Civilian Practical Vehicle Defense with Justin

Course Duration: 2 Days (12 Hours Total)
Daily Instruction: 6 Hours
Experience Level: All Skill Levels – Basic firearm safety and handling proficiency required.

Your vehicle is part of your everyday life, but have you ever considered how you would respond to a dangerous situation while inside it?

Our Civilian Practical Vehicle Defense Course is designed specifically for everyday concealed carriers who want to better understand the challenges of protecting themselves and their passengers in and around a vehicle.

This is NOT a tactical vehicle defense course. This is practical, real-world training designed for ordinary citizens who carry firearms as part of their everyday lives.

Throughout this two-day course, students will learn how to better integrate their everyday carry equipment into their vehicle, improve situational awareness, communicate effectively with passengers, and recognize when escaping a dangerous situation is the safest option.

Students will also explore how vehicles interact with gunfire, including a live demonstration using real automotive glass with targets positioned behind it. This demonstration will help students better understand the effects of bullet impacts on windshields and other vehicle materials.

Extensive supervised live-fire exercises will expose students to different shooting positions within the vehicle, multiple target arrangements, and realistic defensive scenarios. Training will emphasize target identification, decision-making, safe firearm handling, and maintaining awareness of passengers and surroundings.

Whether you're an experienced shooter or relatively new to everyday carry, this course is designed to help you develop a greater understanding of the challenges associated with defending yourself in a vehicle.

Topics Covered

• Situational awareness and threat recognition
• Vehicle escape and emergency evacuation
• Everyday carry setup and firearm placement within the vehicle
• Safe firearm accessibility, storage, and handling
• Communication with passengers during emergencies
• Target identification and prioritization
• Understanding vehicle cover and concealment
• Effects of bullet impacts on windshields and vehicle materials
• Live demonstration using automotive glass
• Supervised live-fire exercises from various vehicle positions
• Single and multiple target engagement exercises
• Scenario-based defensive decision-making
• Practical application of everyday carry equipment

Required Equipment

• Everyday carry loadout normally used in your vehicle
• Everyday carry handgun(s)
• Minimum 400 rounds of ammunition appropriate for the firearms being used
• Minimum of 2 magazines per firearm
• Eye protection
• Hearing protection

Recommended Equipment

• Additional magazines
• Magazine carriers
• Pen and notebook
• Weather-appropriate clothing
• Lunch, snacks, and water

Course Objective

Provide everyday firearm owners with the knowledge, confidence, and practical experience necessary to make informed defensive decisions while operating in and around their personal vehicles.

This course emphasizes realistic civilian defensive situations, responsible firearm handling, passenger safety, and practical everyday carry considerations—not military or law enforcement vehicle tactics.

All live-fire training and ballistic demonstrations will be conducted in designated, controlled range environments under direct instructor supervision.