Active Shooter Defenses
As of 2017, DCSA offers an abbreviated version of DPS's new "School Safety" course (as described below). While this "Active Shooter Defenses" course will include many elements of the DPS School Safety Course, it involves approximately half the classroom hours, yet includes more (downrange) shooting drills and specialty targets. This course is geared primarily for business people, off-duty cops, church people and other LTC holders with desire to take their mindset and skill levels above and beyond the minimal requirements of the basic LTC class. This course may be conducted entirely at DCSA or, upon request, at other business or church** locations.
By DCSA policy (not DPS' rules on this one), each applicant for this 8-hour "Active Shooter Defenses" class will be required to (1) complete or have already completed DCSA's 1-hour initial Membership Safety Orientation, (2) have completed the Texas LTC class and (3) pass a written (28 question) test.
The 5 to 6 hour classroom segment will utilize a special Power Point presentation (including handouts) and several practical exercises (at pricing below, all conducted at DCSA). For safety purposes with exercises involved, students should plan to have NO firearms - loaded or unloaded - in the classroom segments.
The shooting must be done with a caliber of at least .38/.380/9mm. The course of fire is intentionally designed to focus on shooting a handgun under various levels of duress. It includes firing 150 rounds (over and above the initial 50 rounds of the *TCOLE practical) at various speeds and distances on a variety of targets (at least 8). Students should plan to use their "concealed carry handgun", not necessarily a "range gun". While some drills will involve moving and shooting, no use of holsters will be required or allowed in this course. Due to other safety issues and special uses of the range, students' shooting sessions will be scheduled independently, with just one shooter one at a time downrange (approximately 2 hours each, often scheduled on a separate day or evening).
As of March 19, 2019, most DCSA members with interest have now taken this class. Future classroom segments (at pricing shown below) are available privately for groups of at least 4 people. Option 3 and Option 5 shooting segments are still available at a time mutually convenient for student and instructor.
Individuals who desire to get started should contact Lonnie at dcsa1996@yahoo.com or 972-849-0075 to schedule appointment(s) for one of the following:
Option 1: Current DCSA Member. Active Shooter Defenses (ASD) Class Written Test and 50-round TCOLE Practical*. Approx. 1 hour. Cost: $68.12
Option 2: Current Member who has already completed Option 1: 150-round one-on-one downrange ***shooting session. Approx. 2 hours. Cost $125.00.
Option 3: Current DCSA Member. Written Test, 50-round TCOLE Practical and 150 round ***shooting session. Approx. 3 hours. Cost $193.12
Option 4: New Member with current LTC: DCSA Membership Orientation, ASD written test and TCOLE 50-round Practical*. Approx. 2 hrs. Cost: $100.00
Option 5: New Member. DCSA Membership Orient., written test, TCOLE practical*, 150-round ***shooting session. Approx. 4 hours. Cost $225.00
Option 6: $50 per student for classroom segment
Total Cost for Current Members: $243.12. Total cost for New Members: $275.00
An "Active Shooter Defenses" course certificate will be issued to each student who completes both the classroom and shooting segments.
** DCSA Safety Policy: Students with intentions of serving on Volunteer Church Safety teams (legal per law change effective 9-1-17) will be expected to score as least 90% on both the written test and a shooting a 50-round pre-qualifier (the same as DPS requirements for School Safety Class described below) BEFORE instructor takes them downrange for more stressful exercises with another 150 rounds.
*** Students should NOT commit to any 2 hour shooting session unless sure they can make it (as the range will be reserved and unavailable to other members)
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School Safety Certification
This is a very special course that the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) was required to develop as a result of the Texas Legislature's passage of Senate Bill 1857 in 2013. As a result of that bill (and subsequent amendments), Texas Govt. Code Section 411.1901 now reads:
(a) The department shall establish a process to enable qualified handgun instructors certified under Section 411.1901 to obtain an additional certification in school safety. The process must include a school safety certification course that provides training in the following:
(1) the protection of students;
(2) interaction of license holders with first responders;
(3) tactics for denying an intruder entry into a classroom or school facility; and
(4) methods for increasing a license holder's accuracy with a handgun while under duress.
(b) The school safety certification course under Subsection (a) must include not less than 15 hours and not more than 20 hours of instruction.
(c) A qualified handgun instructor certified in school safety under this section may provide school safety training, including instruction in the subjects listed under Subsection (a), to employees of a school district or an open-enrollment charter school who hold a license to carry a concealed handgun issued under this sub-chapter.
(d) The department shall establish a fee in an amount that is sufficient to cover the costs of the school safety certification under this section.
(e) The department may adopt rules to administer this section.
As of March 2017, DCSA's Lonnie Ward is one of approximately three dozen LTC Instructors in the State certified to conduct this special class. It is projected to take at least 16 hours, approximately half of which can be conducted at DCSA and the other half best conducted on site at the school(s). By DPS rules, the class will be conducted with no more than 6 students per instructor. Each student applicant will be required to take both a written test and a shooting test as pre-qualifiers - with a score of at least 90% on each in order to continue. For safety purposes with exercises involved, students should plan to have NO firearms - loaded or unloaded - in the classroom segments.
The shooting pre-qualifier must be done with a caliber of at least .38/.380/9mm on the same B-27 target as is specified for LTC testing. See FAQ page here for that course of fire. Score of at least 225 out of possible 250 required to continue this class. For both the pre-qualifier and the drills, students should plan to use their "concealed carry handgun", not necessarily a "range gun".
This class must be conducted in accordance DPS' specific Power Point presentation and 5 mandatory practical exercises, including firing 120 rounds (over and above the initial 50 rounds to pre-qualify) at various speeds and distances. While some drills will involve moving and shooting, no use of holsters is permitted in this course. Due to other safety issues and special uses of the DCSA range, students' shooting sessions (Practical #5) will be scheduled independently, with just one shooter one at a time (approximately 90 to 120 minutes each).
Each student who successfully completes this course will receive a special certificate denoting same. School administrators or Police Departments who would like to discuss the costs, scheduling and logistics of this course should contact Lonnie Ward at dcsa1996@yahoo.com or call 940-241-2376.
As of 2017, DCSA offers an abbreviated version of DPS's new "School Safety" course (as described below). While this "Active Shooter Defenses" course will include many elements of the DPS School Safety Course, it involves approximately half the classroom hours, yet includes more (downrange) shooting drills and specialty targets. This course is geared primarily for business people, off-duty cops, church people and other LTC holders with desire to take their mindset and skill levels above and beyond the minimal requirements of the basic LTC class. This course may be conducted entirely at DCSA or, upon request, at other business or church** locations.
By DCSA policy (not DPS' rules on this one), each applicant for this 8-hour "Active Shooter Defenses" class will be required to (1) complete or have already completed DCSA's 1-hour initial Membership Safety Orientation, (2) have completed the Texas LTC class and (3) pass a written (28 question) test.
The 5 to 6 hour classroom segment will utilize a special Power Point presentation (including handouts) and several practical exercises (at pricing below, all conducted at DCSA). For safety purposes with exercises involved, students should plan to have NO firearms - loaded or unloaded - in the classroom segments.
The shooting must be done with a caliber of at least .38/.380/9mm. The course of fire is intentionally designed to focus on shooting a handgun under various levels of duress. It includes firing 150 rounds (over and above the initial 50 rounds of the *TCOLE practical) at various speeds and distances on a variety of targets (at least 8). Students should plan to use their "concealed carry handgun", not necessarily a "range gun". While some drills will involve moving and shooting, no use of holsters will be required or allowed in this course. Due to other safety issues and special uses of the range, students' shooting sessions will be scheduled independently, with just one shooter one at a time downrange (approximately 2 hours each, often scheduled on a separate day or evening).
As of March 19, 2019, most DCSA members with interest have now taken this class. Future classroom segments (at pricing shown below) are available privately for groups of at least 4 people. Option 3 and Option 5 shooting segments are still available at a time mutually convenient for student and instructor.
Individuals who desire to get started should contact Lonnie at dcsa1996@yahoo.com or 972-849-0075 to schedule appointment(s) for one of the following:
Option 1: Current DCSA Member. Active Shooter Defenses (ASD) Class Written Test and 50-round TCOLE Practical*. Approx. 1 hour. Cost: $68.12
Option 2: Current Member who has already completed Option 1: 150-round one-on-one downrange ***shooting session. Approx. 2 hours. Cost $125.00.
Option 3: Current DCSA Member. Written Test, 50-round TCOLE Practical and 150 round ***shooting session. Approx. 3 hours. Cost $193.12
Option 4: New Member with current LTC: DCSA Membership Orientation, ASD written test and TCOLE 50-round Practical*. Approx. 2 hrs. Cost: $100.00
Option 5: New Member. DCSA Membership Orient., written test, TCOLE practical*, 150-round ***shooting session. Approx. 4 hours. Cost $225.00
Option 6: $50 per student for classroom segment
Total Cost for Current Members: $243.12. Total cost for New Members: $275.00
An "Active Shooter Defenses" course certificate will be issued to each student who completes both the classroom and shooting segments.
** DCSA Safety Policy: Students with intentions of serving on Volunteer Church Safety teams (legal per law change effective 9-1-17) will be expected to score as least 90% on both the written test and a shooting a 50-round pre-qualifier (the same as DPS requirements for School Safety Class described below) BEFORE instructor takes them downrange for more stressful exercises with another 150 rounds.
*** Students should NOT commit to any 2 hour shooting session unless sure they can make it (as the range will be reserved and unavailable to other members)
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School Safety Certification
This is a very special course that the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) was required to develop as a result of the Texas Legislature's passage of Senate Bill 1857 in 2013. As a result of that bill (and subsequent amendments), Texas Govt. Code Section 411.1901 now reads:
(a) The department shall establish a process to enable qualified handgun instructors certified under Section 411.1901 to obtain an additional certification in school safety. The process must include a school safety certification course that provides training in the following:
(1) the protection of students;
(2) interaction of license holders with first responders;
(3) tactics for denying an intruder entry into a classroom or school facility; and
(4) methods for increasing a license holder's accuracy with a handgun while under duress.
(b) The school safety certification course under Subsection (a) must include not less than 15 hours and not more than 20 hours of instruction.
(c) A qualified handgun instructor certified in school safety under this section may provide school safety training, including instruction in the subjects listed under Subsection (a), to employees of a school district or an open-enrollment charter school who hold a license to carry a concealed handgun issued under this sub-chapter.
(d) The department shall establish a fee in an amount that is sufficient to cover the costs of the school safety certification under this section.
(e) The department may adopt rules to administer this section.
As of March 2017, DCSA's Lonnie Ward is one of approximately three dozen LTC Instructors in the State certified to conduct this special class. It is projected to take at least 16 hours, approximately half of which can be conducted at DCSA and the other half best conducted on site at the school(s). By DPS rules, the class will be conducted with no more than 6 students per instructor. Each student applicant will be required to take both a written test and a shooting test as pre-qualifiers - with a score of at least 90% on each in order to continue. For safety purposes with exercises involved, students should plan to have NO firearms - loaded or unloaded - in the classroom segments.
The shooting pre-qualifier must be done with a caliber of at least .38/.380/9mm on the same B-27 target as is specified for LTC testing. See FAQ page here for that course of fire. Score of at least 225 out of possible 250 required to continue this class. For both the pre-qualifier and the drills, students should plan to use their "concealed carry handgun", not necessarily a "range gun".
This class must be conducted in accordance DPS' specific Power Point presentation and 5 mandatory practical exercises, including firing 120 rounds (over and above the initial 50 rounds to pre-qualify) at various speeds and distances. While some drills will involve moving and shooting, no use of holsters is permitted in this course. Due to other safety issues and special uses of the DCSA range, students' shooting sessions (Practical #5) will be scheduled independently, with just one shooter one at a time (approximately 90 to 120 minutes each).
Each student who successfully completes this course will receive a special certificate denoting same. School administrators or Police Departments who would like to discuss the costs, scheduling and logistics of this course should contact Lonnie Ward at dcsa1996@yahoo.com or call 940-241-2376.