The cost is $125  (4 hour class)          

This is a four-hour course for safe gun handling that is conducted in the classroom only. Students are taught NRA’s three rules for safe gun handling; primary causes of firearms accidents; firearm parts; how to unload certain action types; ammunition components; cleaning; care; safe storage of firearms in the home; and the benefits of becoming an active participant in the shooting sports. Students will receive the NRA Home Firearm Safety handbook, NRA Gun Safety Rules brochure, Basic Firearm Training Program brochure, course completion certificate.

This course is scheduled on an “as needed” basis.  If you have an interest in having this course scheduled, send us a note on the “Contact us” page.

We will schedule a PRIVATE class for you if you have a minimum of 4 people who will be attending.  Send us a note on the “Contact us” page so we can set up a date for your class.

The class will cover all the material needed to satisfy state requirements.

Lesson Details

NRA Home Firearm Safety
Description
The NRA Home Firearm Safety Course is the basic course I recommend to anyone unfamiliar with guns or who needs to learn gun terminology.
1.Rules for Safe Gun Handling
2.Identifying and Unloading Different Firearms
3.Practical Exercises in Safe Gun Handling
4.Types of Ammunition; Cleaning and Storage of Firearms
In this four hour course students will get the NRA’s Home Firearm Safety handbook, pamphlets on safety and terminology and lessons on the rules of safe gun handling, identifying and unloading various firearms, ammunition, cleaning, and storage. Students will also get hands-on experience with the most common types of handguns, rifles and shotguns.
Course Goal
“To teach the basic knowledge and skills and to explain the attitude necessary for the safe handling and storage of guns in the home.”
NRA Home Firearm Safety Course Lesson Plans
Topics include are:
• What does the law allow
• Choosing the right home defense weapon for your needs
• Bullet penetration & The Truth about Stopping Power
• Developing a Home Defense Plan
• Holding an intruder at Gun Point
• Aftermath of a Shooting and how to deal with Law Enforcement
• The Law of Deadly/Lethal Force
• Self Defense
• Massachusetts Castle Doctrine
• Effects of Stress
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites for taking this course and the material can be understood by mature people of all ages.
Course Completion
Students will receive feedback on the practical exercises and a course completion certificate.