Benzino dodged a year in prison for bringing his loaded gun to the airport -- and instead the judge is forcing him to go to school ... the easiest school ever, we're guessing.  

The former “Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta” star pled no contest to putting hisloaded 9mm through a TSA checkpointin Atlanta. He says he took the wronglaptop bag.

Benzino was sentenced to one year of probation, a $500 fine, 700 hourscommunity service, and a crash course in gun safety ... which he has 60 days tocomplete.

Sure, it'll take a while to tick off the 700 hours, but the gun safety class? Justremember this, Benzino ... DON'T TAKE LOADED GUNS TO THE AIRPORT -- and you should pass.