Firearm Trainers: 4 Dangerous Pitfalls to Avoid (pages 12-14)

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Firearm Trainers: 4 Dangerous Pitfalls to Avoid (pages 12-14) – NRA Club Connection Firearm training is about as serious as a business gets. If you are an instructor, it’s incumbent on you to run a safe class. by HEIDI LYN RAO posted on August 10, 2022 NEWS, FIREARMS, GEAR Support NRA Women DONATE When I am conducting an NRA Instructor Course,…

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The Real Impact of NRA Training

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The Real Impact of NRA Training – NRA Women.com NRA Instructors: Your interest in and impact on our youth will help ensure that our Second Amendment is protected! Organizations and associations generally rely on a body of members to exist, so it stands to reason that without the recruitment of new members, an organization may…

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How NRA Instructors Impact Their Communities

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How NRA Instructors Impact Their Communities – NRA Women.com When NRA firearm instructors properly train individuals, they are demonstrating the “Gold Standard” that the sets them apart from any other training. The NRA offers firearm training and other programs to meet the needs of every citizen. Some training is expected to be utilized each time someone handles…

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Firearm Trainers: 4 Dangerous Pitfalls to Avoid

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Firearm Trainers: 4 Dangerous Pitfalls to Avoid – NRA Women.com Firearm training is about as serious as a business gets. If you are an instructor, it’s incumbent on you to run a safe class. When I am conducting an NRA Instructor Course, whether it be a rifle, shotgun or pistol class, I do my best to…

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Firearm Trainers: 3 Rules for Stress-Free Classes

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Firearm Trainers: 3 Rules for Stress-Free Classes – NRA Women.com By being proactive and anticipating issues, you can mitigate most situations before they become a problem. If you are an NRA Certified Instructor and conduct firearms training classes, you know all too well the logistics involved: securing the classroom; locating a range; ordering supplies; and countless other…

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6 Ways to Turn Off a New Gun Owner

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6 Ways to Turn Off a New Gun Owner – NRA Women.com Firearm training can take a hard left turn quickly if the instructor falls into one of these categories. Firearm sales are continue to be brisk, with more people purchasing their first firearm–one third of them by women in 2021. Many are seeking formal training…

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Teach Them Well: 6 Techniques for Firearm Training Success

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Teach Them Well: 6 Techniques for Firearm Training Success – NRA Women.com Teaching a firearms course is no different than teaching any other topic. You can have all the knowledge in the world, but if you cannot deliver the information in an effective manner, your students will suffer. A great instructor can identify their students’…

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NRA Woman Heidi Lyn Rao Guests “Hunting Matters” Podcast

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NRA Woman Heidi Lyn Rao Guests “Hunting Matters” Podcast – NRA Women.com The Houston Safari Club Foundation’s fan-fave podcast guest-stars our 2022 Golden Bullseye Award winner. by NRA WOMEN STAFF posted on May 2, 2022 NEWS, PROFILES Support NRA Women DONATE When we awarded Heidi Lyn Rao our 2022 Woman of the Year Golden Bullseye this year, Houston Safari Club Foundation‘s (HSCF) “Hunting…

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There’s ALWAYS Time to Review the NRA Gun Safety Rules

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There’s ALWAYS Time to Review the NRA Gun Safety Rules – NRA Women.com There’s a reason the word ALWAYS appears three times in NRA’s Rules of Gun Safety. by HEIDI LYN RAO posted on October 28, 2021 At regular intervals, every serious firearms instructor should pause to review his or her safety procedures. As NRA Instructors we…

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