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I would like to become an NRA instructor. That said, does anyone know how I can go about doing so?
If you are in or near MA, call the GOAL office, or visit the web site www.goal.org.
If you are very lucky, you will get Cross-X as one of your instructors. Much as he and I razz each other, I consider him one of the best instructors in the state, maybe even New England.
The NRA education and training site has info on how to become an NRA certified instructor. You will have to take an instructor course from an NRA Training Counselor. If you're in MA, you will also need to apply to the MA State Police to become a certified instructor.
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Cross-X and JGreen are the best.
+2 I took the Instructor's course from them in March. It was by far one of the best courses that I've ever taken.
If you get the chance to take any training from those two, you will be sure to leave that class learning A LOT more than you ever planned on knowing. They are two EXCELLENT instructors.
Call GOAL, who knows...maybe if they can get enough people, they might have another... Then, maybe not. But if you don't call, you'll never know.
For the State Police Cert. you will need a copy of the NRA Instructor Cert. and $50.00, its a joke, its like taking a "safety course from some of the local PD's" you know, the safety course were you never actually learn safety, just some laws and your good to go...
I was in the same class. Best class. John and Darius Rock.
I think the process for getting you State Certificate should be a little more than just a copy, $50 and an application..... and police departments in ma dont have to go by NRA standards of teaching, as long as they have a Certified Instructor through MCJTC.
Most of these classes are law relevant and no test no hands on and not to much safety, but who regulates them?
I think the process for getting you State Certificate should be a little more than just a copy, $50 and an application..... and police departments in ma dont have to go by NRA standards of teaching, as long as they have a Certified Instructor through MCJTC.
Most of these classes are law relevant and no test no hands on and not to much safety, but who regulates them?
What most people fail to mention is how much Jon carries Darius. But that's for the new student to find out.
(just kidding)
Frosty, I don't love you any more, but I don't love you any less, either.
And I was gonna share my $10,000,000 Nigerian dollars with you...
Promises, promises...
If I didn't know that you were a softy at heart I would be worried.
Its just the State's way of controling and monitoring what we do, and not to mention the money issue. Alot of the "basic safety " coureses from what I witnessed don't cover some of those topics, and yet they are still approved by the SP
The courses do; it's the few rip-off instructors who don't.
Ken
Isn't the NRA Basic Pistol Course a complete waste of time?