The La Grande Defensive Pistol Shooters (LGDPS) discipline brings together a diverse group of men and women with a common interest in firearm proficiency.

We use scenarios to simulate various Real-World defensive environments to hone our response to life-threatening situations. We hope that none of us has to use these skills, but we feel the responsibility to help our shooters survive such confrontations.

Our matches employ suitable self-defense weapons and associated equipment along with appropriate tactics to solve simulated real world scenarios. No competition-only equipment is permitted.

Goals

1. Safe handling of firearms is first and foremost in all of our activities.
2. Create an encouraging atmosphere for shooters to become capable and confident in self-defense use of firearms and equipment.
3. Create realistic match scenarios from current events to provide realistic situations to test the participants’ their abilities. We stress self-competition rather than head-to-head competition.
4. The main goal is to increase the individual’s skill and confidence.