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FRANKLIN COUNTY
SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Sheriff's Office
Sheriff Scott R. Nichols
123 County Way
Farmington, ME 04938
Phone: 207-778-2680
Fax: 207-778-9064
Toll Free: 800-773-2680
Farmington, Maine
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BASIC FIREARMS SAFETY COURSES
​This is wildly successful and popular among the public. In cooperation with the Wilton Fish and Game Association, as well as the Carrabassett Valley Outdoor Association - we have been teaching basic handgun safety courses for several years. In 2015 the State of Maine made it legal for all persons over 21 to carry concealed weapons without a permit. We thought it would be a great idea to offer a basic safety course to teach people how to handle a handgun properly and safely - and to teach the fundamentals for hand gun shooting.
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It was interesting to us that the majority of our students in each class are women who are new to the world of firearms. It brings us great joy to see students show up with little to no firearms skills or knowledge and at the end of the
day leave the training with the skills and confidence to safely handle a handgun. This same type of class has also been offered to female students who wanted to learn to use a semi auto rifle.