{"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 [&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 [&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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