Develops NRA Certified Range Safety Officers with the knowledge, skills, and attitude essential to organizing, conducting, and supervising safe shooting activities and range operations.
Attendees must be age 21 or above. This course is nine hours long. Range Safety Officer candidates will learn roles and responsibilities of an RSO; Range Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs); range inspection; range rules; range briefings; emergency procedures; and firearm stoppages and malfunctions.
NRA RSO is one of the two leadership positions required on any range where the firearms are used (not BB or archery). NRA Instructor is the other, and it is required for the discipline employed at the time. (.22 rifle, shotgun, muzzleloading, or pistol) NRA Instructor is required to be a merit badge counselor.
