Instructor Eligibility - Concealed Weapons

R13-9-307. Eligibility for Authorization as a Firearms-safety Instructor

• To be eligible for authorization as a firearms-safety instructor, an individual shall:
  • Meet the requirements of A.R.S. § 13-3112(E)(1) through (E)(5);
  • Possess current documentation of completing one of the following firearms-
    safety training instructor programs:
    • Arizona Basic Police Firearms Instructor training provided by POST;
    • Police Firearms Instructor Development School provided by the NRA;
    • Law Enforcement Security Firearms Instructor Development School provided by the NRA;
    • Training provided by the NRA that results in one of the following certifications:
      
      • Pistol Instructor and Personal Protection inside the Home Instructor,
        
      • Law Enforcement Tactical Handgun Instructor,
        
      • Law Enforcement Handgun/ Shotgun Instructor, or
      • Law Enforcement Tactical Shooting Instructor, or
    • Firearms Instructor Training Program provided by a federal law enforcement agency; and
  • Unless the individual holds NRA instructor certifications in pistol and personal protection, complete an eight-hour, Department-authorized, firearms-safety training program provided by an authorized firearms-safety training organization or hold a valid Concealed Weapons Permit.
    
• The Department shall not authorize an individual as a firearms-safety instructor if the individual:
  
  • Has been convicted of a felony unless:
    • The conviction has been expunged, set aside, or vacated or the individual’s civil rights have been restored; and
    • The individual is not currently a prohibited possessor under state or federal law: or
      
  • Has a history of behavior that the Department determines is contrary to the safe and lawful use of a firearm.
    

R13-9-308. Application for Authorization as a Firearms-safety Instructor

• A firearms-safety instructor applicant shall submit to the Department:
  • An original application for authorization as a firearms-safety instructor, using a form available from the Department, that includes the following information:
    • Full legal name;
    • County of residence and residential address, including zip code, or descriptive location of residence if an address is not assigned;
    • Mailing address if different from residential address;
    • Social Security number; Optional
    • Contact telephone numbers;
    • Descriptive information about the applicant including race, gender, height and weight, eye and hair colors, and date and place of birth;
    • A statement whether the applicant:
      • Is a citizen of the United States;
      • Was born outside of the United States or one of its territories;
      • Is currently under indictment for a felony arrest;
      • Has ever been convicted of a felony offense and if so, whether the conviction was expunged, set aside, or vacated or whether the applicant’s civil rights have been restored;
      • Is currently under indictment for a misdemeanor domestic violence arrest;
      • Has ever been convicted for a misdemeanor domestic violence offense and if so, whether the conviction was expunged, set aside, or vacated;
      • Has been discharged from the United States Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions; and
      • Suffers from a mental illness and has ever been adjudicated mentally incompetent or committed to a mental institution by court order; and
    • The applicant's dated signature attesting that the information provided in the application is true to the best of the applicant's knowledge;
  • Documentation of completing one of the firearms-safety training instructor programs listed in R13-9-307(A)(2); and
  • Unless the documentation submitted under subsection (A)(2) shows that the applicant is an NRA instructor certification in both pistol and personal protection, adequate documentation obtained within the last five years from an authorized firearms-safety training organization or a valid Concealed Weapons Permit.
    
    
• In addition to submitting the materials required under subsection (A), an instructor applicant shall ensure that the responsible party of the firearms-safety training organization for which the instructor applicant will provide training submits to the Department:
  • Two full sets of classifiable fingerprints from the instructor applicant; and
  • The fee required under R13-9-102(B).
    
    
• The Department shall determine whether an instructor applicant meets all the requirements of R13-9-307 and notify the instructor applicant that the instructor applicant is authorized or not authorized as a firearms-safety training instructor.