Firearm Instruction, Responsibility, and Safety Training is the NRA’s response to the American public’s need for a firearm orientation program for new purchasers.

NRA FIRST Steps Shotgun course is designed to provide a hands-on introduction to the safe handling and proper orientation to one specific shotgun model.

This course is at least three hours long and includes classroom and range time learning to shoot a specific model shotgun at a moving target.

Students will learn

• the NRA’s rules for safe gun handling;
• the particular shotgun model parts and operation;
• ammunition;
• shooting fundamentals;
• cleaning the shotgun;
• and continued opportunities for skill development.

Students will receive the Basics of Shotgun Shooting handbook, NRA Gun Safety Rules brochure, NRA Marksmanship Qualification booklet, FIRST Steps Course completion certificate.