Massachusetts Basic Firearms Safety Training

Lesson Details 

Safe use, handling and storage of firearms - Classroom

• Introduction

• Firearm safety

• Loading and Unloading Procedures

• Care, cleaning and storage

Methods for securing and childproofing firearms - Classroom

• Gun locks

• Gun safes

• Safety Training for Family Members

• Storage of Ammunition

Applicable laws relating to the possession, transporting and storage of firearms - Classroom

• Federal laws

  • Federal acts – 1968 & 1994

  • § 926A. Interstate Transportation of Firearms

• State of Massachusetts Laws –

  • General Penal Law  - crimes which permit use of deadly physical force

  • License to Carry (LTC) – Class ‘A’, Class ‘B’, Application process

  • Firearms Identification Card (FID)

  • High-capacity Magazines

  • Ammunition Purchase

  • M.G.L. c. 140, § 131P,K,L and 515 CMR 3.00

• Reciprocity

Knowledge of operation, potential dangers and basic competency in the ownership and usage of firearms - Classroom

• Ammunition
• Firing Sequence
• Revolvers vs. Semi-automatic Pistols
• Rifles and Shotguns
• Basics of Marksmanship
• Student demonstration – safe gun handling

TOTAL

• 8-Hour Classroom & Range

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