From: [c r philli] at [hound.edaca.ingr.com] (Ron Phillips)
Newsgroups: rec.guns
Subject: Re: Clarification on California gun laws
Date: 11 Jan 1994 12:30:49 -0500

In article <[9401101640 AA 22167] at [tesla.sddc]>, btree!hale%[tesla is brooktree com] at [UCSD.EDU] (bob hale) writes:
|> The state mandated safety course has not yet been implemented.
|> The state has kept postponing the effective date of this
|> requirement; it is now April 1, 1994 but since the state isn't
|> likely to be offering the course by that date it will probably
|> be postponed again.

Not true ... it looks as though the law will go into effect on
April 1, 1994.

If you are currently qualified under one of the below certifications,
you may apply for certification as a California Department of Justice
Basic Firearms Safety Course (BFSC) Instructor.  Effective April 1, 1994
you may purchase a handgun in California ONLY when you can prove
satisfactory completion of a certified course administered by a BFSC
certified instructor.


Currently qualified instructor certifications are:

CA Department of Consumer Affairs Firearms Training Instructor
CA Department of Fish and Game Hunter Safety Instructor
DCM Instructor
DCM Rangemaster
FBI Certified Rangemaster
FBI Firearms Instructor
FLETC Firearms Instructor Training Program
FLETC Rangemaster
Gun Manufacturer's Instructor
Gun Manufacturer's Rangemaster
Military MOS as marksmanship or firearms instructor
NRA Certified Instructor
NRA Law Enforcement Instructor
NRA Rangemaster
NRA Training Counselor
CA Commission on POST Firearms Instructor
CA Commission on POST Rangemaster
Authorization from a State accredited school to teach firearms training

NOTES:
	1. A course or certificate in advanced shooting, marksmanship
           or pistolcraft is not sufficient.
  
        2. Armorer courses are not sufficient.

        3. Military assignments as Range Officer or Safety Officer
           are not sufficient.

        4. A qualifying instructor certificate does not need to be
           current as long as it was not revoked for cause.  However,
           DOJ Certified Instructors are encouraged to stay current
           within the field of firearms technology, firearms safety,
           and firearms legislation.


P.S. If the course you plan to each is not already certified by the
     DOJ, then the course must also be certified.  It costs $10.00
     to certify each course.

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