interactive Decision Making is about more than just hitting the target. It's about identifying whether you should shoot, determining how you can respond effectively, and understanding why your decisions matter—legally, morally, and personally.

Through dynamic scenarios and structured debriefs, you'll develop:

• • The ability to assess and articulate threat indicators
  • Emotional control when your physiology wants to take over
  • Clear decision-making despite ambiguity and time pressure
  • A realistic understanding of your capabilities and limitations

You'll leave knowing exactly what you can do under pressure—and what you need to work on next.

Round Count: 150 rounds
Pre-requisite: Students must have completed a vetted defensive pistol course.