NRA Basic Pistol Safety/Shooting Course

Service Description

This course is designed for shooters that want to improve their pistol shooting fundamentals and learn advanced techniques. It also includes the knowledge, skills and mindset necessary for owning and using a pistol safely.  ​ The course includes classroom instruction, practical application, evaluation and a firearm range qualification.  More specifically, you will learn gun-handling techniques, fundamentals of shooting, pistol parts and operation, ammunition, gun safety, pistol selection, maintaining a pistol and pistol shooting activities.  Completion of this course meets or exceeds the requirements to apply for the State of Maryland Handgun Qualification License (HQL).  In addition, this course meets or exceeds the training requirements to apply for the State of Virginia concealed carry Virginia Handgun Permit (HP).   On the first day students will receive the NRA Guide: Basics of Pistol Shooting Handbook and take Standard Examination after the class. On the second day students will complete live fire training and a nationally standardized shooting qualification while on the range. Practical application is conducted using a semi-automatic pistol and Shot Resetting Trigger (S.I.R.T) training pistol.   All live-fire drills and range qualifications are conducted on a virtual range using the S.I.R.T training pistol prior