Silva Group Consulting

Firearms Education, Training, and Services

We believe that self-defense is a God-given natural right, inalienable, and absolute.  We believe in the principles of the Declaration of Independence, limited government as expressed by our Constitution, and an armed society of free citizens as expressed in our Bill of Rights.  

We firmly believe there is a difference between shooting a gun and using a gun responsibly to defend yourself and others.
Because under stress, the body experiences many things that reduce our ability to function effectively by up to 70%, then adding a weapon under those cicumstances , the results can be devastating and very negatively life changing
 
The only options to overcoming a devastitaing situation is to become educated, and train, train, train !!!
 
To reinforce our curriculum we use a virtual range to ensure you receive the proper levels of training and confidence with your handguns.

Life, family, and financial well being are all invaluable. Consequently we focus our courses on safety, threat assessment, principals of avoidance, escape and defense.

Our Courses

Basic Hand Gun

The Basic Handgun Course is for handgun owners or potential handgun owners wanting to gain or improve their knowledge of hand guns. The course is intended for all individuals regardless of previous shooting experience.

We use our smokeless range in class to ensure you have gained the proper levels of training and confidence with your handguns.

An optional live-fire after the course with our instructor is also available for additional $20 fee.

Please let us know if you do not currently own a handgun, one will be provided for you.

This course is completed in about 4-5 hours.

Course topics include:

Handgun Uses
Firearms Safety
Ammunition
Handgun Features
Action Types
Handgun Shooting Techniques
Firearms Suicide Prevention
Secure Gun Storage
Safe Transportation
Safe Handgun Cleaning
Basic Handgun Laws
Basic Home Defense

You will receive our Firearms and Family Defense book, take a Basic Handgun Quiz and receive a course completion certificate bearing the signature of your USCCA Certified Instructor.

Home Defense

Course is for handgun owners or potential handgun owners wanting to gain or improve their knowledge of proper home defense.

We will practice our course basics on our virtual range to reinforce course materials and to ensure you have attained the proper levels of training and confidence in home defense situations.

This course is completed in about 4-5 hours.

You can also opt to do live fire after the course with our instructor at our local range for an additional fee of $20.

Course topics include:

Firearms Safety

Home Security

Gun Laws

Legal Use of Force

Encounters and their aftermath

Handgun Shooting Techniques

Handgun Uses In Home Defense

Firearms Suicide Prevention

Secure Gun Storage

You will receive our Home Defense handbook, take a Home Defense Quiz and a course completion certificate bearing the signature of your USCCA Certified Instructor.

Defensive Shooting

Course is for handgun owners or potential handgun owners wanting to gain or improve their knowledge of defensive shooting fundamentals.

We will practice our course basics on our virtual range to reinforce course materials and to ensure you have attained the proper levels of training and confidence in defensive shooting situations.

This course is completed in about 6-8 hours.

 

Course covers:

 

In class smokeless range training

Firearms Safety

Shooting Techniques

Legal use of force

Advanced Self Defense principles and techniques

Situational Awareness

Natural body function and mechanics

Training your mind

Body responses

Real life scenarios

Encounters and their aftermath

 

You will receive our Firearms and Family Defense handbook, take a Defense Shooting Quiz and a course completion certificate bearing the signature of your USCCA Certified Instructor.

Conceal Carry Renewal Certification - Satnislaus County

Course consists of mandatory classroom time as required by state and local laws, and a live-fire exam at a local range. Range fees are included in class fee.

 

Course covers:

 

Firearms Safety

Legalities to carrying a concealed weapon in California

Situational Awareness

Basic Self Defense principles and techniques

Encounters and their aftermath

Legal use of force

Proper gear

 

You will receive our Firearms and Family Defense handbook, take a short CCW Quiz and a course completion certificate bearing the signature of your USCCA Certified Instructor and required certification for local law enforcement.

 

!! PLEASE NOTE !! Live fire qualification are required for each firearm on your permit application.

To complete the process we will also need the make, model, caliber, and serial number for each firearm.

 

You will need to provide a minimum 50 rounds of ammunition.

If qualifying with more than 1 firearm we prefer you bring a total of 100 rounds of ammunition.

Conceal Carry Intial Certification - Satnislaus County

Course consists of mandatory classroom time as required by state and local laws, and a live-fire qualification at a local range. Range fees are included in class fee.

 

Course covers:

 

Firearms Safety

Handgun Uses

Handgun Features

Action Types

Handgun Shooting Techniques

Firearms Suicide Prevention

Secure Gun Storage

Safe Transportation

Safe Handgun Cleaning

Basic Handgun Laws

Basic Home Defense

Legalities to carrying a concealed weapon in California

Situational Awareness

Basic Self Defense principles and techniques

Encounters and their aftermath

Legal use of force

Proper gear

 

!! PLEASE NOTE !! Live fire qualification are required for each firearm on your permit application.

To complete the process we will also need the make, model, caliber, and serial number for each firearm.

 

You will need to provide a minimum 50 rounds of ammunition.

If qualifying with more than 1 firearm we prefer you bring a total of 100 rounds of ammunition.

You will receive our Firearms and Family Defense handbook, take a short CCW Quiz and a course completion certificate bearing the signature of your USCCA Certified Instructor and required certification for local law enforcement.

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