Should You Use Your Firearm?
Firearm Safety & Legal Considerations
Certification & Training Courses
Benefits of taking one of these courses:
- Learn basic firearm safety for yourself and to educate others
- Know how to make a firearm safe if it becomes necessary: found at school, concern over another’s mental health, or even an active shooter event
- Ensure you are compliant with the law and understand any restrictions
- Improve your firearm knowledge & gain new skills
FUN/RA Training Firearms Courses are only offered in conjunction with
a 1st Aid or Emergency/Trauma Aid Course.
All firearms classes will incorporate a Stop the Bleed or similar class. Check the Trauma Aid section for class descriptions and times.
01.
FREE CLASS
- The many factors of being a responsible gun owner
- Basic parts and operations of a modern semi-automatic handgun
- Safe handgun handling practices and safe storage for handguns
- Selecting and buying your first firearm
- Loading and unloading a handgun
- Fundamentals of shooting (grip, stance, & aiming)
- Safely practicing at a shooting range to build confidence and skills
- 4-6 hours, course length depends on number of participants
* This class is educational only and you will not receive a training certificate. The firearms safety portion is educational only.
This course is from The Liberal Gun Club.
02.
FREE CLASS
- Developing a personal and home protection plan
- Basics of firearms safety
- Making a firearm safe / unloading
- Safe storage of firearms
- Self defense concepts
- Violent encounters and their aftermaths
- 4-6 hours, course length depends on number of participants
* This class is educational only and you will not receive a training certificate.
*You may earn a Stop the Bleed Training Certificate, time allowing.
The firearms safety portion is educational only.
03.
Contact us about our sliding scale pricing! Cost should not be a barrier!
Class includes a FUN/RA Training Law Binder with DC, MD, & VA sections.*
This class covers all the requirements for the DC Concealed Carry Pistol License (CCPL), the MD Wear & Carry Permit (W&C or WCP), and the VA Concealed Handgun Permit (CHP).**
- DAY ONE
- Lesson One: Developing a Personal Protection Plan
- Lesson Two: Firearm Basics
- Lesson Three: Shooting Fundamentals
- Lesson Four: Use of Force Overview
- Lesson Four A: District of Columbia Laws
- DAY TWO
- Lesson Four B: Maryland Laws
- Lesson Four C: Virginia Laws
- Lesson Five: Violent Encounters and the Aftermath
- Lesson Six: Anger Management, Safe Storage, & Suicide Prevention
- Lesson Seven: Live Fire Range Requirements
- Wrapping It Up: Summary and Course Test
- Stop the Bleed (Basic/Familiarity)
Range fees for the live fire are included if we go to our preferred range, Silver Eagle Group in Ashburn, VA. There will be additional fees if you decide to rent a firearm and buy ammunition if you do not have your own or do not want to use our arrangements. We will also cover the cost of renting eye & ear protection.
- 16 hours classroom plus range, initial course length is two 8 hour days of classroom time plus a mandatory range/live fire trip.**
You may earn a Stop the Bleed Training Certificate, time allowing.
The Firearms Safety Course classroom time by itself is educational only.**
*You will also have the option of purchasing the ‘Complete Book Package.’
**You will not earn a Firearms Safety Certificate or be able to apply for your CCPL, W&C, or CHP until after you schedule and successfully complete a follow-on range live-fire exercise & qualification.
The range trip will be scheduled on a different day and can be conducted in 1:1 or group sessions. It requires 2 hours of range time as per DC code so groups (2+) are best. Larger groups can be arranged (4-6 people) as well but will require additional coordination.
There are no additional range fees for the live-fire, unless you decide to rent a firearm and buy ammunition if you do not have your own or do not want to use our arrangements.
We offer certification and training courses from the following organizations:
- American College of Surgeons (ACoS) and the Stop the Bleed Coalition (STOP THE BLEED®)
- United States Concealed Carry Association
- The Liberal Gun Club