This course is approximately nine hours long and is conducted in a classroom at the Nebraska Shooters Training facility near Firth, NE. The CRSO certification enables you to conduct classes for RSO candidates. If you have not had a Basic Instructor Training (BIT) course in the previous 2 years, remember a BIT course is required to obtain your CRSO credentials.
If you do not currently have your RSO certification, you will need to come to Nebraska Shooters’ facility on 1/23/26 and add the RSO course to your registration below. If you have not had the Basic Instructor Training within the past 2 years, you will need to take a refresher. We have several instructor classes offering refreshers prior to this class which you can attend or we will do it on the Friday evening at 5:30 pm prior to the RSO/CRSO class (1/23/26).
Range Safety Officer candidates will learn roles and responsibilities of an RSO; Range Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs); range inspection; range rules; range briefings; emergency procedures; and firearm stoppages and malfunctions. Each Range Safety Officer Candidate will receive an RSO Student Study Guide, a Basic Firearm Training Program brochure, an NRA Gun Safety Rules brochure, an Instructor Application/Course Evaluation form.
NRA Range Safety Officers possess the knowledge, skills, and attitude essential to organizing, conducting, and supervising safe shooting activities and range operations indoors and outdoors.
The NRA developed its program in response to the demand for a nationally-recognized Range Safety Officer (“RSO”) certification. Our class and the certification should be especially valuable to firearms instructors including CHP instructors.
In review, If you do not have any current credentials, you will need the RSO(1/24/26), BIT (1/23/26), and CRSO(1/25/26) course to become a CRSO. If you are currently an instructor and you have had your BIT within the past 2 years, you can skip the BIT. If you are a current RSO and you have completed the BIT in the past 2 years you will only need the 1/25/26 CRSO course.
Lunch will be provided. Please let us know if you have any dietary restrictions.
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