From the Instructors

Where do I start as a new person in firearms training? How do I find the right instructor? When it comes to firearms training, who we go to matters the most.  Would you trust a guy in a hotel room with dental equipment to fix your crowns? The same thoughts about that should apply to firearms training as well.  Just because someone owns 5 handguns, 4 shotguns, and 3 AR-style rifles does not make them an expert in training, it just means they own 12 different firearms.          A certified instructor means they took the time to learn about firearms, safety, and how to train you.  It also means that if they are going to be educating others, they need to be insured. Growing into adulthood with limited experiences, I had a lot to learn and I am still learning 30 years forward.   In my history of learning, I learned from retired police, and retired veterans as well as a civilian instructor. Whom did I trust the most?  All of them, but not until I stepped into their class or private lesson as