The Panorama Sportsman's Club will be offering classes in NRA firearm instructor certification. This is the only BSA-accepted firearm instructor certification. This certification will be offered to Scoutmasters and troop leaders only (there is a 21 year age limit).
The fee will be $40.00 - this covers administrative and paperwork costs only. There will be no fee for the class or the instructors.
In order to participate in the class, you (the participant) must commit in writing to volunteering to actively help in the capacity in which you have been trained at least twice over the course of the year.
We will also be scheduling RSO (range safety officer) certification classes. The same rules for participation will apply.
For more information, contact Mark Cohen at mfcohen@sbcglobal.net or (323) 936-1161.
Plea for help so more Scouts can participate in January shoot
The number of Scouts that can participate at our NRA/BSA Panorama Youth Shooting days is only limited by the number of qualified adult volunteers we have attending. Each event that we have had so far this year has grown in participation, to the point that we have had to limit how many Scouts can come and enjoy the day of fun safe firearms education, merit badge counseling, and hands-on participation and camping (if they so choose). At our last event we had more than 185 participants, and at times some of us felt overwhelmed (in a good way). Our facility is capable of accommodating up to 300 event participants and campers.
As a result, it was decided by the Board of Directors of the Panorama Sportsman's Club (your hosts) that, if we could not get more qualified adults to help us, we would have to limit participation in the BSA Range Day events. As of this plea for help, there have already been more than 250 requests for space at the January 15th event. We will be limiting participation to 1/2 of that number if we cannot get more help.
Please, if you can help, and you have NRA, RSO (range safety officer) or instructor certification, send an email to mfcohen@sbcglobal.net
If you have already signed up for the January 15th event, you must send a confirmation email or phone call to Mark Cohen at mfcohen@sbcglobal.net or (323) 936-1161. You must also bring in a Release Form fully signed and filled out. No shooting without a correct release form. Scouts can also contact Mark to put themselves on the waiting list if spots become available.
Information on next desert event
The weekend will include a California DFG / NRA Hunter Safety Course for Venture Scouts. After passing, all Venture Scouts will receive a valid California Hunter Safety Card. Habitat, Environment, and Astronomy instruction and merit badge counseling will be available for all other BSA participants.
The desert facility has plenty of room for camping (RV, tent, and bunkhouse).
The date for the weekend is tentatively scheduled for March 11-13, 2011.
Fees for this event will be $20.00 per person, and will include all site and class fees as well as a Saturday evening dinner for all.
For more information, contact Mark Cohen at mfcohen@sbcglobal.net or (323) 936-1161.
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On behalf of the Panorama Sportsman's Club and myself, a big thanks to all of the newly certified NRA rifle and shotgun instructors who have volunteered to help out with the upcoming shooting events. It is for the benefit of all that we now have more than 25 newly qualified NRA certified instructors.
Thank you all again for your participation.
Mark Cohen
Youth Committee Chairman, PSC
NRA Youth Coordinator, California
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