Shooting classes are like cooking schools. Let’s explain.

Some people consider the Food Network on TV to be the go-to source for cooking skills, while others believe earning a 4-year culinary arts degree is the best way to go. Plus, everything in between: a Saturday afternoon class on how to bake bread, or a 4-day vacation package learning the best BBQ techniques.

Firearms training also comes in a wide range of packages, including:

• A lecture-only class (no hands-on shooting)
• A 2-hour class where you shoot about 50 rounds
• An 8-hour class where you shoot 150-200 rounds
• All the way up to week long courses where you shoot thousands of rounds

We all love to eat and we all want to be safe. A cooking enthusiast takes one class, and usually wants to learn more. A shooter is the same way.

Every firearms class has a unique mix of instructor personalities, range setting, shooting drills, and overall class curriculum. We are firm believers in Train Smart, Train Often. Shooting is a perishable skill. As certified instructors, we invest in firearms training just as a certified accountant invests in continuing education credits. We research, practice, and fine-tune defensive tactics from all around the country and tailor them to the civilian shooter.

You can never have enough training. This is true for a chef or a shooter. We are all continuing our firearms education, we can all learn from each other, and we can all do so in a friendly, safe, and fun environment.

In this age we live in, our rights as law-abiding citizens to defend ourselves are always under scrutiny. Our future will be determined by the citizens who choose to exercise this right. Being educated, professional, and well versed in these skills will only add legitimacy to a right that our founding fathers gave us.