Agawam Revolver Club

I went there to take a handgun safety course and was totally blown away by the number of people who attended, about 35. More interesting was the fact that the class was evenly divided between men and women. Of the women who attended 2 were lawyers, 1 paralegal, 2 school teachers, two nurses and several single as well as married women. The course ran from 9am until 5pm and covered, firearm safety, review of handgun types, the law concerning handgun ownership and live firing of revolvers and semiautomatic pistols. The course, I felt was somewhat drawn out and might have been condensed but the instructor’s personal experience in police work, the ATF, and military tactics and training was nothing short of mind blowing and invaluable. This course is a must if you wish have a handgun permit and I would highly recommend Mark Poirier and Jim Markowski, the course instructors. Be prepared to have your preconceived notions about handguns and handgun statistics, completely blown away and replaced by accurate reliable federal data. This was an eye opener!!!