Armed American's Concealed Carry Guide

For multiple reasons, I decided it was time to own a self defense gun. Not having any experience with guns (ownership, how to shoot, safe gun behavior, etc.), I knew I would need training before I purchased a gun. I went in to a local shooting range and inquired about lessons. Within a week, I received my first private lesson, of just under 3 hours, from a retired former police officer, ex-Marine, and NRA certified instructor. It cost $125, certainly a reasonable fee. He was patient and thorough. But, when finished my lesson, I did not feel I was really ready and not sure of what type of gun to purchase. I did not want to go into gun ownership without feeling 100% ready. I understood that gun ownership was a big responsibility and should not be taken lightly. I found this set of DVDs on Amazon, and while initially thinking it was a lot of money, I realized just two more lessons from my instructor would be $250. So, this was not so expensive, relatively speaking, and would in all probability, be much more thorough. It is approximately 20 hours worth. I decided to try it and am very pleased I took the chance. This instruction was very thorough. As a teacher, I can say that the lessons were very well planned out, in logical step-by-step sequence, and very methodical. One can determine that much time went into planning the whole scope and sequence of the program. This is not haphazard; it is extremely planned out from the introduction to the final chapter. Mr. Kilcherman is a natural teacher with a good speaking voice. There are sufficient visuals to demonstrate each chapter, although more could have made the program a little stronger. I am sure the audience for this type of instructional program comes from all backgrounds and experiences, but I would have liked to have seen some of the lessons, particularly the chapters on the options of ways to conceal carry with various holsters and considerations of gun choice, to have included more information for women gun owners. (We don't wear the same types of clothes as men, particularly with not wearing belts on our pants, and our hands are not as large when making choices on which guns to purchase.) Other than that critique, I would recommend this program for all current and future gun owners, experienced or novice.