Citizen’s Firearms Fundamentals is a three part community program designed to provide basic instruction in the safe and effective use of firearms (primarily handguns). The program consists of Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evening sessions. Students must attend all three sessions.
- Monday from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. (PLEASE ARRIVE ON TIME); Coweta County Sheriff’s Office Training Room (administrative entrance-2nd driveway) at 560 Greison Trail, Newnan, Georgia.
- Instruction regarding firearms fundamentals (safe and effective use of firearms) and legal issues regarding the possession, carry and use of firearms. Please DO NOT bring a firearm to the sheriff’s office. You will be instructed to bring it on Wednesday when you go to the firing range.
- Wednesday staggered start from 4:00 pm, 4:30 pm, 5:00 pm, 5:30 pm or 6:00 pm for one hour; Firearms Range (1887 Old Corinth Rd., Newnan, Georgia): practical application of firearms fundamentals with live firearms.
- All participants must be 21 years old or older except 18-20 year olds may participate if accompanied by a parent or guardian. All participants must reside in Coweta County.
Students may provide their own serviceable handgun for use at the FIREARMS RANGE or the Sheriff’s Office will provide a Glock 17 9mm pistol for students that do not have their own handgun. Students must provide thirty (30) rounds of ammunition for their own handgun OR thirty (30) rounds of 9x19mm ammunition (new in box jacketed ammunition, not reloaded or remanufactured) for sheriff’s office pistols.
All participants must be 21 years old or older except 18-20 year olds may participate if accompanied by a parent or guardian. All participants must reside in Coweta County.
Contact Shaina Davis for information or to register. Course size is limited and pre-registration is required. A criminal history check is required unless you have obtained a Carry Permit. Also, there is a $10.00 charge to cover costs payable in cash all due before the first night of class. This can be done by coming by the Sheriff's Office (administrative entrance) and the receptionist will be glad to help you.
Firearms Safety
Standard Rules of Safe Gun Handling
- All guns are always loaded. Even if they are not, treat them as if they are.
- Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy. (For those who insist that this particular gun is unloaded, see Rule 1.)
- Keep your finger off the trigger till your sights are on the target. This is the Golden Rule. Its violation is directly responsible for about sixty percent of inadvertent discharges.
- Identify your target, and what is behind it. Never shoot at anything that you have not positively identified.
Gun Safety for Children
If you see a gun: STOP! Don't Touch. Leave the Area. Tell an Adult.
