Etowah County Sheriff Todd Entrekin is offering another citizen's firearm safety course Tuesday March 24.

The class will be held at the Joe Ford Center on the Gadsden State Community College campus from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Admission is free.

Eighty seats are available. Registration is required. Email nbarton@etowahcounty.org to take part.

Do not bring a weapon to the classroom portion of the course. The class will cover firearms permit laws, safety, self-defense laws and responsible gun ownership.

There will also be a range day at Owls Hollow Shooting Range for attendees to receive one-on-one attention from sheriff's office firearms instructors.

Etowah County is one of several law enforcement agencies in East Alabama that have offered firearms courses over the past year.