I'm for all of them, but with that being said...
1 and 2 are a given. If you aren't doing these then I think you need to brush up on them before I would consider you being a responsible gun owner. Marksmanship doesn't mean you need to be making one tattered 5 round group hole in the three different targets in 5 seconds... just be proficient enough to draw, fire, and consistently hit somewhere on a torso at 10ish yards under stress with a little bit of speed. Not an unrealistic standard. Gun laws are very important.
Sim rounds make good training... but I would not rank that as something that I deem necessary for the average CCW gun owner. If you are really serious about your training then by all means. However... I don't want to create realistic standards for the average gun owner.
As to the scenario training. I think this is important. If you wanted to you could actually do this with airsoft and some buddies who are serious about training for free. Are you going to glean what you would from a 500 dollar training course? No... but you could probably pick up a few things, especially if you have a buddy who is LEO or former LEO.
RANT ON: one of the biggest issues I have seen with some scenario based training is that many instructors turn it into one deadly force scenario after another. Most of the scenarios in some scenario based training classes result in discharging a firearm (or airsoft gun). I don't like that as it isn't quite as realistic. Good scenario based training will ensure that your gun stays holstered most of the time... if you unholster a gun in the training in a situation that would put you in hot legal water then you are counseled for it. After running through a number of training scenarios which are a little hairy but also in which the gun should NEVER LEAVE THE HOLSTER, then throw in a clear deadly force scenario. This way you condition someone to not automatically reach for the gun during the training. You're forced to think about it and respond appropriately. Going to scenario training that presents you with nothing but, or a majority of, deadly force scenarios is poor training, IMO: RANT OFF
1 and 2 are a given. If you aren't doing these then I think you need to brush up on them before I would consider you being a responsible gun owner. Marksmanship doesn't mean you need to be making one tattered 5 round group hole in the three different targets in 5 seconds... just be proficient enough to draw, fire, and consistently hit somewhere on a torso at 10ish yards under stress with a little bit of speed. Not an unrealistic standard. Gun laws are very important.
Sim rounds make good training... but I would not rank that as something that I deem necessary for the average CCW gun owner. If you are really serious about your training then by all means. However... I don't want to create realistic standards for the average gun owner.
As to the scenario training. I think this is important. If you wanted to you could actually do this with airsoft and some buddies who are serious about training for free. Are you going to glean what you would from a 500 dollar training course? No... but you could probably pick up a few things, especially if you have a buddy who is LEO or former LEO.
RANT ON: one of the biggest issues I have seen with some scenario based training is that many instructors turn it into one deadly force scenario after another. Most of the scenarios in some scenario based training classes result in discharging a firearm (or airsoft gun). I don't like that as it isn't quite as realistic. Good scenario based training will ensure that your gun stays holstered most of the time... if you unholster a gun in the training in a situation that would put you in hot legal water then you are counseled for it. After running through a number of training scenarios which are a little hairy but also in which the gun should NEVER LEAVE THE HOLSTER, then throw in a clear deadly force scenario. This way you condition someone to not automatically reach for the gun during the training. You're forced to think about it and respond appropriately. Going to scenario training that presents you with nothing but, or a majority of, deadly force scenarios is poor training, IMO: RANT OFF
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