Committed to promoting and protecting the constitutional rights of all Americans, Scott is a Patron member of the National Rifle Association and a Life Member of the Texas State Rifle Association and strongly believes in the Second Amendment, the right to keep and bear arms. Scott is a Certified NRA Instructor for Basic Handgun, Home Firearms Safety, Personal Protection in the Home, Refuse To Be A Victim and Range Safety Officer.

Scott became a Concealed Handgun Instructor in 2009. The decision came while attending a gun show and seeing the number of people purchasing handguns for self defense and listening to discussions concerning the laws of the State and safety.

A Texan by marriage, Scott resides in Joshua with his wife, Kim.

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Description: 1 hour fast paced course designed to teach basic proficiency with a semi automatic handgun. This course is for 1st time shooters  and covers safe handling on the range, basic operation of the handgun including magazine loading, operation of the slide, grip, stance, sight alignment and sight picture (aiming), trigger press and how to deal with the most common pistol malfunctions. For attentive and eager students, this one hour course will teach the basics of proficiency required to take the Texas CHL shooting proficiency test. This is the most economical training course we offer for handgun instruction and is limited to 5 students.

What you will need: Semi automatic handgun of at least .32 caliber and 50 rounds of ammunition in a case or range bag and completely unloaded before entering shop. FMJ or range ammo is acceptable as long as its brass cased. We do not allow aluminum or steel cased ammo on our range. Handgun rentals and ammunition are available for this course ($15.00 rental fee + cost of ammo-varies). We also require that you be at least 21 years of age, have a good positive attitude, a willingness to learn, and an ability to understand basic verbal commands.

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Enough is enough! How many more innocent people must be slaughtered like defenseless sheep in these “gun-free zones” before common sense prevails and people demand the real “change” that will alter the outcome of these horrible evil acts? How many more of our children must die behind the sign or sticker that says “Welcome sadistic, murdering sociopaths! No legal gun possession is allowed in here. Come on in and let the killing spree begin, because no law abiding citizen will be able to stop you.”

These postings on public schools and other buildings, like the shopping mall in Aurora Colorado where the movie theater shooting occured several months ago, do not ever deter an armed lunatic that is hell bent on mass murder. They never have. They never will. They are welcome mats for pathetic losers who know they can become famous for their body count. Even professionals in law enforcement are screaming this message from the rooftops.

“The killer in [Newtown] came armed for bear and couldn’t care less about some gun law. The school’s anti-gun law prevented any adults working at the school from having access to a firearm. If the school’s principal had been armed and trained, she might have saved many lives. Had several people been armed at that school, the shooter, suspect Adam Lanza, would have possibly been stopped at the front door by a hale of bullets,” -former NYPD detective Mike Snopes.

“The suspect, with a mask, a military type vest and black clothes parked his car outside of the school gate. He walked up to the school right in front of the windows carrying four big guns. He went up to the locked front door where he could be camera checked, and then he got buzzed into the school. The suspect goes to the principal’s office while the announcements are playing, over the PA, to the whole school. Everyone in the school hears shots being fired. Had teachers or school employees been armed, instead of fleeing and allowing the killer to walk around the facility unimpeded, the school staff could have surrounded the madman and ended the attack. Listening to television talking-heads who are gun law experts of sorts, we are now all supposed to decide that banning guns would prevent this type of crime. But wait! Guns are already banned in schools. That is why the shootings happen in schools. A school is a ‘helpless victim zone’”.- Richard Mack, former Sheriff, Graham County, Ariz.

There is but one antidote for this disease in America. An extremely high dose of jacketed, hollow point lead administered into said perpetrator by competent, trained law abiding citizens that are at the scene of these attempted mass murders. Teachers. principals, custodians, preachers, secretaries, accountants, lawyers, doctors, truck drivers, firefighters, church parishioners, mothers, fathers, sons and daughters etc., etc., etc. And yes, police and law enforcement officers too; in the rare event they are present at the time these criminal acts are perpetrated.

If you think this, yet to be tried, solution is just too extreme, radical or uncivilized in the new “progressive” America that we live in today, then continue to place your faith in the failed policies and laws that claim a written law, gun bans, or a sign or sticker of a gun with a red slash through it will keep you safer than training and arming yourself with a firearm. And then continue to grieve for and bury our innocent children whom we all should be morally and legally responsible to protect. Murderers and criminals, by the very definition of their occupation, do not obey the law, including any “Gun Free Zone” law. These “feel good” laws only affect you, me and every other law abiding citizen.

We all look for “free stuff”, especially this time of year when all the retail sales and promotions are going hot and heavy. In almost half a century of drawing air in this world, I have really only found one true “free” thing. That is the gift of everlasting life, peace and unimaginable grace in Christ. With this said, there are some not so good people out there this time of year looking for and taking stuff. Robbery, burglary and deadly force encounters all rise during this time of year. Stay prepared and by all means be aware of your surroundings. Watch where you park your car, be alert to people following or trailing you and always, always keep a comfortable space between you and others you don’t know when out in public. Lastly, keep your sword (your weapon) sheathed and know that The Bible tells me so!

In John 18:11, after Peter cut the ear off the servant of the high priest arresting  Jesus, Jesus told Peter “Put your sword back into it’s sheath! Shall I not drink from the cup of suffering the Father has given me?”  He did not tell Peter to get rid of the sword, throw the sword away, or do not carry the sword. He did not tell him the sword was too big or too sharp or that it (the sword, the tool, the weapon) was responsible for killing and death. He told him to sheath it. Keep it at your side. Wear it. Have it at the ready when needed. Apply this simple verse into today’s world with your carry gun.

A psalm of David. “Praise the LORD, who is my rock. He trains my hands for war and gives my fingers skill for battle”. Psalm 144:1.

Merry Christmas!

Instructor: Jim Terrill
Date: One Sunday per month; 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Course Fee: $140.00

Short Description : Teaches the basic knowledge, skills, and attitude essential to the safe and efficient use of a handgun for protection of self and family, and to provide information on the law-abiding individual’s right to self-defense.

More Details: This is an eight-hour course. Students should expect to shoot approximately 100 rounds of ammunition. Students will learn basic defensive shooting skills, strategies for home safety and responding to a violent confrontation, firearms and the law, how to choose a handgun for self-defense, and continued opportunities for skill development. Students will receive the NRA Guide to the Basics of Personal Protection In The Home handbook, NRA Gun Safety Rules brochure, the Winchester/NRA Marksmanship Qualification booklet, and course completion certificate.(Lesson Plan, revised 08/11)

NRA Basic Personal Protection In The Home course is for law-abiding adult citizens, as defined by applicable federal, state, or local law, and experienced shooters (shooters able to show mastery of the basic skills of safe gun handling, shooting a group, zeroing the firearm, and cleaning the firearm) to maximize what can be learned from this course. Proof of shooting experience can be one of the following: NRA Basic Pistol Course Certificate, NRA FIRST Steps Course Certificate, NRA pistol competitive shooting qualification card, military DD 214 with pistol qualification, or passing the Pre-Course Assessment.

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Short Description: Teaches the basic knowledge, skills, and attitude necessary for the safe use of a rifle in target shooting.

More Details: This course is at least 14 hours long and includes classroom and range time learning to shoot rifles. Students learn NRA’s rules for safe gun handling; rifle parts and operation; ammunition; shooting fundamentals; range rules; shooting from the bench rest, prone, sitting, standing and kneeling positions; cleaning, and continued opportunities for skill development. Students will receive the Basics of Rifle Shooting handbook, NRA Gun Safety Rules brochure, Winchester/NRA Marksmanship Qualification booklet, take a Basics of Rifle Shooting Student Examination, and course completion certificate. (Lesson Plan 1988, revised 11/08)

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Every firearm has two safeties. The first one is your brain. The second one is your trigger finger. If you use these two safeties every time you use any firearm, you can virtually eliminate negligent or accidental discharges. Yes there are mechanical safeties on all types of guns that block the firing pin, or disengage the trigger or hammer or lock the bolt closed, etc. These are all mechanical devices that have to be in good working condition that can also fail due to worn parts, getting dirty, or being poorly manufactured. And if you don’t train in consistent muscle memory exercises in releasing or switching a safety off when drawing your handgun, then you won’t do it in a real life crisis situation. And then it’s game over.

The analogy that I love to use is this. Gun safety and sex education. Think of properly using your brain and your trigger finger as abstinence. Think of relying on a mechanical safety as birth control pills or condoms. One works every time it is tried. The other works most of the time, but is never 100% reliable…………See you next month!

When a weaponlight is used as a illumination device for any task, such as searching a dark area while investigating a suspicious noise, clearing an unlit room, or positively identifying “friend or foe”in the dark, we are pointing the muzzle of the weapon in the same direction as the weaponlight beam. This violates one of the most basic and sacred rules of gun safety: “Never point the muzzle of a loaded weapon at anything or anybody that you do not intend to kill or destroy”.

Weaponlights are here to stay. Like so many other things that evolve and change, so must our mindset, training and diligence when it comes to weapon handling. We are currently designing a training program to hit this issue head on. Just as muscle memory and dedication to practice are key to traditional weapon training, so must it be for weaponlight training and use.

Check our training schedule for this training course coming soon! Stay safe and light em’ up!!