“Tag: training”

NRA’s ability to train America’s gun owners and the men and women in uniform is made possible by the thousands of certified instructors, training counselors and range-safety officers we are lucky to count among our ranks.

Heidi Lyn Rao isn’t just any firearms instructor. She is also the 2022 Golden Bullseye Award Recipient for “NRA Women Industry Woman of the Year.”

The numbers speak for themselves.

As your new NRA president, I want to thank you for the opportunity to serve our Association and protect your right to keep and bear arms.

The NRA has been America’s firearm safety, education and training leader and No. 1 defender of the Second Amendment for 150 years, but did you know it also is the nation’s linchpin in shooting range development?

Faced with a dire emergency during one of her courses, Suzanne Freehauf remained calm and acted quickly to save the life of her student, who was experiencing a severe medical situation.

With the increase in violent crime nationwide over the past year and a half, and threats to defund and/or abolish law enforcement, more and more Americans are taking the steps to become first-time gun owners.

Last month, a thousand women from the Detroit metro area filed through local gun ranges to receive a free hands-on shooting lesson.

The Teachers Academy, in Utah, teaches educators how to defend themselves and can save lives.