Community Defensive Carbine

Why This Class is Important

Protection of shared spaces such as neighborhoods, campsites, and communes present unique challenges compared to home defense. These include the need to coordinate among multiple individuals, households, and families, as well as the difficulty of protecting larger open or semi-open areas. For example, a communal campsite may have multiple access points, or a neighborhood may include shared spaces like parks and pathways.

CDC will build on defensive carbine fundamentals with a focus on community defense tactics. Community defense extends beyond your home to defending your neighborhood, rural property, or a larger community space in the event of civil unrest, natural disasters, or other emergencies. This can involve longer engagement distances, communal areas with multiple access points, and the need for coordinated defense efforts among multiple defenders. Exact topics for will be decided at the instructors discretion based on assessing student skill level and adherence to safety protocols, and available gear. Example topics include the following key learning objectives.

Key Learning Objectives

• Adapting the Evade, Barricade, Respond framework for home defense to group settings for collective protection.
• Communication, Coordination & Cooperation, the Three C's of Teamwork during a Dynamic Critical Incident
• Equipment set up and take down. Overt vs Covert.
• Transitioning from Carbine to a Sidearm Counter
• Ambush Response with a Slung Rifle Shooting
• Shooting Around Cover & Through Concealment
• Unorthodox Shooting Positions
• Shooting While Moving
• Team Figure 8 Drill

Cost

This class is offered at a flat rate of $250 for a comprehensive full-day session or $100 when taught as part of a 2 day event combined with Defensive Carbine Fundamentals.