Firearms Safety Education And Awareness (FSEA)
The FSEA Program was established in March 1996. 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 Firearms Safety Education function includes, but is not limited to
the following:
- 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 organisations/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.
The Firearms Safety Awareness function includes, but is not limited to
the following:
- 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; and
- producing, editing and publishing the national newsletter "On
Target" for all firearms safety educators in Canada as well as
interested resource groups.
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