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If you are thinking about getting a gun, you want to do everything you can in order to make sure that you are using it safely. There are a number of things that you can do in order to make sure that happens. One of the things that you can do is to take a firearms class. There are several reasons that you should take one of these classes when you buy a gun. 

Safety

One of the biggest reasons is that you will learn the best and safest way to handle a gun. That can help to assure your safety as well as the safety of your family. Safety, in this case, can mean both using the gun and storing it so that no one can get to it who shouldn't be able to get to it. For example, the instructor in your class may talk to you about various gun safes and lockboxes and how they can keep your guns safe from people stealing them and out of the reach of your children. 

Concealed Carry License

You may be quite familiar with firearms, but you want to make sure that you can carry your gun with you all the time. To do that, you may want to have a concealed carry license. In many states, in order to get that, you have to go to a firearms class for a certain amount of hours. How many hours that is depends on your state. The police department in your area should be able to give you an idea as to how many hours you are going to need to take in order to meet the requirements. Since many states require you to apply through the police department for the concealed carry license anyway, that will kill two birds with one stone. You can also check with the police department to see if they have firearms instructors that they recommend. You need to make sure that you have an approved instructor teaching you so you learn everything you need to know the first time around. 

If you are going to get a gun for the first time, or you haven't had one in a while, you want to make sure that you are doing everything you can do to make sure that you are staying safe and keeping everyone safe. One way to do that is to take some firearms courses so that you can learn the best ways to use your weapon and the best ways to store it. 

Check out local firearm classes so you can get signed up as soon as possible.