This course will certify you as an NRA Certified Range Safety Officer. Whether you work at a range or just want to enhance your firearm safety skills, this course will benefit you. This course will provide you with the knowledge, skills, and attitude essential to organizing, conducting, and supervising safe shooting operation(s) and activities.

The RSO certification signifies that you have successfully performed the required safe gun handling (clearing of malfunctions, loading, unloading, general handling) exercises and demonstrated an understanding of Range Standard Operating procedures and Range Safety.  Employees of public and private ranges benefit from this course by being better able to handle day to day range operations.  Range operators may receive discounted insurance rates as a result of all range employees having this certification.

Once the class has been completed, students should log into NRAInstructors.org to activate their credentials. The certificate is $30 for members and $50 for non-members.

8.5 Hours, 9:00am – 5:30pm, $175

Lynn is an NRA Training Counselor and NRA Certified instructor in Rifle, Pistol, Shotgun, Home Firearm Safety, Metallic Reloading, Shot Shell Reloading, Chief Range Safety Officer, Range Safety Officer and Refuse to Be a Victim. As an NRA Training Counselor, Lynn conducts instructor courses to certify new NRA Certified Instructors.  Lynn participates in competitive rifle and pistol events and is a specialist in ammunition manufacturing and ballistics.

Lynn co authored the GAT Guns CCW courses and has extensive legal knowledge gained from his prior experience working the local, county and state police in the hiring, testing and officer advocacy role.  His military experience includes a number of technical roles and leadership roles in both manned and unmanned aircraft.   Lynn is frequently found teaching one of the two 8 hour IL CCW courses and soon to be introduced renewal courses at Gat Guns.

Lynn conducts both student and instructor level courses at GAT Guns including Basic Rifle Basic Pistol and Range Safety Officer. Lynn co-authored the Long-Range Rifle course taught at GAT Guns and works with a number of competitive shooters to make custom ammunition for their long-range needs.

His approach to teaching is rooted in his own learning experiences across a number of diverse disciplines. Lynn makes his courses relevant to the student by including material and teaching in a way that he would have wanted to be introduced to the subject.  Whether it’s a pistol grip, a rifle position , a shooting strategy or a legal issue in the defensive firearm world, Lynn relates ideas of fundamental understanding to the unknown in an enjoyable and memorable way.