STRA CERTIFICATE OR COMPETENCE TRAINING ‘Things one is required to know and apply while on the range 1 How to identify different types of firearm 2 Identify different types and parts of ammunition 3 Know the three major parts of the firearm 4 Understand how to Load Make ready Unload Make safe 5 Know all Firearm safety rules 6 Know all STRA’s range rules and commands 7 Know and apply shooting fundamentals 8 Firearm act.The fundamental rules for safe gun handling are: 1. ALWAYS keep the gun pointed in a safe direction. This Is the primary rule of gun safety. A safe direction means that the gun is pointed so that even if It were to go off it would not cause Injury or damage. The key to this rule Is to control where the muzzle or front end of the barrel is pointed at all times. Common sense dictates the safest direction, depending on different circumstances. 2. ALWAYS keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot. When holding a gun, rest your finger on the trigger guard or along the side of the gun. Until you are actually ready to fire, do not touch the trigger. 3. ALWAYS keep the gun unloaded until ready to use. Whenever you pick up a gun, immediately engage the safety device If possible, and, if the gun has a magazine, remove it before opening the action and looking into the chamber(s) which should be clear of ammunition, If you do not know how to open the action or inspect the chamber(s), leave the gun alone and get help from someone who does. When using or storing a gun, always follow these rules:Know your target and what is beyond. Be absolutely sure you have identified your target beyond any doubt. Equally important, be aware of the area beyond your target. This means observing your prospective area of fire before you shoot. Never fire in a direction in which there are people or any other potential for mishap. Think first. Shoot second. Know how to use the gun safely. Before handling a gun, learn how it operates. Know its basic parts, how to safely open and close the action and remove any ammunition from the gun or magazine. Remember, a gun's mechanical safety device is never foolproof. Nothing can ever replace safe gun handling. Be sure the gun is safe to operate. Just like other tools, guns need regular maintenance to remain operable. Regular cleaning and proper storage are a part of the gun's general upkeep. If there Is any question concerning a gun's ability to function, a knowledgeable gunsmith should look at it. Use only the correct ammunition for your gun. Only BBs, pellets, cartridges or shells designed for a particular gun can be fired safely in that gun. Most guns have the ammunition type stamped on the barrel. Ammunition can be identified by information printed on the box and sometimes stamped on the cartridge. Do not shoot the gun unless you know you have the proper ammunition, Wear eye and ear protection as appropriate. Guns are loud and the noise can cause hearing damage. They can also emit debris and hot gas that could cause eye injury. For these reasons, shooting glasses and hearing protectors should be worn by shooters and spectators. Never use alcohol or over-the-counter, prescription or other drugs before or while, shooting. Alcohol, as well as any other substance likely to impair normal mental or physical bodily functions, must not be usedbefore or while handling or shooting guns. Store guns so they are not accessible to unauthorized persons. Many factors must be considered when deciding where and how to store guns. A person's particular situation will be a major part of the consideration. Dozens of gun storage devices, as well as locking devices that attach directly to the gun, are available. However, mechanical locking devices, like the mechanical safeties built into guns, can fail and should not be used as a substitute for safe gun handling and the observance of all gun safety rules. Be aware that certain types of guns and many shooting activities require additional safety precautions. Cleaning Regular cleaning is important in order for your gun to operate correctly and safely. Taking proper care of it will also maintain its value and extend its life, Your gun should be cleaned every time that it is used. ‘A gun brought out of prolonged storage should also be cleaned before shooting. Accumulated moisture and dirt, or solidified grease and oil, can prevent the gun from operating property. Before cleaning your gun, make absolutely sure that it is unloaded. The gun's action should be open during the cleaning process. Also, be sure that no ammunition is present in the cleaning area.Course Content. ‘Competed Passed | Firearms Act Chapter 16:01 - highlights 2(2) (c) Ammunition means every part of any such shell, cartridge case, bomb, hand grenade, bullet or missile, whether such shell, cartridge case, bomb, hand grenade, bullet or missile may have been completely formed at any time or not '5(1) “transfer” includes let, hire, give, lend or part with possession. 6(1) a person may purchase, acquire or have in his possession a firearm or ammunition only if he holds a Firearm User's Licence with respect to such firearm or ammunition. TB{1)... may grant to such person a Firearm User's (Employee's) Certificate which shall authorise such person to keep, carry and use in connection with the business of the holder of such Firearm User’s Licence the particular firearm specified in such certificate and such ammunition therefor as may be so specified. '6(1)(3) any person who contravenes 6(1) on summary conviction to a fine of ten thousand dollars and to imprisonment for five years ‘9(1) Any person who sells or transfers a firearm or ammunition to any other person who does not hold or who is not exempted from holding a Firearm User's Licence is liable— (a) on summary convi five years nto a fine of fifty thousand dollars or imprisonment for '9(2) Any person is liable on summary conviction to a fine of twenty-five thousand dollars or to imprisonment for seven years who purchase or acquire from sells or transfers a firearm or ammunition to, or repairs, tests or proves any firearm or ammunition for, any other person whom he knows, or has reasonable cause to believe, to be (b) drunk (d) under the age of twenty-five years. 11(1) A person who discharges a firearm or ammunition an or within forty metres of any public road or in any public place i liable on summary conviction toa fine of ten thousand dollars, except where he does so— {a) in the lawful protection of his person or property or of the person or property of some other person 11(3) Nothing in subsection (1) shall apply in the case of the accidental discharge of afirearm. 11(4) the burden of proving that the discharge of the firearm or ammunition in respect of which the contravention is alleged to have occurred was accidental or otherwise a lawful discharge shall lie upon the person asserting the same. "23A. (2) A person who while he has a firearm with him, enters or isin any building or part of a building or any land as a trespasser without reasonable excuse, commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction toa fine of, twenty thousand dollars and to imprisonment for two years. 13B. A person commits an offence if he has a firearm with him while he is drunk. or under the influence of a dangerous drug within the meaning of the Dangerous Drugs Act, and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of twenty thousand dollars and to imprisonment for two years.[Firearms Act Chapter 16:01 - highlights 21. The Commissioner of Police may revoke any licence, certificate or permit— {[c) for non-payment of fees; (d) in any other case, if he thinks fit 218, (2) A person who is convicted of a domestic violence offence under the Domestic Violence Act, is disqualified from holding a Firearm User’s Licence or a Firearm User's (Employee's) Certificate for a period of five years from the date of conviction. 27. (1) The holder ofa licence or certificate who is thereby authorised to carry a firearm and ammunition in a public place shall whenever he carries such firearm or ammunition in a public place have with him the licence oF certificate in respect of such firearm and ammunition. 28, (1) The holder of a licence ...shall, within twenty-four hours after he discovers the loss or theft of his licence, certificate or permit, if any, or of such firearm or ammunition, report the loss or theft at a police station. 28(1A) The holder of a licence...who loses such firearm or ammunition through negligence on his part commits an offence and is liable, on summary conviction, toa fine of five thousand dollars. 28(18) Every person who finds a firearm or ammunition shall, within twenty-four hours of finding such firearm or ammunition, deliver such firearm or ammunition to the police officer in charge of the police station nearest to the place at which he found the firearm or ammunition and shall give a written statement as to the time on which and the circumstances in which he found the firearm or ammunition 29, (1) A palice officer in uniform may stop any vehicle for the purpose of ascertaining whether any firearm or ammunition is being conveyed therein and ‘may search without warrant such vehide, the driver thereof and any person conveyed therein, “40(2) Where any holder of any Firearm User's Licence is about to leave Trinidad and Tobago and does not desire to take the firearm or ammunition to which such licence relates with him, he shall before leaving Trinidad and Tobago ge for the storage af such firearm ar ammunition at a police station, '20(3) A person who holds a Firearm User's Licence and has a firearm in his possession shall, when not carrying such firearm on his person ensure that itis safely stored out of the reach of children, “40(8) A person who fails to comply with subsection (1), (2) or (3), is able on summary conviction toa fine of ten thousand dollars. Regulations 5(c) except the Commissioner otherwise permits, the firearm and ammunition must be kept at the permanent address of the holder of the licence and the Commissioner must be notified in writing within forty-eight hours of any change of such address and of any change in the address at which the holder of the licerice is otherwise permitted to keep the firearm and ammunition; Regulations 20. For the purposes of section & of the Act (which establishes {an offence of carrying firearms or ammunition in any public place prescribed by the President - 1. All ordinary Courts of Law. 2. The Senate and the House of Representatives.