Firearms Safety Education and Awareness (FSEA)
Proudly serving Sooke and Victoria, as well as other parts of Vancouver Island.
The FSEA Program was established in March 1996 by the Canadian Government and monitored by the RCMP Firearms Program. Its mandate is to provide dedicated management and expertise needed to implement and to administer a firearms safety education and awareness program in a positive, proactive, and professional manner in order to instill in the general public a continuing sense of responsibility for their own safety and the safety of others. As an integral component of the Canada Firearms Centre, the FSEA Program is divided into two areas: Firearms Safety Education and Firearms Safety Awareness.
The Canadian Firearms Program
Analyzing and contributing to the continuing development, implementation, evaluation and revision of national firearms safety standards and various national safety education training courses, such as the Canadian Firearms Safety Course (CFSC) and the Canadian Restricted Firearms Safety Course (CRFSC);
- Managing a comprehensive national course design process;
- Responding to inquiries and requests for information from staff within other government departments/agencies concerning the establishment and revision of safety standards and the implementation of firearms safety education within Canada;
- Reviewing and analyzing other firearms-related safety courses that are produced by a vast variety of government organizations/agencies in Canada and other countries (e.g., U.S. and New Zealand), as well as non-government organizations; and
- Reviewing, analyzing and developing alternative delivery mechanisms.
- Developing and implementing programs to promote firearms safety;
- Developing and producing a variety of firearms-related promotional materials, information literature, and training tools that are designed to enhance public safety through the responsible ownership, handling, use, storage and transport of firearms;
- Traveling and staffing interactive display booths to provide firearms safety information and related promotional materials at firearms-related tradeshows across the country;
- Producing, editing and publishing the national newsletter “On Target” for all firearms safety educators in Canada as well as interested resource groups.
About the Instructor:
Mike Holmes has been hunting and handling firearms since he was 10 years old, and has been involved in competitive shooting in several disciplines over the years which has given him an extensive knowledge of different firearms and their regulations. He enjoys teaching others how to safely use them.
His father was a CORE and firearms instructor for over 35 years, and Mike has had the pleasure of assisting his father with these courses over the past 15 years.
Mike also has a diploma in Wildlife Management from Vancouver Island University.
