Some of you might remember that a few months ago I lost my job as the company “right sized”(politically correct for “down sized”). In the months since, I have really tried hard to decide what I wanted to be when I grew up, as I really want out of IT and want to find something that I enjoy. A friend suggested I think about becoming a firearms instructor. Long story short, I have decided to do just that.
I met a gentleman who works as an instructor at a local range. He told me that if I wanted to make any money at this, I would need to start my own company, as the instructors where he works make a fraction of what the range charges. I have always wanted to be my own boss, so I’m going to give it a shot. I prayed for years for God to show me what my calling was, and I really feel like it is teaching people to be prepared, both with preparedness and through teaching people how to use a firearm to protect themselves and their families.
There are still a lot of things up in the air, but I have decided to take some training classes and get some NRA certifications. These will allow me to work toward being certified to teach a CCW class. I am going to offer two; one normal and one with an added Christian worldview if people want it. I plan to offer some NRA courses like Personal Protection in the Home and Personal Protection Outside of the Home. I have thought of something I haven’t seen anyone else offer; I will offer to go into someone’s home and help them apply the things they have learned in training. I will also help them make their home a harder target, applying things I highlighted in Home Security Inside and Out.
My target market is the person who wants to be able to defend themselves and their loved ones, but might not necessarily be into the tactical side of things. Advanced handgun training will be available, but there are already so many companies catering to that crowd, I thought I would take a different approach.
I haven’t decided on a name yet, but am toying with “Practical Defense”. What do you think?
Most of the training and certifications I will be taking will be here in Minnesota, but I will have to travel for some of the training, and will be gone for the week of July 4th , taking an advanced handgun course to help sharpen my skills with I.C.E Training. Later this summer I will be gone for another few days for an intensive Front Sight course.
I must develop the curriculum for the CCW course and submit it along with my NRA certification to the Minnesota BCA (Bureau of Criminal Apprehension) to become licensed to teach the Minnesota carry course. Due to training and course development, as well as figuring out which type of LLC or other business type to create as well as creating the website, I will have limited time for writing. I am still going to write as much as I can but I have decided to incorporate more guest posts than I have thus far. To be clear, I am not giving up on the website! I plan to return to being the main writer after I get the new venture off the ground.
Thank you to those who’ve been praying for me. Your prayers are very much appreciated. If you feel so led, would you please pray for wisdom and guidance? Thanks again for all of your support!
Chris
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