Frequently Asked Questions

No. All necessary equipment will be provided, including firearms, ammunition, and ear and eye protection.

Contact the Clinic Director or venue hosting your event for details.

Women On Target^® clinics include both classroom and range instruction. You will learn NRA rules for gun safety, including how to handle, operate and store a firearm safely. You will also be introduced to firearm basics, such as loading and unloading, grip, eye dominance, and fundamentals of marksmanship.

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Women On Target^® clinics may offer rifle, pistol, shotgun – or all three. Contact the Clinic Director or venue hosting your event for details.

Contact the Clinic Director or venue hosting your event for details.

Women on Target^® has no age restrictions. Due to varying state laws and club or range rules, clinics may issue additional restrictions or requirements. Contact the Clinic Director or venue hosting your event for details.

Yes. Women On Target^® welcomes shooters of all abilities. Many women who first get started through Women On Target^® come back year after year, introducing friends and family to shooting sports and even becoming instructors themselves.

Clinic sizes range from a handful of students to several hundred participants. Contact your Clinic Director or venue for more details.

No, NRA membership is not required. Women On Target^® encourages all women to attend the clinics.

For questions about specific Women On Target^® clinics, contact the Clinic Director or venue hosting your event.

For general inquiries about the program, contact Women On Target^® at [email protected] or 866-672-9778.

Any club or range with at least one NRA Certified Instructor willing to assist is eligible to host a clinic.

Yes. Many clinic organizers find restricting the clinic to a single discipline helps keep the event focused and manageable.

Yes. Clinic Directors are not required to be NRA Certified Instructors.

An NRA Certified Instructor is required to register the Instructional Shooting Clinic in the online NRA Instructors portal, download the Women On Target^® curriculum, present the curriculum to students, and upload a course report to the NRA Instructors portal.

No. Women On Target^® provides a curriculum through the NRA Instructors portal.

No. Clinics are free to appoint and recruit volunteers suited to their needs.

Women On Target^® Instructional Shooting Clinics are events, not classes. They offer an enjoyable and low-commitment introduction to the variety of shooting disciplines available to women. Women On Target^® Instructional Shooting Clinics should emphasize providing a positive experience and reducing barriers to entry, though safety rules can never be compromised.

Women On Target^® provides a gift bag for attendees. For more information, see the Clinic Guidebook.

You should order materials 45-60 days before your event. This timeframe allows sufficient time to process and ship your order.

Qualifying nonprofits are encouraged to apply for grants through the NRA Foundation.

To learn more about hosting a clinic, download the Guidebook.

For other questions or inquiries about the program, contact Women On Target^® at [email protected] or 866-672-9778.