45Dave

The NRA basic pistol class is excellent, wish I had it before I started to learn my bad habits which are so hard to break. Just to let you know, part of the class outline for the NRA is to have no loaded weapons or ammunition in the class room for either the basic pistol class or the Home Personal protection. The instructors are trained to ask(it is actually in the master training manual) that early in the class like one of the first things so kudos to them for following there training. This tells me they followed the course and did not spend tons of time trying to make the course something it is not. The no ammo/loaded guns is for the classes protection and safety, all it takes is one person to forget his weapon is loaded and you can have a discharge in a small quarters with lots of people, not good. I am an NRA instructor and have had to ask people to unload guns, take ammo out and for the most part people understand.
Pro..got to give you credit for keeping an open mind and willing to learn, it is a huge help for the instructors and it seems there is always something good to be picked up in most classes.