NRA Instructor? Questions for you.

[JohnP]

I'm thinking about becoming an NRA instructor since:

i like guns.
I like teaching people.
I like advancing our 2nd amendment rights.
I wouldn't mind making this into a part time job too.

My question for those of you who are NRA Certified Instructors:

1. Is it worth getting this certification?
2. Once certified, do i find my own teaching opportunities or is it easy to get plugged in and have people just show up.
3. Is this a viable way of making a bit of extra income? I'm currently 100% amateur, but can shoot decently and know the basics of using a firearm for self defense (don't challenge me on this...i might be wrong)

Thanks for your advice.

[BKinzey]

It's a good place to start. I consider NRA Certification to be the minimum requirement. I don't think I've had a class from someone who only had NRA certs. Take some NRA classes and ask the instructors what other certs you should look at.

[AAShooter]

I enjoy teaching NRA classes and have never really pursued it for cash. It is very hard to answer your questions without knowing your value system.

In general, it is very hard to make a leaving teaching NRA classes. It can be done but you need to actively promote your business and find places where you can hold classes. Depending on your situation, that can be difficult.

The easiest way to get started is to get certified and find an established instructor that you can teach with. Volunteer your time and just get some experience. You will have a pretty good idea of the issues very quickly.

All that said, I find it a lot of gun and gratifying.

[AAShooter]

If you undertake it as a business, you get some nice tax writeoffs on guns and ammo.

[Uriah02]

If you undertake it as a business, you get some nice tax writeoffs on guns and ammo.

Sold!!!

[j411701]

Start here and read up http://www.nrahq.org/education/training/index.asp
PM me if you have any questions.

[locosway]

I'm thinking about becoming an NRA instructor since:

i like guns.
I like teaching people.
I like advancing our 2nd amendment rights.
I wouldn't mind making this into a part time job too.

My question for those of you who are NRA Certified Instructors:

1. Is it worth getting this certification?
2. Once certified, do i find my own teaching opportunities or is it easy to get plugged in and have people just show up.
3. Is this a viable way of making a bit of extra income? I'm currently 100% amateur, but can shoot decently and know the basics of using a firearm for self defense (don't challenge me on this...i might be wrong)

Thanks for your advice.

It's not easy finding people to teach, and it seems most ranges give you a hard time unless you're a regular and know the people there. A lot of ranges also have their own instructors that teach regularly which they're partial to.

The cert is only $150, but it's 16 hours of class time, with very little actual shooting. It's the best way to get your foot in the door to teach, but it's very hard to actually make any money teaching unless you know people.

[llamatrnr]

I have a friend who is an NRA Instructor, and I've forwarded your thread to him.

He does a talk/class/presentation entitled "Refuse to be a Victim" which gives confidence and understanding to "leery" folks, and sounds like something your neighborhood could benefit from.

Good luck with your venture...

[NRAInstructorSD]

If you go to the NRA site (http://www.nrahq.org/education), you'll find a lot of info which will give you an overview of opportunities. As stated above, the $ from this activity is not going to support you, but it's a valuable service. If you get knotted up, email me at mail@icandefend.com.