Basic Rifle
This is a one day course of instruction utilizing the classroom,
dry fire and live fire exercises on the range to establish the
basic skills necessary to properly handle and employ firearms.
This course covers basic safety and handling skills for rifle.
Course Description
This is a one day course of instruction utilizing the classroom,
dry fire and live fire exercises on the range to establish the
basic skills necessary to properly handle and employ firearms.
This course covers basic safety and handling skills for rifle.
Requirements
Mandatory: at least one of the following
- No personal firearms required
- FOID Card is optional for this course (Illinois Residents)
- Dress for comfort. No tank tops or sandals
- Children from 12 to 17 years old must be accompanied by an adult or parent at least 21 years of age
Purpose
The purpose of this training is to provide the student
with safety instruction and basic proficiency in
the use of firearms under normal conditions.
Course Length
One day, eight hours
Facility
Classroom and Range as appropriate
Cost
$125.00
Required Student Materials
- Range bag and ammunition
- Rifle: single shot, bolt action, pump or semi-auto
- Optics optional
- Ear muffs or plug
- Safety glasses
- Long sleve shirt
- Long pants
- Shoes
- Baseball cap
- Notebook
Note
If you do not have a valid FOID, Firearms Owners Identification Card,
you may take this course and use course provided firearms
(ammunition provided at additional cost), no personal firearms are
authorized to be in the possession of any person without a valid
FOID card under Illinois Statutes. The only exception is when a
parent or guardian is present and provides their firearm and has a valid FOID card.
The right of self-defense against others or institutions is generally
accepted under natural law as a God given right to preserve our liberty.
The original intent of the Second Amendment is to ensure three basic
principles of defending individual liberty; 1. Self-defense against others
2. Self-defense of the home 3. Provide that every able-bodied American was armed and
willing to defend their liberty against any standing army thus securing
the protection of the citizen from the tyranny of foreign powers,
the Federal government and the States. The Fourteenth Amendment was
enacted after the civil war to reaffirm that the Second Amendment applied
to the States as well. This right can only be invalidated by an amendment
to the Constitution proposed by the Congress or a Constitutional Convention
and ratified by three-quarters of the states.