Never held one

Never touched a firearm? Start here.

Most people who walk through our door have never held a firearm. Not "haven't shot in a while" — never. The class is built for exactly that, and the four thousand reviews outside are mostly from people who arrived the same way.

4–5 hrsOne class, one visit

Live fireIncluded, every seat

4,176Google reviews · 5.0

7 daysAM, PM & evening

A Boston Firearms class in progress at 151 Bow Street, Everett. — Everett, ten minutes from Boston.

What to expect

Four things worth knowing.

We assume zero knowledge

The course starts at what a firearm is and how it works. There is no prerequisite and no assumed vocabulary.

You'll handle one before you fire one

An hour at the bench with a real, unloaded firearm — grip, stance, loading, clearing — before you go anywhere near the line.

Live fire with someone behind you

Your own lane, an instructor behind you. Not a range officer behind glass.

Not sure you want a license yet?

Intro To Shooting is ammunition included with no license and no commitment. Try it, then decide.

The class itself

Same four to five hours. Pick how far it reaches.

Basic Firearm Safety Course

Carry in Massachusetts.

$249per seat · 4–5 hours · one visit

Everything Massachusetts requires before you apply
Live fire, real firearms, ear and eye — all in the price
Runs morning, afternoon and evening

Best value

Map of the 40 states where the Multi License Course licenses let you carry. Rhode Island (amber) only with the optional Rhode Island permit.

40 State Multi License Course

Carry in up to 40 states. Includes the MA LTC.

$349per seat · 4-5 hours · one visit · $100 more, once

Six states' courses — MA, ME, NH, CT, PA, FL
Optional: Rhode Island. Not one of the six. We cover how to apply there, but RI requires its own qualification test, which we don't provide, and no certificate is issued for RI.
Same live fire, same instructor, same guarantee

Live fire

Live fire with every class.

Plenty of courses pass you without a single round downrange. Ours puts a real firearm in your hands the same day — your own lane, an instructor behind you, everything you'd otherwise rent already in your seat.

Questions

The ones we get asked.

Will everyone else know more than you?

No. First-timers are the majority of every class.

Do you need to buy a gun first?

No — and you can't lawfully own one before you're licensed. Everything for the class is provided.

What if you decide it's not for you?

That's a legitimate outcome, and better discovered in a supervised class than after buying something.

Should you do Intro To Shooting or the license class?

If you know you want the license, go straight to the license class — it includes live fire too. If you're still deciding, Intro is the lower-commitment door.

The class, written for the person actually asking.

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Getting here

Ten minutes from Boston. Free parking.

151 Bow Street, Unit 2
Everett, MA 02149