AARRIIZZOONNAA GGUUNN SSAAFFEETTYY PPRROOGGRRAAMM SB 1271 creates ARS § 15-714.01 Sponsored By: Senator Karen Johnson Developed Under the Direction of: Ed Huntsman Arizona Game & Fish Department Written by: Matt & Sherrie Seibert INSIGHT Firearms Training Development Program Content Contributions By: Matt & Sherrie Seibert, Ed Huntsman, Alan Korwin, Michael Feinberg, Dave Daughtry, Steve Andros, Jim Taylor, and Jane Cheek Approved By: February 4, 2008 Arizona Gun Safety Program Course (ARS 15-714.1) Table of Contents Arizona School Gun Safety Program Table of Contents Arizona Revised Statute 15-714.01 .................................................................................... 1 Arizona DPS Five Basic Safety Rules................................................................................ 3 No Firearms in the Classroom ............................................................................................ 5 COMPLETE PROGRAM OVERVIEW OF GOALS AND OBJECTIVES...................... 7 Suggested Hours Allocated to Each Block of Instruction ........................................... 7 I. Firearms Safety Standards.................................................................................... 8 II. History of Firearms Standards............................................................................ 12 III. Second Amendment Standards........................................................................... 14 IV. Law & Community Standards............................................................................ 16 V. Firearms Operations and Marksmanship Standards ........................................... 18 VI. Range Safety and Range Practical Standards..................................................... 20 VII. Life Long Shooting Sports & Community Project Standards............................ 22 I. FIREARMS SAFETY............................................................................................. 25 A. Firearms Safety Module Overview .................................................................... 25 B. Firearms Safety In The Home ............................................................................ 26 1. Safety in the Home Lesson Overview......................................................... 26 2. Safety in the Home Lesson Outline............................................................. 27 C. Firearms Safety In The Field.............................................................................. 29 1. Safety in the Field Lesson Overview .......................................................... 29 2. Safety in the Field Lesson Outline .............................................................. 30 II. HISTORY OF FIREARMS..................................................................................... 37 A. History of Firearms Module Overview .............................................................. 37 B. History of Firearms Lesson Overview ............................................................... 38 C. History of Firearms Lesson Outline ................................................................... 39 III. SECOND AMENDMENT.......................................................................................45 A. Second Amendment Module Overview ............................................................. 45 B. Second Amendment Lesson Overview .............................................................. 46 C. Second Amendment Lesson Outline .................................................................. 47 IV. LAW & COMMUNITY .......................................................................................... 51 A. Law & Community Module Overview............................................................... 51 B. Law & Community............................................................................................. 52 1. Law & Community Lesson Overview ........................................................ 52 2. Law & Community Lesson Outline ............................................................ 53 C. Hunting Laws & Regulations ............................................................................. 61 1. Hunting Laws & Regulations Lesson Overview......................................... 61 2. Hunting Laws & Regulations Lesson Outline............................................. 62 V. FIREARMS OPERATIONS & MARKSMANSHIP .............................................. 67 A. Firearms Operations & Marksmanship Module Overview ................................ 67 B. Rifle .................................................................................................................... 68 February 4, 2008 Page i Table of Contents Arizona Gun Safety Program Course (ARS 15-714.1) 1. Rifle Operations & Performance Lesson Overview.................................... 68 2. Rifle Operations & Performance Lesson Outline ....................................... 69 3. Rifle Shooting And Marksmanship Lesson Overview................................ 74 4. Rifle Shooting & Marksmanship Lesson Outline ....................................... 76 C. Shotgun............................................................................................................... 80 1. Shotgun Operations & Performance Lesson Overview .............................. 80 2. Shotgun Operations & Performance Lesson Outline .................................. 82 3. Shotgun Shooting And Marksmanship Lesson Overview .......................... 87 4. Shotgun Shooting & Marksmanship Lesson Outline.................................. 89 D. Handgun ............................................................................................................. 92 1. Handgun Operations & Performance Lesson Overview............................. 92 2. Handgun Operations & Performance Lesson Outline................................. 94 3. Handgun Shooting & Marksmanship Lesson Overview........................... 100 4. Handgun Shooting & Marksmanship Lesson Outline............................... 102 E. Mental Dynamics of Peak Performance........................................................... 106 1. Mental Dynamics of Peak Performance Lesson Overview....................... 106 2. Mental Dynamics of Peak Performance Lesson Outline .......................... 108 VI RANGE SAFETY & RANGE PRACTICAL........................................................ 115 A. Range Safety & Range Practical Module Overview ........................................ 115 B. Range Safety..................................................................................................... 116 1. Range Safety Lesson Overview ................................................................ 116 2. Range Safety Lesson Outline .................................................................... 117 C. Range Practical - Rifle...................................................................................... 120 1. Range Practical – Rifle Lesson Overview................................................. 120 2. Range Practical – Rifle Lesson Outline .................................................... 122 D. Range Practical - Shotgun ................................................................................ 143 1. Range Practical – Shotgun Lesson Overview ........................................... 143 2. Range Practical – Shotgun Lesson Outline ............................................... 144 VII. LIFE LONG SHOOTING SPORTS & COMMUNITY PROJECT...................... 155 A. Life Long Shooting Sports & Community Project Module Overview............. 155 B. Life Long Shooting Sports & Community Project Lesson Overview.............. 156 C. Life Long Shooting Sports & Community Project Lesson Outline ................. 157 Resources 161 Legal Forms .................................................................................................................... 169 Program Contributors...................................................................................................... 173 Page ii February 4, 2008 Arizona Gun Safety Program Course (ARS 15-714.1) Statutes Arizona Revised Statute 15-714.01 15-714.01. Arizona gun safety program course A. In addition to the voluntary training in the use of bows and firearms prescribed in sections 15-713 and 15-714, each school district and charter school may offer as an elective course a one semester course in firearm marksmanship that shall be designated as the Arizona gun safety program course. B. A pupil shall be deemed to have satisfactorily completed the Arizona gun safety program course by demonstrating that the pupil has the ability to safely discharge a firearm. C. The course of instruction prescribed in this section shall be jointly developed by the Arizona game and fish commission, the department of public safety and private firearms organizations and may include materials provided by private youth organizations. At a minimum, the Arizona gun safety program course shall include: 1. Instruction on the rules of gun safety. 2. Instruction on the Basic operation of firearms. 3. Instruction on the history of firearms and marksmanship. 4. Instruction on the role of firearms in preserving peace and freedom. 5. Instruction on the constitutional roots of the right to keep and bear arms. 6. Instruction on the use of clay targets. 7. Practice time at a shooting range. 8. Demonstration of competence with a firearm. D. School districts and charter schools shall arrange for adequate use of shooting range time by pupils in the Arizona gun safety program course