Firearms Safety Training

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Since the outbreak of COVID-19, historic numbers of people have purchased firearms, with unprecedented numbers of first-time buyers and inexperienced firearms owners.

In response, Safer Homes, Suicide Aware is launching a firearms safety webinar to address the training needs of first-time buyers and others who are new to firearms ownership. This curriculum, developed in partnership with the Safer Homes Task Force and the Second Amendment Foundation, provides a modern, compelling overview of firearms safety inclusive of firearms suicide – the leading type of firearm fatality. The presenters, both Safer Homes staff, hold a variety of professional certifications as firearms instructors and have extensive backgrounds in both the armed forces of the United States and private-sector marksmanship training.

This course is open to all, but is particularly relevant for new or inexperienced firearms owners, those who are returning to firearms ownership after a long absence, or anyone else who wishes to attend a refresher course.

Speakers

Brett Bass

Safer Homes, Suicide Aware Program Manager @Forefront Suicide Prevention

Brett Bass is the manager for Forefront’s Safer Homes, Suicide Aware program. He formally joined Forefront in 2018 after years of volunteer service on the Safer Homes Task Force as one of the representatives of the firearms industry. Having worked (briefly) in firearm retail, range safety, and management, he is currently employed as a firearms instructor for Bellevue Gun Club. He holds certifications as a range safety officer, chief range safety officer, pistol instructor, rifle instructor, and basic first aid instructor. Brett served as a military policeman in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve from 2006-2019 with deployments to Latvia, Kuwait, and Afghanistan in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom, New Dawn, and Enduring Freedom.

Zach North

Safer Homes, Suicide Aware Program Coordinator @Forefront Suicide Prevention

Zach is the Safer Homes, Suicide Aware Program Coordinator. Zach enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve in 2011, as an 0331 Infantry Machinegunner. Upon completion of Advanced Infantry Training Battalion’s Advanced Machinegun Course, his unit was disbanded which landed him in an Artillery Battery, P BTRY 5/14 out of Spokane. He mobilized in 2013 as an individual augment with MCSF (Marine Corps Security Force Company) in Guantanamo Bay. In 2018, he was deployed to Lithuania and Norway as a part of a NATO led exercise. Zach is still in the USMCR. Zach attended Washington State University where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy. Upon graduation in 2015, Zach worked for FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) as a Logistician. In 2017 Zach began civilian firearms instruction as a part of the Bellevue Gun Club Training Team. He currently holds Range Safety Officer, Pistol Instructor, and Rifle instructor certifications from the National Rifle Association.