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CREDENTIALS

Operator & Instructor Courses

National Rifle Association, Law Enforcement Activities Division
- Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor Development School, 44 hours
- Law Enforcement Tactical Shooting Instructor Development School, 44 hours
- Law Enforcement Patrol Rifle Instructor Development School, 44 hours
Arizona Department of Public Safety
- Firearms Safety Instructor Training, 8 hours (2000, 2002)
- Continuing Education for Firearms Safety Instructor, 4 hours (2006)
California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training
- POST Firearms and Tactics Symposium for Trainers (1998)
National Law Enforcement Training Center
- Handgun/Long Gun Retention and Disarming Instructor
Options for Personal Security (Andy Stanford)
- Tactical Low Light Instructor, 12 hours
International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors
- Annual Training Conferences: 2005, 2007, 2010
American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers
- International Training Seminars: 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999
Defensive Combat Academy (Peter Samish)
- Combat Handgun 2, 11 hours
Chapman Academy (Ray Chapman)
- Intermediate Pistol, 5 days
International Training Consultants (Clint Smith)
- Urban Rifle, 24 hours
Lethal Force Institute (Massad Ayoob)
- LFI-I, Judicious Use of Lethal Force, 40 hours
- LFI-II, Threat Management, 40 hours
- LFI-III, Advanced Threat Management, 40 hours
- LFI-IV, untitled, experimental course, 80 hours
- Emergency Rifle, 16 hours

Armorer Courses

Beretta PX4 Pistol
Bushmaster Carbine (AR-15)
Glock Pistol
Smith & Wesson M&P Pistol
Springfield Armory XD Pistol

Instructor Experience

Lethal Force Institute
- Adjunct Instructor, September 1991 to November 1995
Defensive Combat Academy
- Firearms Instructor, September 1994 to July 1999
Douglas Rifle and Pistol Club
- Defensive Firearms Instructor, April 2000 to July 2002
Unaffiliated Instructor
- July 2002 to February 2003
Defensive Use of Firearms, LLC
- Instructor, February 2003 to October 2011

Memberships

International Law Enforcement Educators and Trainers Association
- Charter Member, 2003 to 2015
International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors
- Active Member, 1991 to 2015
American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers (defunct)
- Member, 1989 to 2005
National Rifle Association
- Patron Member
Gun Owners of America
- Life Member
Second Amendment Foundation
- Life Member
Second Amendment Institute
- Member
Arizona Citizens Defense League
- Life Member
Arizona State Rifle and Pistol Association
- Life Member

California Rifle and Pistol Association

Life Member

	At the 1998 International Training Seminar of the American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers, Mobile AL, with Clive Shepherd, center, Massad Ayoob, right, and Rich Grassi, partly visible behind Clive
At the 2005 Annual Training Conference of the International Association of Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors, Washoe County, Nevada
	Recruiting for the Arizona Citizens Defense League with Cristy, Pinedale, Arizona, 2014
Enjoying retirement with Roxie, Show Low, Arizona, 2021

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