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The Basic Firearms Safety Course: Sunday September 20th VFW Hall Robins Road Walpole, MA
Submitted by Fred on Tue, 09/01/2009 - 5:12pm.
Course Description
This program of instruction is designed to give the student a basic knowledge of the firearm, so it can be handled and stored safely. The Basic Firearms Safety Course is designed for Massachusetts’s residents looking to obtain a License to carry firearms in accordance with the Massachusetts Gun laws. This is a classroom only presentation with lecture and hands on dry fire drills conducted to enhance learning.
Some of what this course covers is as follows:
- “Firearms safety”
- Safe condition check rule
- Nomenclature
- Mechanical operation
- Firearms Licensing requirements
- Firearm maintenance and cleaning
- Hands on Loading and unloading
- Locking devices and storage
- Operational safety checks (hands on)
- Unintentional discharge (cause and prevention)
- Marksmanship discussion and demonstration (hands on Dry Fire practice)
- Discussion on Range safety
- Gun Laws
Instructor
Fred T. Leland Jr. is the director and principal trainer for Law Enforcement and Security Consulting, Inc, a current Police Lieutenant and a former United States Marine. He is an experienced firearms trainer with over 22 years training law enforcement, military and security professionals and the armed citizen in the safety and use of firearms. He has taught various awareness, decision making and safety topics throughout the country to include International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors Annual and Regional Training Conferences, universities and colleges, private contract security and has been a guest at the United States Military Academy West Point. He is also a graduate of the FBI National Academy Class 216 where he specialized in terrorism related topics as well as leadership and management. His classes are interactive with use of real world examples to bring points home. He has authored several articles on awareness and decision making, firearms handling and strategy and tactics.
- Date: Sunday September 20th (8AM-1PM)
- Location: VFW Hall Robins Rd Walpole Massachusetts
- Price: $85.00 dollars per person
Contact: Fred T. Leland, Jr. Director/Principal Trainer of LESC, Inc.
473 High St. North Attleboro, MA.
fred@lesc.net or 508/298-2023
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