BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.3.5//EN TZID:America/North_Dakota/Center X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/North_Dakota/Center BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1580@nebraskashooters.com DTSTART;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Center:20230924T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/North_Dakota/Center:20230924T170000 DTSTAMP:20230828T211048Z URL:https://www.nebraskashooters.com/events/defensive-shotgun-norm-hood-4/ SUMMARY:Defensive Shotgun - Norm Hood DESCRIPTION:Defensive Shotgun\nTaught by Norm Hood\nDefensive Solutions LLC \nCombat Shotgun: Often overlooked for their presumed archaic characterist ics the shotgun continues to be a good choice\, with the right load\, for personal defense. Most people own at least one and often discount their ef fectiveness in problem solving. Course will include safety\, operation\, l oads\, reloads\, malfunctions\, deployment\, patterning\, movement\, commu nication\, and the use of cover and concealment.\n\nWe will be demonstrati ng door breaching with a shotgun as a bonus during this course.\n\n Cours e requirements : Shotgun with Sling (20" barrel preferred. No long field b arrels)\n 200 Bird Shot\n 50  00 Buck Shot\n 25 Rifled Slug\n\nCLASS SIZE IS LIMITED\, MUST SIGN UP BEFORE THE CLASS\nWHERE:Nebraska Shooters 3200 Gage Rd Firth\, NE 68358\nWHEN: Sunday\, September 24th 8:30am – 5p m\nCOST: $200  Please bring a sack lunch.  Free bunkhouse accommodations are available onsite if you reserve a room below.\nFor more information e mail Norm Hood defensivesolutions.sb@gmail.com  or Justin Grusing at just in@nebraskashooters.com\nThank you for choosing Defensive Solutions LLC fo r your training needs. We look forward to assisting you in keeping your fl ock safe.\nMISSION STATEMENT\nDEFENSIVE SOLUTIONS LLC specializes in promo ting firearm safety for all individuals\, from the novice gun owner desiri ng to learn how to properly operate a weapon system to the advanced user d esiring to hone skills. DEFENSIVE SOLUTIONS LLC offers a variety of classe s in firearms safety and weapons handling. A professional instructor provi ding quality training in the following defensive weapons courses: conceale d carry\, defensive handgun training\, defensive revolver training\, defen sive shotgun training\, Ladies only defensive handgun training\, tactical carbine training\, Youth Classes\, varied NRA established courses\, OC (pe pper spray) Training\, ASP expandable baton training\, less-lethal\, situa tional awareness and unarmed control techniques. Private lessons are avail able.\nIn today's society\, it is likely that you or someone you know will be required to protect themselves or their family. DEFENSIVE SOLUTIONS LL C provides you with the knowledge\, skills and equipment to do so\, both s afely and effectively!\nWe work closely with other Professional Instructor s and Organizations\, knowledgeable members of the firearm’s industry\, members of the Church Security Alliance\, Armed Citizens Legal Defense Net work\, South Bend Police\, St. Joseph County Police\, Indiana State Troope rs and Federal Marshals to provide you the best training within the state. \nIn addition\, DEFENSIVE SOLUTIONS LLC offers quality equipment and acces sory suggestions to keep you on top of your game. Products are top of the line\, well respected and commonly used by law enforcement\, military and security professional’s\, other instructor’s and top competitors.\nWE STRIVE TO SEND YOU HOME SAFE TO YOUR FAMILY\nDECIDE\nTRAIN\nPRACTICE\nMAIN TAIN\nINSTRUCTOR/SENSEI BIOGRAPHY\nNorman Hood retired as a Command Sergea nt Major from the US Army after 24 years of service and then spent six yea rs with the Alaska State Troopers including being a Field Training Officer before entering Government Security Contract positions. Norm has more tha n 46 years’ experience in operational law enforcement\, training\, logis tical and support planning for private security companies\, military and s tate police organizations. He is a certified instructor of law enforcement subjects by the Alaska Police Standards Council. He has Extensive “Use of Force” training experience with lethal and less-lethal weapons and 30 plus years conducting rifle\, pistol and shotgun training\, including Con cealed Carry courses as an independent contractor with a private firearms academy in Alaska and as a former adjunct instructor at Blackwater Worldwi de\, Inc. Norm is a NRA instructor certified in Pistol\, Rifle\, Shotgun\, Refuse to be a Victim\, and Chief Range Safety Officer and holds the “N RA Distinguished Expert Pistol and Shotgun” rating and has been appointe d by the NRA as an Advanced Defensive Pistol Instructor. Norm has graduate d from the Anchorage Police Department Citizens Academy\, the South Bend C itizens Police Academy and the St. Joseph County Citizens Police Academy. Norm is a member of the Church Security Alliance and is an Affiliate Instr uctor\, Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network. He is a member of the Intern ational Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association (ILEETA)\, Illi nois Tactical Officers Association (IOTA)\, and is certified by the State of Indiana as an Emergency Medical Responder\, the State of Illinois as a Certified Firearms Instructor\, Illinois Concealed Carry Firearms Instruct or\, GLOCK Armorer\, and FEMA as an Active Shooter Responder Trainer. Norm is Rokudan\, 6th Dan (6th degree Black Belt) in Hojutsu-Ryu (the Martial Art of Shooting) and runs the only Hojutsu-Ryu dojo in the Mid-west. He is also a student of Okinawan Shorin-Ryu karate. Norm is a 2015 inductee in the USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame and Hall of Hero’s. Norm is the Region al Master Instructor for the Second Amendment Foundation Training Division covering Indiana\, Michigan\, and Ohio. Defensive Solutions also teaches National Safety Council First Aid/CPR/AED. Norm annually to attends advanc ed training classes to stay current on new techniques and allowing him to maintain an exceptionally high level of proficiency. In 2018 Norm complete d Instructor Development training with Clint Smith at Thunder Ranch\, Inc. Norm along with his wife Pat own and operates Defensive Solutions LLC\, a Firearms and Use of Force training company since 2011 specializing in fir earms\, use of force\, church\, school\, business\, and personal security. We are members of Community Baptist Church of South Bend. 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