Beginner's Handgun Safety Education

Location: Stones River Hunter Education Center 2618 Hobson Pike Antioch, TN 37013

Time: 9:30am-2:30pm Length: 4 hours (plus 1-hour lunch break) Class Size: 10-16

Cost: FREE (ammo, handguns, and safety gear all provided free of charge)

***This is NOT a Carry Permit class***

Whether you have never held a handgun or are a gun-owner who wants to learn more about responsible firearm ownership, this class will be fun, engaging, and educational. At TFSA, we believe that firearm education should include more than just how to shoot a gun. Our class includes both classroom instruction and hands-on training that will equip students to know what to do with a handgun as well as what NOT to do with a handgun. Most importantly, we teach our students how to be responsible gun owners that make our communities a safer place for everyone.

The class will begin in a classroom where students will learn the basics of handgun operation and safety along with other important subjects like storage and transportation, self-defense issues and concealed carrying, and shooting range rules and etiquette.

Students will also received hands-on Stop the Bleed training from a licensed instructor, which will teach you what to do if you encounter someone who has been shot or suffered some other traumatic injury. You don’t need a gun to save someone’s life, so everyone should know how to Stop the Bleed.

After the classroom instruction, there will be a one-hour break for lunch. There are several places to get a quick bite in the area and we also encourage students to pack a lunch.

After the break, the students will be brought to an outdoor shooting range where they will review the fundamental rules of firearm safety and rules of the range. Next, they will learn proper grip, stance, and aiming techniques.

Before any live ammunition is brought out, students will learn and practice loading, reloading, and unloading handguns using dummy ammunition. This gives each student hands-on practice with a real firearm in a safe and controlled environment under the guidance and direct supervision of instructors.

Students may use a handgun that they brought with them, but will also have the opportunity to try several other handguns to experience different sizes, weights, calibers, and models of handguns.

After the range instruction, students may request an individual demonstration of how to disassemble, clean, lubricate, and reassemble a handgun.

Students may also visit a “quick access storage” booth where they can test out products to help them meet the immense responsibility of properly storing and transporting firearms to ensure that firearms don’t wind up in the hands of children or criminals. **This booth is still in development as we try to find manufacturers willing to donate their products.**