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Course Title: New Hampshire State Firearms Certification Class

New Hampshire State Armed Guard / Private Investigator Certification Class

Course Times: Selected Sundays from 8:00am to 12:00 pm at the Manchester Range or one-on-one sessions.

Course Fee: $125.00 per person plus range fee.

Course Description/Objectives:

As per NH RSA 106-F:8c, all State Armed Guards / Private Investigators are required to attend 4 hours of instruction to include firearms techniques and safety, laws on the use of deadly force, and the moral and ethical use of force. They must also pass the State Firearms Proficiency live fire test.

This class Meets the requirements set forth by NH RSA 106-F:8c. We'll cover NH RSA TITLE LXII - CRIMINAL CODE CHAPTER 627 dealing with justification of deadly force. We will cover proper and safe firearm handling as well as tactics for the armed professional.

This course includes range time instruction with students' own firearm or MFL rented firearms (rental fee is an additional cost), bring your eye and hearing protection. MFL Range ammunition is required for rentals at an additional cost. If you are bringing your own handguns, you may also bring your own ammo.

Students in this class will need their handgun, holster, 2 magazines or 2 speed loaders and at least 80 rounds. If you fail the first shooting qualification, you'll need an additional 80 rounds for each attempt. Students will have to score the 70% hit requirement (twice), but you must be able to safely load, draw, fire, reholster your handgun. THIS CLASS IS NOT AN INTRO TO HANDGUNS CLASS. Students should already be familar handgun shooting. If you seek basic handgun instruction, see Private Firearm Lessons

This qualification uses the FBI Q target at ranges from 2.5 to 25 yards. Students must demonstrate safe and proper gun handling, this means you will only make contact with the trigger when you are on target AND firing, and you must keep the muzzle pointed in a safe direction at ALL times.

Course Certificate:

Students, upon passing the qualifier, will receive a completed Firearms Proficiency Certification Form.

Contact Information: e-mail the instructor, Thomas Brown, for more information.

Course Instructor: Thomas Brown is a Senior Tactical Instructor with the New Hampshire Tactical Arts Group, Lethal Force Instructor for NH, Massachusetts State Firearms Instructor as well as an NRA Certified Instructor. His training includes courses from Lethal Force Institute, Defense Training International, Calibre Press, Personal Security Institute and Sig Academy. He is a member of the American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers (ASLET) and the International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors (IALEFI).