here, the course is 12 weeks long, once a week for about 3 hrs a class. we are fortunate to be able to shoot 10 rounds each class. most of the people taking the course are 11- 15 yr olds, with the exception of a few parents taking it. I like the hands on training. I wouldn't want to be standing next to someone that aced the test, but has had no hands on experience. Confidence in handling a fire arm is important. Just because you know all the 12 commandments, because you have them memorized, doesnt mean you will naturally be able to follow through on them,at the end of the day all the schooling in the world doesn't beat hands on experience and I dont mean being accurate but being safe. natural instinct verses taught instinct.

example: everyone in class knows the commandments, while we were learning the different actions, and how to check and see if they are loaded. a number of the kids took the gun from the instructor, the instructor immediately ducked out of the way because the kid didn't have control of the muzzle direction.