Empowering women, men, and teenagers with knowledge, education, and training on the safe use of firearms.
Childrens Firearm Safety
Childrens Firearm Safety class is by REQUEST ONLY
3 Hours - $39
Want to teach your young child gun safety but don’t know where to start?
Bring your child or children to the Children Firearm Safety class to ensure your child knows what to do if they are near a firearm.
Your child will learn about proper and safe gun handling. Your child will learn the basic fundamentals of shooting. They will learn everything they need to know in order to be safe around handguns
What are the class requirements?
- Must be accompanied by parent(s) or legal guardian
- The child must be physically and emotionally ready to participate in firearms training as determined by their parents
- Children age must be between 8 - 15 years of age
- Each child must be able to read English
- Each child MUST be supervised by a parent or legal guardian at ALL TIMES
- Each parent attending the class must sign the Visual Learn waiver
- A waiver must be signed by the parent for each child attending the class
MINIMUM CLASS SIZE is 4 students from ages 8 - 15
Did You Know…
- Approximately 1,600 children in the US are killed each year due to a gun.
- 3 out of 4 children ages 5 - 14 know where the gun is stored in their home.
- 62% of NC children live in a home with a gun unlocked and loaded.
- 59% of suicides in NC are by a handgun.
- 80% of unintentional firearm deaths in children under the age of 15 are in the home.
- A child as young as 3 is strong enough to pull the trigger.
- On average, someone is killed by a gun every 6 hours in NC.
Does your Child Know What to do if They Find a Gun?
This course covers:
- Promote and demonstrate on the safe handling of guns on the range
- The 4 Universal Firearm Safety Rules
- Accident prevention and safe firearm storage
- Proper grip, sight picture, stance, breathing, and trigger control
- Dry fire at paper targets with a SIRT gun
- How to deal with guns in the home
- How to deal with guns outside the home
- How to make gun safety a family responsibility
- This is a NON-SHOOTING class
PARENTS MUST ATTEND AND BE IN THE CLASSROOM THE ENTIRE TIME!!!
NO LIVE AMMUNITION ALLOWED IN THE CLASSROOM
Your child leaves the class better equipped with the knowledge and confidence to know how to handle a firearm and help keep him/herself and his family safe.
