NRA Range Safety Officer Certification Course

To become an NRA Range Safety Officer, you must pass the RSO course and demonstrate that you possess the knowledge, skills, and attitude essential to organizing, conducting, and supervising safe shooting activities and range operations.

The RSO course content consists of RSO’s roles and responsibilities, range standard operating procedures, range inspection and range rules, firearm stoppages and malfunctions, and Range Safety Briefings which include procedures to follow in the case of an emergency.

Lessons:

- Defining the role of the Range Safety Officer (RSO).
- The purpose of range Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).
- Procedures for inspecting a range prior to live fire.
- Conducting a range safety briefing.
- Emergency procedures.
- How to safely unload guns and correct stoppages and malfunctions.

Gun Safety Rules

NRA Rules for Safe Gun Handling:

- ALWAYS KEEP THE GUN POINTED IN A SAFE DIRECTION
- ALWAYS KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL READY TO SHOOT
- ALWAYS KEEP THE GUN UNLOADED UNTIL READY TO USE

It is also important to know your target and what is beyond. You are responsible for every round that leaves the gun.

Students Will Receive:

- NRA Range Safety Officer Student Handbook
- NRA Gun Safety Rules brochure
- Take a RSO Student Examination

NRA Range Safety Office Course