Want to get certified to be a Nra pistol instructor please let me know if anyone can do it im a avid shooter a federal police officer and was military for 8 years thank you.

Some qualifications for the NRA Basic Pistol instructor is to shoot 16 out of 20 shots in a 6 inch group at 15 yards, and beproficient with revolvers too.

I'll be teaching a 2 1/2 day class in June and July.

I took the instructor course maybe 4-5 years ago.  Zippz mentioned the practical qualification requirement.  For Honolulu, the "hard" part is scheduling and finding NRA training counselors that will conduct the class, which isn't very often.  Many have traveled to the mainland to take the course. 

I recall some questions on background, but not sure if there's a formal background check.  Being a fed police officer, I would assume background check stuff should be no problems.  Other than that, it's a lot about the "NRA way".  Good information in general and a lot of good information about teaching/instruction skills.  As an avid shooter, you may not agree with some or many of the "NRA way" things that are taught in the course, but just something to consider as there are some that are super set in their ways. 

http://lifehawaii.com/classes/instructor-training-classes/

LIFE just completed a class maybe 2-3 weeks ago.  Good to contact LIFE to show interest, but realistically it will be a while until their next class.  That's how I got my instructor cert though. 

For background requirements, there's nothing much required.  But you should be good at shooting handguns of course, and have a wide variety of experiences.  Military and police training are great to have.  I'd recommend shooting with some of the organizations here like LIFE, Chinese Gun Club, Hawaii Defense Foundation, Single Action Shooters, and the USPSA clubs.  Also bring your non-shooting friends to the range and practice coaching them.

The NRA Basic Pistol Instructor is what it is, basic instruction mainly for people who never shot a gun before.  This is a good one to have first, then there are more advanced instructor level courses in the NRA and elsewhere taught on the mainland.

The NRA link is https://firearmtraining.nra.org/become-an-instructor/

If you're in the National Guard, contact me and you can get some experience on our Marksmanship Team.

Forgot to mention, you don't make much money being a pistol instructor here, you can make some side money.  Most likely you'll spend way more money than you'll hope to recoup.  You mainly do it for the experience and satisfaction of helping other people.

What is your intention?

Be able to have it on my resume and so i can teach others and family who want to get a pistol cert thanks to everyone who  has responded.

Be able to have it on my resume and so i can teach others and family who want to get a pistol cert thanks to everyone who  has responded.

That was a big part of why I took the course.  I was/am very interested in shooting and many friends and relatives where interested in trying.  So I wanted to have some instruction/training on how to do that properly.  I enjoy shooting and I wanted to share that with friends and family and I wanted to be sure I was safe doing so.  I have done the training and affidavit for a few friends to get their handguns, but don't do that for a business. 

Another course you could look into is the NRA RSO course.  I actually took that one first.  Lots of good information there, things that many firearms enthusiasts either don't realize or take for granted.  Of course, not the end all, be all of instruction, but IMO good for the knowledge base.

Some qualifications for the NRA Basic Pistol instructor is to shoot 16 out of 20 shots in a 6 inch group at 15 yards, and beproficient with revolvers too.

I'll be teaching a 2 1/2 day class in June and July.

Which island? I'm interested as well.

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Impersonating a federal police officer is a felony. 

Which island? I'm interested as well.

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Its on Oahu.

Its on Oahu.

Thanks

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To become an NRA-certified Instructor, you've got to take the appropriate NRA class. So far, so obvious, right?

The people who are allowed to offer the Instructor class are called Training Counselors. And that's the rub... there are only a handful of us in the state, most of whom are on Oahu. While a single TC can offer the class, it's both a PITA to do, and not encouraged by the NRA. Also, as zippz said, it requires 2 1/2 days, which does not include the mandatory screening process. Before you can be enrolled in an Instructor class, you must meet with a TC, demonstrate both safety and proficiency with a variety of firearms (in the case of Pistol, these include a semi-auto, single-action revolver, and double-action revolver), and pass a marksmanship qualifier.

The upshot is, the classes tend to be pretty far between, and availability is limited. This is why some people travel to the mainland rather than wait.

I'm going to push my instructor class back.  The NRA changed requirements for instructor candidates where they must have previously taken the NRA Basic Pistol instructor led training and complete phase 1 of the online course.

The people who are allowed to offer the Instructor class are called Training Counselors. And that's the rub... there are only a handful of us in the state, most of whom are on Oahu.

When you or someone plans on offering one up, please let us know. Same with the Rifle instructor. I work with the Boy Scouts and would like to offer more training to them besides just being an RSO.