NRA Range Safety Officer
Training Course

Training course at the club

Become a Certified NRA Range Safety Officer (RSO)

Saturday, January 23, 2027 · 8:00 AM start

8-hour course · Lunch provided · No experience needed

NRA Range Safety Officer (8 hours)

Including:

  • Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
  • Range inspection and range commands
  • Range rules and firearm inspections
  • Range safety briefings
  • Emergency procedures
  • Clearing firearm stoppages and malfunctions
  • Watching every shooter and stopping unsafe behavior right away, with respect

Why Become an RSO

  • Earn a nationally recognized NRA credential
  • Open the door to volunteer or part-time range work
  • Help run the Junior Marksmanship Program

NRA Range Safety Officer (RSO) Description

The NRA Basic Range Safety Officer Course prepares shooters to carry out the main duties of an RSO. RSOs make sure everyone using a range follows its rules, which helps prevent injuries and property damage. When a situation calls for it, the RSO is expected to step in and act. On the firing line, the RSO is the range’s official, there to keep shooters safe and to help them.

NRA Range Safety Officer (RSO) Topics

  • Introduction to the NRA Basic Range Safety Officer Course
  • The role of the NRA Range Safety Officer and range Standard Operating Procedures
  • Range inspection and range rules
  • The range safety briefing
  • Emergency procedures
  • Firearm stoppages and malfunctions
  • Test and review

You will learn how to give basic range commands, inspect a range, apply range rules, take charge during an emergency, clear stoppages and malfunctions, and look after the safety of shooters at any gun range.

Expectations and Outcomes

This course develops NRA Certified Range Safety Officers with the knowledge, skills and attitude needed to organize, conduct and supervise safe shooting activities and range operations.

You will get feedback on the practical exercises during the course. The course ends with a short written test, and a score of 90% is required for certification.

RSO Primary Responsibilities

The main duty of a Range Safety Officer is to organize, conduct and supervise safe range activities and operations for everyone, at all times. That means being able to:

  • Watch all shooters and stop any unsafe behavior right away, with respect
  • Keep safe control of the firing line while live fire is under way
  • Use strong observation skills to spot potential safety issues
  • Recognize unsafe acts and correct them immediately
  • Make quick, accurate decisions
  • Correct unsafe behavior with tact and respect
  • Make sure Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are strictly followed
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