Next month in Ohio, Marty Hayes, JD and I will be teaching a 40-plus hour Deadly Force Instructor class. For an idea of what it entails, take twenty minutes to watch this video, done a year or so ago for the Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network.
We still have a few openings. Information and registration contact are available here.
This course is the gold standard for education on the subject! Anyone even remotely interested in the justified use of deadly force should have this course on their radar. It is a graduate level course on every aspect of use of force law and the practical applications of same. If you teach CCW classes, you really should take this course – Ditto for anyone who is or intends to become a use of force expert.
If you are also interested in aviation history, an added benefit to this particular location is that it is close to the outstanding National Museum of the US Air Force in Fairborn, OH. Schedule an extra day for that side trip if you decide to go – it takes a while to get through all the exhibits.
The real life, factual basis for the lawful use of deadly force was specifically why I took MAG 40. For me, and I think for most, whether consciously or subconaciously, knowing the criteria for when to deploy skills in defense of your life frees-up the motor skills and abilties which allow one to prevail in a deadly force encounter. Removing the doubt of “when” allows freer application of equipment and skills because it removes deadly doubt and hesitation. Learning the justifications and applying them in situations daily cements what a condition color code looks like and why. Applying the three-legged stool of AOJ, being able to explain why you should or shouldn’t take action, and constantly re-enforcing the criteria is a life-long pursuit which keeps one’s mind in the game. It is not, nor should it be, a casual passtime. That notion was also something I took away. And I take it seriously to this day.
I’ve said it before, but it bears repeating. Mas is a national treasure.
Quality instruction right there.
You make a comment to the effect that teaching is a learning experience for the teacher. Very true.
(In the 1980’s/90’s I taught the H&R Block “Learn to prepare income taxes” course in several different offices. Teaching definitely made me a better preparer for regular clients.)