FTA Courses
FTA Range Safety Course
Course Length: 4 Hours
Topics Covered: Fundamentals of marksmanship, nomenclature, cycle of operation, loading and unloading, immediate and remedial action, Summary of Virginia Firearms Laws (Code of Virginia), Firearms Safety, Personal Safety on the Range, Range Safety Rules.
Note: This prerequisite course is mandatory and must be completed before members use the range or take other courses.
FTA Home Safety
Course Length: 1 Hour
Topics Covered: Owner Responsibility, Safe and Secure Storage Options for Firearms and Ammunition, Accident Prevention, General Firearm Handling.
FTA Basic Handgun
Course Length: 8 Hours
Topics Covered: Safety & Handling, Draw, Stances, Fundamentals of Shooting and Malfunctions. Firearms Safety, Nomenclature, Loading & Unloading (Practical Exercise in Gun Handling), Stopping Power (Anatomical Theory of Stopping Power), Virginia Concealed Handgun & Firearms Law, Golden Rules of Deadly Force in Self Defense, Beyond the Classroom.
FTA Advanced Handgun
Course Length: 16 Hours
Topics Covered: Review of Fundamentals, Correction of Grip, Stance & Trigger Issues, Teaching the 3 Types of Reload, Driving the Gun (Target to Target), Sight & Recoil Management in Rapid Fire, Movement from Position to Position, Shooting on the Move, One Handed Unsupported Shooting, Review of the 5 Point Draw, Review of Cover & Concealment, and Review of the Tueller Drill (21 feet).
FTA Basic Shotgun
Course Length: 4 Hours
Topics Covered: Safe and Proper Use and Handling of the Shotgun, Nomenclature, Positions and Combat Loading Techniques, Decision-Making, Transition from Sidearm to Shotgun, Shotgun Retention and Proper Use of a Sling.
FTA Virginia CCW & Firearms Laws
Course Length: 4 Hours
Topics Covered: Firearms Safety, Nomenclature, Loading & Unloading (Practical Exercise in Gun Handling), Stopping Power (Anatomical Theory of Stopping Power), Virginia Concealed Handgun & Firearms Law, Golden Rules of Deadly Force in Self Defense, Beyond the Classroom. THIS IS NOT A COURSE TO TEACH YOU HOW TO SHOOT.
FTA Basic Rifle, Marksmanship
Course Length: 4 Hours
Topics Covered: Rifle Safety, Parts and Operation, Introduction to Ammunition and Rifle Shooting, Rifle Cleaning and Storage.
FTA Range Safety Officer (RSO)
Course Length: 8 Hours
Topics Covered: Roll of the RSO, Range Standard Operation Procedures, Range Inspections, Types of Shooting Range Safety Rules, Range Safety Briefing, Emergency Procedures, Gun Stoppages and Malfunctions.
