{"id":114,"date":"2025-06-02T11:43:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T16:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grassrootsdefense.com\/?page_id=114"},"modified":"2025-09-02T10:42:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T15:42:23","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/grassrootsdefense.com\/index.php\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-363 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-drills category-resources tag-assessment tag-downloadable tag-dsm tag-freebie tag-target tag-training\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grassrootsdefense.com\/index.php\/11\/23\/testing-the-grassroots-defense-ccw-handgun-skills-assessment\/2025\/\" target=\"_self\" >Testing the Grassroots Defense CCW Handgun Skills Assessment<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">An important part of the process of teaching is figuring out what it is people have to learn. What skills are they starting with? What strengths to they bring? What areas might need additional focus? To that goal, we&#8217;ve come up with a straightforward course of fire that we are happy to offer as a&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-23T08:00:00-06:00\">November 23, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-353 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news tag-dsm tag-instructors tag-iowa-city tag-range-day\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grassrootsdefense.com\/index.php\/09\/16\/a-full-weekend-of-making-connections-on-the-range\/2025\/\" target=\"_self\" >A full weekend of making connections on the range.<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">One of the most important parts of building a reputation that people can trust is making connections. We&#8217;re all deeply involved in our communities, but often in ways that are in very different circles than firearms training. This past weekend, our instructors were able to meet more members of our communities in person and share&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-09-16T09:00:00-05:00\">September 16, 2025<\/time><\/div>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-257 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news tag-coursework tag-instructors tag-rangemaster tag-training\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/grassrootsdefense.com\/index.php\/09\/02\/grassroots-defense-take-rangemaster-instructor-development\/2025\/\" target=\"_self\" >Grassroots Defense take Rangemaster Instructor Development<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Four of our wonderful instructors took the Rangemaster Basic Instructor Development course over the weekend of August 29-31, and all passed both the practical shooting test and the written exam. 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