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Personal Safety Workshops, Classes and Seminars Skills, Knowledge, Confidence. Bison Risk Management Associates offers a number of safety education workshops
and personal protection classes for all levels of personal security. Refuse To Be A Victim Defensive Sprays and Stunning Devices in California First Steps Pistol Orientation Defense of The HomeIntermediate & Advanced Pistol
Our workshops and training courses - for men and women aged
16 years or older (unless otherwise noted) - give you the personal safety knowlege and techniques to reduce your chances
of becoming a victim. And with that knowledge comes the confidence to act and react appropriately to the situation.
Private Lessons are available for all of our training and workshops. YOU
pick the class, venue and attendees. Private Lessons are available in:
BAY AREA: Alameda, Contra Costa,
Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma Counties
CENTRAL VALLEY: Sacramento, San Joaquin,
Stanislaus and Yolo Counties We also offer Bundles Packages for most of our training. For instance, you can combine a Pepper Spray workshop with a Pistol Orientation class.
Call us for more details.
All of these classes and workshops are eligible for discounts for Groups or Sponsors. Please contact us for more details about how to offer your business, civic or labor group, church, school or other
organization timely personal protection instruction at reduced rates.
Refuse To Be A Victim®
Experts
agree that the single most important step toward ensuring your personal safety is making the decision to refuse to be
a victim. That means that you must have an overall personal safety strategy in place before you need it. Refuse To Be A Victim® is a 3-hour interactive workshop designed to offer
men and women a variety of options from which they can choose to prepare their own crime prevention and personal safety strategies.
The workshop teaches easy-to-understand methods you can use to increase awareness and prevent
criminal confrontation. In just three hours, you will get the tools you need to develop your own personal safety strategy,
including information about:
- The Psychology of the Criminal Mind
- Home and Phone Security
- Automobile
and Travel Security
- Personal and Technological Security
- Self-Defense Devices and Training Options
Students
also receive: 80-page Student Handbook
that includes Workplace safety, Parents & Children safety, and Senior Citizens and Persons with Physical Disabilities
information • Refuse To Be A Victim® brochure • Course Completion Certificate • And much more
Length of Class: 3 hours Price: $35 per student when pre-registered, $45 when registering at the door (subject
to availability). Cash or Check only when registering at the door Private
Lessons: Price - $390, includes up to 14 students. Each additional student at $28. Workshop given in your
office conference room, club facility - even a private residence. Only your guests are allowed to attend.
Prerequisites: None
 
Defensive Sprays and Stunning Devices In California This
dynamic 2-hour hands-on workshop will provide you with California law information,
Safety Awareness instruction, product demonstrations and 'best practices' guidance on how to safely use, store and
maintain a defensive spray or stunning device. All students will
be given the opportunity to practice with an Inert (non-hot) pepper spray cannister.
In
this workshop, through the use of interactive discussion, video clips and demonstrations, you'll learn: - Device
overviews and comparisons - strengths and weakness of each type
- California
pepper spray and stun gun law overview
- Device features and most effective usage techniques
- Developing
effective Personal Safety and Defense Plans
- How to safely carry, store, maintain
and test your device of choice
Students also receive: Student handbook • "What Is Right For Me?"
worksheet • Domestic and International travel restrictions •
Additional Personal Protection education opportunities ADDED BONUS! We have contracted for a limited number of Pepper Spray Training Packages.
Students will receive: - 2-Pepper Spray Canisters
- 1-Hardshell keychain pepper spray holder
- 1-Inert
pepper spray training canister
NOTE: No Pepper Spray or other
defensive sprays are dispensed during the seminar. Only canisters with inert contents are used during demonstrations.
Length of Class: 2 hours Private Lessons: Price - $275, total for 1 to 5 students. Each additional student
at $55. Workshop given in your office conference room, club facility - even a private residence. Only your guests
are allowed to attend. Available
in: BAY AREA: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa,
San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano and Sonoma Counties
CENTRAL VALLEY: Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus
and Yolo Counties Pre-Scheduled
Class Price: $59 when registered 5 days before the class date
$79 when registered at the door or within 4 days of class date
Cash or Check only when registering at the door Prerequisites: 18 years of age - 16 or 17 years old with parent/guardian permission
letter.
NRA FIRST Steps Pistol Orientation Are you considering the purchase of a handgun but don't know whether you need a semi-automatic
or a revolver? Do you own a handgun but don't feel comfortable in knowing how to use it? Are you concerned
about the proper usage, storage and other safety issues related to responsible firearms ownership? Firearm Instruction, Responsibility, and Safety Training — is the NRA’s response to the
American public’s need for a firearm orientation program for new
or prospective handgun purchasers or current handgun owners wanting to refresh their skills. NRA FIRST Steps Pistol is designed to provide a hands-on introduction to the safe handling and proper
orientation for handguns. This course is 4-5 hours long and includes classroom instruction and demonstrations, student gun-handling
exercises and range time learning to shoot both semi-automatic and revolver
handguns. For prospective
handgun buyers, this class gives you the opportunity to determine which type of handgun is the best for your unique individual
lifestyle, location and purpose BEFORE you make the purchase. Students
will learn:
- The NRA’s rules for safe gun handling and
storage
- Shooting fundamentals - for both semi-autos AND revolvers
- Pistol parts and operation
- Ammunition selection and
storage
- Cleaning the pistol
- How
to determine which type of handgun is best for your needs
- Continued opportunities
for skill development
Students will receive
the Basics of Pistol Shooting handbook, NRA Gun Safety Rules brochure, Winchester/NRA Marksmanship Qualification
booklet, FIRST Steps Course completion certificate, and Lesson Plan. NOTE: No live ammunition is allowed in the classroom by students or instructors.
Live ammunition is only allowed at the firing range during the live-fire portion of the instruction.
Length of Class: Up to 5 hours - which includes live-fire training.
Price: $99 total. Price includes classroom instruction, live-fire training,
all of the materials listed above, plus range fees and targets. Students are responsible for providing their own handgun,
ammunition, plus eye and ear protection. Don't own a handgun
yet? For an additional $25, we will provide you with rental access to a revolver and a semi-automatic handgun, 50 rounds of ammunition plus eye and ear protection. Available
in: BAY AREA: Solano, Contra Costa,
Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Alameda and Sonoma Counties
CENTRAL VALLEY: Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Yolo Counties
Prerequisites: 21 years of age or older unless
pre-approved by our Chief Instructor. Mandatory pre-class telephone interview
with our Chief Instructor for all students. Students will not be admitted to the class without this interview.
When registering online, ensure your contact information is accurate.
 Defense of The Home
Many firearms owners have purchased handguns to defend their homes against robbery,
home invasions and general mayhem. They may be unaware of the risks involved - to themselves and other family
members - if a well-considered plan is not in place. The consultation starts with prevention and escape/evasion
techniques, then proceeds to the tactics and strategies you can use to prevent harm from coming to you or a loved one when
escape is no longer an option. In Defense of the Home,
students learn: - Home Exterior and Interior security review and recommendations.
Includes a schematic of YOUR home identifying strengths and weakness, and suggestions for improvements.
- The difference, and importance of Cover versus Concealment - using common home design elements to increase your chances of safety.
- How to identify and establish a Safe Room in your residence
or apartment
- What to do when other family members are also present during an
incident
- The best choices for ammunition for self-defense
- Safe, yet accessible firearms or other self-defense tool storage
suggestions
- The safest ways to discharge your self-defense weapon in your
home
- How to use the provided 911 Call
Script to protect your life and legal rights
NOTE: This
is an in-home consulting service. No weapons or ammunition are used or present. Length
of Class: 90 minutes
Price: $150 per residence.
$99 per residence when combined with any of our other firearms or defensive sprays safety classes or workshops. Available in: BAY AREA: Solano, Contra Costa,
Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Alameda
and Sonoma Counties
CENTRAL VALLEY: Sacramento, San Joaquin, Stanislaus
and Yolo CountiesPrerequisites:
None.
Intermediate & Advanced Pistol Intermediate and advanced pistol
training for individuals that wish to develop and enhance the basic, fundamental shooting skills they already possess.
The focus is not so much on traditional Olympic-style marksmanship, but in developing
the skills for the defensive use of a handgun. Firearm safety is paramount. We believe that every, single
shot needs to be on target. The "pray and spray" handgun use seen on TV and in movies - shooting rapidly
and hoping a few shots hit the target - is not only dangerous, it is ineffective.
We teach how to quickly acquire
your target and place shots where you intend them to go. Every single
time. We evaluate your current shooting skill-set and present you with progressively advanced, hands-on practice
routines. You have the option of taking your training as far as you believe is necessary for your particular circumstances
and lifestyle.
Instruction can include: - Consistent shot placement
- Rapid target acquisition
skills
- Rapid fire skills
- Personal defense against multiple assailants
- Offhand/weak hand shooting skills
Price - $50 per hour. If you have not taken one of our introductory classes, the first
session is 1 1/2 hours. Student responsible for all firearms, ammunition, range fees plus eye and ear protection. Prerequisites: 21 years of age or older unless pre-approved by our Chief Instructor. Mandatory pre-class telephone interview with our Chief Instructor. No online registration is available for this service. Please call 877-208-3783.
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