What We Offer
Our Training
Programs
All Skill Levels
From first-time owners to experienced shooters
By Appointment
Flexible scheduling to fit your life
Expert Instruction
Veteran-led, safety-first curriculum
Concealed Carry & Home Defense
Protect What
Matters Most
This comprehensive course is designed for anyone who wants to carry a firearm for personal protection or secure their home. You'll gain the knowledge, skills, and legal understanding needed to make confident, responsible decisions.
Taught by Jason Gillis, this course blends classroom instruction with hands-on range time to ensure every student leaves prepared — not just to shoot, but to think clearly under pressure.
Women's Handgun & Self-Defense
Carry with
Confidence
Taught by Katharin Rice-Gillis, this program was built specifically for women — creating a welcoming, judgment-free space to learn at your own pace. Whether you've never held a firearm or you're ready to sharpen advanced skills, there's a module for you.
The course covers not just shooting technique, but the mindset, awareness, and legal knowledge every responsible gun owner needs.
Introduction to Firearms
For: Brand new to firearms
- Situational awareness & conflict avoidance
- Types of handguns & how they work
- Ammunition selection & safety
- Fundamentals of marksmanship
- Safe handling, storage & maintenance
Defensive Pistol Fundamentals
For: Some experience with handguns
- Defensive mindset & threat assessment
- Drawing from a holster safely
- Shooting from various positions
- Malfunction drills & clearing
- Legal use of deadly force
Advanced Defensive Skills
For: Experienced shooters
- Low-light shooting techniques
- Moving & shooting drills
- Multiple target engagement
- Stress inoculation exercises
- Scenario-based training
Advanced Security Training
Countering the
Mass Shooter
This comprehensive course provides evidence-based solutions to deter, respond to, and survive active shooter situations. Whether you're responsible for a school, house of worship, or business, this training equips you with the knowledge and skills to protect lives.
Learn to recognize warning signs, develop emergency operations plans, implement the Run-Hide-Fight methodology, and provide life-saving medical care in critical situations.
Curriculum Highlights
- Recognizing warning signs
- Emergency operations planning
- School security considerations
- House of worship security
- Run, Hide, Fight methodology
- Armed response protocols
- Triage and medical treatment
- Gun-free zone criteria
This course covers comprehensive solutions: deterring potential shooters before they strike, ending attacks early to minimize victims, and saving lives after an attack through proper medical response.
Life-Saving Skills
Emergency
First Aid
Learn the critical first-responder skills needed to assess and respond to traumatic or medical emergencies. This course teaches you how to stay calm, assess a scene safely, and provide life-saving care when every second counts.
From scene safety to patient assessment, you'll master the fundamentals that professionals rely on — including the primary assessment checklist, ABCs (airway, breathing, circulation), rapid trauma assessment, and safe patient movement techniques.
What You'll Learn
- Scene safety assessment
- Primary assessment checklist
- ABCs: Airway, Breathing, Circulation
- Rapid trauma assessment
- Emergency patient movement
- Managing chaotic scenes
- Risk assessment for rescuers
- Hands-on scenario training
This training is designed to help you stay calm under pressure and make critical decisions that can save lives — whether you're first on the scene of an accident or responding to a medical emergency.
Become a Certified Instructor
USCCA Instructor
Certification
Upon successfully completing this course, you will become a USCCA Certified Instructor uniquely authorized to teach the USCCA course, Concealed Carry and Home Defense Fundamentals. This course has become the nation's leading curriculum for law-abiding Americans seeking to obtain their concealed carry permit.
When it comes to firearms fundamentals and concealed carry and home defense concepts, you will provide your students with high-quality material and help them understand the 'why' behind training concepts.
Class Preparation
You must complete the corresponding online learning course. (Automatically sent to you upon registering for the class.)
Day 1: Training Counselor Instruction
You'll be taught by a USCCA Training Counselor on a number of valuable topics including:
- Top ten instructor mistakes and how to avoid them
- Teaching best practices
- Running a safe live fire range
Day 2: Practical Application
You'll have a chance to:
- Demonstrate your knowledge of the USCCA training material through seven short presentations to a group of your peers
- Run a live fire range, guiding your peers through the safe completion of the USCCA course of fire
By combining the knowledge of the USCCA and your passion for training more responsibly armed Americans, you can be assured that you've found the instructor certification for you.
Meet Your
Instructors
Katharin Rice-Gillis and Jason Gillis bring decades of combined experience, military discipline, and a genuine passion for empowering every student.
Whether you're stepping onto the range for the first time or refining advanced skills, our instructors tailor every lesson to your level — building confidence, precision, and the mental discipline that defines a responsible gun owner.
Your Instructors
What to Bring
Don't own a firearm yet? No problem — contact us and we'll help you get set up before your first class.
Ready to Get Started?
Classes are by appointment only. Contact us today to reserve your spot — we'll match you with the right course for your skill level and goals.