Training Classes Offered – Firearms Center

Home Firearm Safety – 3-4 hours

Covers rules of safe gun handling, identifying and unloading different firearms, practical exercises in safe gun handling, type of ammunition and the cleaning and storage of firearms.

First Steps Pistol – 4 hours

For beginning handgun shooters with an introduction to pistol safety, parts and operation; an introduction to ammunition and the fundamentals of pistol shooting; an introduction to shooting a pistol from the benchrest position; and an introduction to pistol cleaning.

Basic Pistol Shooting – 10 hours

Fee: $65

A more extensive course covering all topics in the First Steps Pistol course plus instruction on shooting from the two-handed and one-handed standing positions.

First Steps Rifle – 4 hours

Fee: $35

For beginning rifle shooters with an introduction to rifle safety, parts and operation; an introduction to rifle ammunition and the fundamentals of rifle shooting; rifle shooting from the benchrest position; and an introduction to rifle cleaning and storage.

Basic Rifle Shooting – 12-14 hours

Fee: $65

A more extensive course covering all topics in the First Steps Rifle course plus instruction on shooting from the prone, kneeling, sitting and standing positions.

Personal Protection in the Home – 8 hours

Fee: $65

A course for experienced handgun shooters with lessons on defensive shooting, basic defensive handgun skills, firearms and the law, strategies for home safety and responding to a violent confrontation, and selecting a handgun for self-defense.

Refuse to Be a Victim – 3-4 hours

Fee: $20

A seminar with topics on the psychology of criminal predators, mental preparedness, home security, physical security, automobile security, out-of-town travel security, technological security, self-defense physical training and personal protection devices.

N.C. Concealed Carry Handgun Course – 8 hours

Fee: $65