This course has specifically designed to
indoctrinate women who have had a minimal exposure to firearms, with the basic
handling skills and practical experience with various firearms of all types and
purposes. Each student will be taught the safe and proper loading and
unloading techniques for nearly a dozen different types of firearms.
Graduates of this course will receive the complete course materials and
certificates for the Refuse To Be A Victim®
and the NRA Home
Firearm Safety Courses, along with a DR Security certificate for the Women &
Firearms course as a whole.
An open discussion on some of the special concerns
related to women using firearms
Cause of Gun Accidents
Basic Elements of Gun Safety
Other Rules for Using or Storing Guns
Teaching Gun Safety to Children
LESSON THREE (60 min) - Classroom
Identify Different Types of Handguns and their Parts
Unload Various Types of Handguns
Identify Different Types of Rifles and their Parts
Unload Various Types of Rifles
Identify Different Types of Shotguns and their Parts
Unload Various Types of Shotguns
Learn what Muzzleloading Firearms are and how they are
used today
LESSON FOUR (60 min) - Classroom
Learn about different Types of Rifle Cartridges, Handgun
Cartridges, and Shotgun Shells
Understand ammunition Firing Sequence
Learn How to Clean Firearms Properly
Learn How to Safely Store Firearms
LESSON FIVE (60 min) - Range
Observe firing demonstrations of various firearms,
including:
Double-action revolvers
Snub-nose revolvers
Single/Double-action semi-automatic pistols
Double-action only pistols
Small-bore rifles
Pistol caliber carbine rifles
Pump-action shotgun
Semi-auto shotgun
Small-bore Rifles
Medium-powered rifles
High-powered rifles
Muzzleloading Rifles
LESSON SIX (2 hr) - Range
Illustration of different target types, uses and
advantages
Each member of the class given the opportunity to try
loading and shooting any of the firearms that were demonstrated in Lesson 4.
Including at least one of each of the basic categories:
Handgun
Rifle
Shotgun
Class graduation and issuing of special certificates
