DOJ Approved Firearm Safety Course

[PDX1953]

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As part of a misdemeanor firearm conviction one of my relatives in Sacramento is required to take anger management & firearm safety classes. He said he was never angry at any time when dealing with LEO and the anger class can be completed thru the VA. He can't find any information on what/where to take a safety class & the DOJ doesn't return emails.

If you have any information on what/where safety class has been used in the past in a situation like this I'd appreciate your help. I understand that any reply isn't legal advice but hope someone may have run across this before.

The real stupid part is he's 46 y.o. & has been shooting since he was 8, was in the Army (peace time) and was authorized to carry a sidearm all the time. He thinks the Judge was ticked off b/c he was originally charged with 9 firearm felonies but the D.A. knocked those down to one misdemeanor & 3 years of unsupervised probation. Apparently the Judge added the 2 classes & he's emailed his Atty numerous times w/o any response.

Thanks in advance.

[Librarian]

So far as I am aware, CA DOJ does not approve any 'Firearm Safety Course'.

I wonder what course the judge had in mind.

[baih777]

Give him a copy of his FSC card.

[Spyder]

Did the judge or the order say it had to be a DOJ Approved course? Or just a firearms safety course? Perhaps hunter education would work?

[morrcarr67]

Just spit balling, you might want to check out the CRPA.

https://crpa.org/programs/firearm-safety-programs/

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[ohsmily]

Mod - please move correct section if needed.

As part of a misdemeanor firearm conviction one of my relatives in Sacramento is required to take anger management & firearm safety classes. He said he was never angry at any time when dealing with LEO and the anger class can be completed thru the VA. He can't find any information on what/where to take a safety class & the DOJ doesn't return emails.

If you have any information on what/where safety class has been used in the past in a situation like this I'd appreciate your help. I understand that any reply isn't legal advice but hope someone may have run across this before.

The real stupid part is he's 46 y.o. & has been shooting since he was 8, was in the Army (peace time) and was authorized to carry a sidearm all the time. He thinks the Judge was ticked off b/c he was originally charged with 9 firearm felonies but the D.A. knocked those down to one misdemeanor & 3 years of unsupervised probation. Apparently the Judge added the 2 classes & he's emailed his Atty numerous times w/o any response.

Thanks in advance.

The cases I have handled in Sacramento where a firearm safety course is required, the DA has always been fine with the 16-hour CCW course (and sometimes just a 1-day course). Have your family member tell his lawyer to verify with the DA first. Who is his lawyer?

[gunrun45]

I have done several classes for folks in this situation. Most Judges are looking for a CCW class while others have been satisfied with a 4 hour personal instruction block. I've only had one that specified an NRA firearms safety class.

They will look to see if the instructor is a CA DOJ approved instructor.

[unusedusername]

I know an instructor in San Jose who does the "court-ordered safety courses". The court itself has a list of such instructors that they have used in the past. The instructor has to comply with the curriculum that the court wants. California DOJ is not involved in this process other then certifying the instructor.

You want to do, or have your lawyer do, the following:
1) Call the court clerk and ask if they have a list of already-approved instructors for the system
2) if no such list exists, request a list of what credentials they are looking for in an instructor. Nearly always they want CA DOJ certified instructors, which implies an NRA certified instructor. The normal way to become DOJ certified is to first become NRA certified. Also ask for the number of hours of the class. This information should be on the order from the Judge requiring the course. Normal values for this would be either a 4-hour, 8-hour, or a 16-hour class. The longest I've ever seen is a 40-hour class. If you get to this point, reach out to instructors locally in your area and see who can put together a class.

Note that the San Jose area courts require all the court-ordered classes to be one-on-one, so they are not inexpensive. Your local area may also require this.

I am not a laywer. I am a DOJ certified instructor. This advice is worth what you paid for it.