MA LTC COURSE REQUIREMENTS

[50565]

Hi everyone,

Recently became certified with NRA and as a MA BFS instructor. Just wanted to ask what more experienced instructors are covering in their classes to meet the state requirements.


Thanks

 

[jasons]

At the club I help out at it's just the standard NRA course, plus we bring in a firearms attorney to talk about MA law on the last night of the class. If you want to avoid the expense of a lawyer it's perfectly legal to just hand out a pamphlet on MA laws. (GOAL used to have one, not sure if they still do or if it's been updated.)

You probably want to review this:
http://www.mass.gov/eopss/firearms-reg-and-laws/gun-laws/515-cmr-300-firearms.html

 

[50565]

Thank i appreciate the info.

I have been a long time MA LTC holder and plenty of experience with firearms, just want to make sure I'm doing right by the students and the law.

 

[MisterHappy]

Our Club's Training Team uses the GOAL-based material as a handout, and we spend about an hour covering transport, storage and carry, as well as how to apply (using NES as a reference to the color-coded towns) for your LTC.

we also answer the questions.

 

[50565]

Another question I have which may not apply to some seeing as many of you are working with a training team for a gun club.
As an independent instructor, what locations can I take a student to provide hands on training? Most clubs and ranges won’t allow instructors to teach outside clients on their ranges.

 

[Len-2A Training]

Another question I have which may not apply to some seeing as many of you are working with a training team for a gun club.
As an independent instructor, what locations can I take a student to provide hands on training? Most clubs and ranges won’t allow instructors to teach outside clients on their ranges.

That's a tough one. Once I became in instructor I approached a few clubs and was told "no instructors allowed". Many others have been reported similarly by others.

I belong to two clubs that allow instructors, but one is much too busy and is not conducive to teaching.

Good luck.

 

[Cloverleaf Firearms Group]

That's a tough one. Once I became in instructor I approached a few clubs and was told "no instructors allowed". Many others have been reported similarly by others.

I belong to two clubs that allow instructors, but one is much too busy and is not conducive to teaching.

Good luck.

Exactly. I was a member of my club for a year before I asked to teach. I presented all of my lesson plans to the e-board, and had to carry insurance. Location has been my biggest headache... but WPRC has been amazing to work with.

 

[50565]

Im in the process of doing that now and im getting the same responses..."No outside instructors".

 

[MisterHappy]

The majority of the Clubs in the area are not "businesses", in that turning a profit is not their reason for existence.

The problem with allowing Joe Instructor (especially if not a member!) in to run a class, or teach a live-fire segment, is that it sets a precedent....now Jim, Jane and Jack Instructor want to do it, too, and then the membership gets cranky when the range is closed for a class, when they want to shoot.

I have been asked, MANY times, "Can I get private Trap lessons?" I say that if you're a member, I'll set you up to the best of my ability, and availability, but it's not a deal for money; it's a Club thing. I have run "Learn to Shoot Trap" nights, but the huge profits went to the club, not me.

Were I to come in and see a member teaching a family ember friend, or random Non, I'd be happy. Were I to see a person, member or not using MY facilities for their profit, I'd be cranky. If that person were a long-time member that had paid their dues ( not the annual ones), I'd have less of a problem. But were it to be a new member, with no street cred..not a chance.

 

[Rob Boudrie]

That's a tough one. Once I became in instructor I approached a few clubs and was told "no instructors allowed". Many others have been reported similarly by others.

My local club (Hopkinton Sportsmens Assn) gives that answer to people wanting to run a business out of the clubhouse.

When a member approaches the club and says "I want to run a classes for the benefit of the club, as a volunteer, with all proceeds going to the club" the answer is different.

The club is a non-profit, and the overhead is paid for the benefits of members as individuals, not to cover the overhead of businesses looking for a cheap venue for classes.