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About
I am a motivated individual on a mission to spread knowledge and skills to help you get home to your loved ones safely.
I seek to educate the general populace, making the firearms community a more responsible place; creating exemplary ambassadors of the 2nd Amendment. I will source all my materials and training through my experiences with my personal instructors.
Evil, although rare, does exist in this world and you should be prepared for the possibility and not the probability of a violent defensive encounter.
You are your own first responder…
Stay safe
Stay sharp,
Gerald Coates
Owner/Primary Instructor
Credentials
Total of 823 Formal Training Hours
- 624 Hours of Law Enforcement Training, Including 48 Hours of Law Enforcement Firearms Training
- NRA Pistol, Rifle, Range Safety Officer (NRA Training Page)
- NC CCH (Concealed Carry Handgun)
- USCCA (US Concealed Carry Association) Accredited Instructor (USConcealedCarry.com)
- Certified Civilian Taser Instructor and Retailer (buy.taser.com)
- Over 800 students trained; including local Wilmington and Federal Officers
- Graduate of Cerino Training Group (ChrisCerinoTrainingGroup.com) Combat Pistol Class
- Brian Zins of Top Shot, USMC, and Point Blank Range (PointBlankRange.com) In Matthews, NC
- 2x Graduate of TMACS Inc Pat “Patmac” McNamara’s
- T.A.P.S. (Tactical Application of Practical Shooting)
- TMACSINC.com
- Graduate of Massad Ayoob Group (MassadAyoobGroup.com), MAG-20 Class “on the user of deadly force in self-defense
- Two time Graduate of SHIV Works E.C.Q.C. (Extreme Close Quarters Concepts)
- Craig Douglas Instructor
- SHIVWORKS.com
- Graduate Warrior Poet Society Rifle 1 and Pistol 1 & 2
- Instructor John Lovell
- WarriorPoetSociety.us