Firearm Safety Trainer Portal

Training Requirements

RCW 9.41.1132

(1) A person applying for a permit to purchase firearms must provide a certificate of completion of a certified firearm safety training program within the last five years that, at a minimum, includes instruction on:

1. Basic firearms safety rules;
2. Firearms and children, including secure gun storage and talking to children about gun safety;
3. Firearms and suicide prevention;
4. Secure gun storage to prevent unauthorized access and use;
5. Safe handling of firearms;
6. State and federal firearms laws, including prohibited firearms transfers and locations where firearms are prohibited;
7. State laws pertaining to the use of deadly force for self-defense;
8. Techniques for avoiding a criminal attack and how to manage a violent confrontation, including conflict resolution; and
9. Live-fire shooting exercises on a firing range that include a demonstration by the applicant of the safe handling of, and shooting proficiency with, firearms.

(2) The training must be sponsored by a federal, state, county, or municipal law enforcement agency, a college or university, a nationally recognized organization that customarily offers firearms training, or a firearms training school with instructors certified by a nationally recognized organization that customarily offers firearms training. The proof of training shall be in the form of a certification that states under the penalty of perjury that the training included the minimum requirements.